101 Things – COMETS!

Comets are (essentially) massive dirty, icy snowballs thought to mostly originate from the “Oort Cloud” at the

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Venus Inferior Conjection and Solar System Scope

Tomorrow the planet Venus will be at “inferior conjunction” – what does that mean?  Firstly I must

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101 Things – Noctilucent CLouds

The 2020 Noctilucent Cloud (NLC) season is almost here – NLCs are they the highest clouds on

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101 Things – Satellites – Starlink

Satellite spotting is definitely a fun astronomical thing to do and because commercial launches are now happening

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A Guide to Living with Worry and Anxiety During Global Uncertainty

Hello there gang! We’ve been a bit quiet on here in the last couple of weeks, adjusting

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C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) – The First Decent Comet of 2020?

So it turns out that one of the last comet discoveries of 2019 is brightening up and

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Counting stars in the battle against light pollution

Between 22 and 28 February this year the Campaign for Rural England needs your help! During that

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February Stargazing Sky Guide

February Stargazing Guide Welcome to our monthly stargazing newsletter!  If you want to find out more about

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101 things – The Night Sky

One of the best things about being involved in Battlesteads Observatory is stargazing under the wonderful dark

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Endurance by Scott Kelly – A Review

Drawing Parallels with “Endurance” a story about Shackleton’s ill-fated attempt to reach the south pole, Commander Kelly’s

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