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A night with the stars
Equipped with my camera, my new tripod and an enthusiastic but somewhat bewildered Labrador, I’ve just taken my first foray into astrophotography. The photo below is of Jupiter (left) and Venus...
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An unexpected day out
I had an unexpected day out in London last Wednesday. I don’t mean that someone grabbed me and Fedex’d me to Charing Cross or anything like that. I mean, that only happened to me that one time. But I...
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A few observations
Having over time developed more than a passing interest in astronomy and astrophysics (as you do), I’ve recently joined the Bristol Astronomical Society. One of the many great things about the society...
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A night at the observatory
As I think I’ve mentioned before, I recently joined the Bristol Astronomical Society. The Society is lucky enough to have a small observatory just outside Bristol and John, who manages the observatory,...
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An evening with the stars
It was a lovely clear night on Saturday and I had the good fortune to be on the rota to open up the observatory for the evening. So wrapped up in several layers of thermals, fleece and hats, my fellow...
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Clear skies at last
After a run of frustratingly cloudy weekends, last Saturday finally brought clear skies. And so it was with some enthusiasm that we opened up our astronomical society’s observatory for a public viewing...
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The lunar eclipse
There’s something fascinating about the moon. It’s traditional among astronomers to grumble about the moon, and the full moon in particular, as the massive amount of sunlight that it reflects makes it...
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Marching for science
It’s probably fair to say that I’m a bit of a science nerd. In fact, it’s a little more than that. I think that science is essential to how we develop as a species. It is an ongoing search for truth...
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Capturing new worlds: How to image an exoplanet. A feature article exploring how astronomers are seeking to take direct images of planets orbiting stars other than our own. Including what they have...
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