- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
Formation of large Sunspot Group
A prominent group of sunspots is currently observable using safe solar viewing methods. [See the following article:...
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Elizabeth Cocking
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
Did you know?...Dwarf planets
So, what is a dwarf planet …… Dwarf planets share many of the same characteristics as planets with one significant difference … a planet...
andrew14613
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
Selected Solar Observations
Monty Leventhal OAM March 2022 Due to very bad weather the 9th March was the first opportunity to get an observation of the Sun. A new...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Apr 1, 2022
- 4 min
In this month: April 2022
24th April 1957 The first edition of The Sky at Night a monthly documentary television programme on astronomy is shown on British...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
In this month: March 2022
5th March 1616 On this day in 1616 the Roman Catholic Church adds "" (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) by Nicolaus...
Toner Stevenson
- Feb 17, 2022
- 2 min
When the Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie its ...Valentines night!
Valentines night is a time to look up into the evening sky, catch a falling star, and fly me to the Moon, or so go the many songs that...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jan 31, 2022
- 4 min
In this month: February 2022
Astronomical happenings from the past and the birthdays of astronomers past and present. 19th February 1787 The first observation is...
andrew14613
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
22:00 February 2022
Summer in the Sydney region is not renowned for lots of cloudless nights. The current La Nina weather pattern is making conditions even...
Toner Stevenson
- Jan 30, 2022
- 2 min
7 Feb: Computing the Universe
Presented by Paul Hancock Monday 7th February 2022, 6:30 to 8pm Dr Paul Hancock will explain how radio telescopes collect information ...
Toner Stevenson
- Jan 30, 2022
- 1 min
Why are we sending research about ageing into Space?
Presented by Prof Malcolm Jackson, Monday 6 June 2022, 6:30pm. The University of Liverpool has a new collaboration with the UK Space...
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