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    Did You know?...Equinoxes.

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    Did You know?...Equinoxes.

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    In this month: August 2021
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Jul 31, 2021
    • 4 min
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    In this month: August 2021

    15th August 1977 The Wow! signal is received by the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University. The original record, preserved by...
    Observations under lockdown: the solar cycle
    Garry Dalrymple
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 3 min
    Skywatchers (BAA NSW) History

    Observations under lockdown: the solar cycle

    Garry Dalrymple, Sydney City Skywatchers historian, is an avid TROVE searcher, currently ‘mining’ the 1895 to 1930 articles from the...
    Did you know?...the asteroid belt
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Jul 26, 2021
    • 2 min
    Did you know? Astronomical tidbits

    Did you know?...the asteroid belt

    The disc shaped asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter at a distance ranging from 329-478 million kilometres from the Sun. ...
    1917 'Hoskins' Telescope restoration
    Dr Toner Stevenson
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 1 min
    Member reports

    1917 'Hoskins' Telescope restoration

    In March 2005 I visited Macquarie University with Dr Nick Lomb, who was then Curator of Astronomy and Sydney Observatory. In a large shed...
    Cataclysmic Variable Stars: Searching for ripples in the cosmic Niagara Falls
    Toner Stevenson
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 2 min
    Past Events

    Cataclysmic Variable Stars: Searching for ripples in the cosmic Niagara Falls

    Presented by Dr Ian Kemp Monday 2 August 2021 6:30pm ​ This talk is about “UGSU cataclysmic variables” - one of the most interesting...
    The Ancient Discovery that the Moon Shines with Reflected Light
    Toner Stevenson
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 1 min
    Past Events

    The Ancient Discovery that the Moon Shines with Reflected Light

    Monday 6th September 2021 6:30 to 8pm ​ Presented by Rick Benitez. Rick Benitez is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of...
    Astronomers Bulletin July to Sept 2021
    Janette Brenan
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 1 min
    Skywatchers Astronomy Bulletin

    Astronomers Bulletin July to Sept 2021

    In this issue: Missing Dark matter, Omega Centauri, Solar Observations and NGC2516.
    Solar Observations: June 2021
    Monty Leventhal OAM
    • Jul 2, 2021
    • 1 min
    Solar Observing

    Solar Observations: June 2021

    Monty Leventhal OAM Summing up for the month of June 2021; Sunspot activity at the start of Cycle 25 once again has remained very low...
    In this month: July 2021
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 2 min
    Astronomical Events

    In this month: July 2021

    29th July 1851 The asteroid Eunomia is discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis. It is the 12th largest object in the main...
    Unistellar- Planetary Defense
    Toner Stevenson
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 1 min
    Citizen Science

    Unistellar- Planetary Defense

    Planetary Defense entails detecting, monitoring, understanding, and mitigating near-Earth objects. They are small objects in our solar...
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