Elizabeth CockingJun 8, 20212 minDid you know: UranusDid you know: Astronomical tidbits and this months is our Solar System planet Uranus.
Elizabeth CockingMar 8, 20201 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid you know? Gamma Rays & Gamma Ray Bursts.Blamed for turning Bruce Banner into the Incredible Hulk, Gamma Rays and Gamma Ray Bursts are the most energetic and luminous...
Elizabeth CockingJan 6, 20191 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid you know - Stars: the oldest, biggest and hottest of the bunchOur first club meeting is on Monday 4 February at 6:30pm, with a presentation by Lesa Moore about astrobiology. The Oldest Star: One of...
Elizabeth CockingAug 29, 20181 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid you know? AsteroidsThis month we feature…. Asteroids Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes, from the almost spherical to irregular like Eros which is...
Elizabeth CockingJul 1, 20181 minDid You know? Nebula (plural Nebulae)This month we feature…. Nebula (plural Nebulae) Latin for “cloud”. The image above is of the great Orion Nebula - this is an object you...
Elizabeth CockingJun 1, 20181 minDid you know? - the constellationsThis month we feature …. The Constellations (latin for “set of stars”) There are 88 constellations in the western astronomy night sky...
Elizabeth CockingMay 1, 20181 minDid you know? - the planetsThe Earth is not a sphere ! It is an oblate spheroid. Due to its rotation it bulges out at the equator about 43 km more than at the...
Elizabeth CockingMar 3, 20181 minDid You know? Moons & Andromeda GalaxyAll of Uranus’ moons (NASA image above taken by Voyager) are named after characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope plays. For...