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Jaw-Dropping Video of Earth at Night from the ISS

Posted on 14th November 2011 by stephanie

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/11/13/jaw-dropping-space-station-time-lapse/ Holy…        

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Moongazing

Posted on 11th November 2011 by stephanie

Last night, there was either a full moon, or a harvest moon, and the skies were fairly clear (unusual for England!). DH and I tried setting up our tripod and Galileoscope to have a look in the back garden, but we might … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Edmond Halley!

Posted on 8th November 2011 by stephanie

On today’s Google Doodle: Today is Edmond Halley’s 335th birthday. He’ s the English astronomer best known for computing the orbit of the comet in his name. I didn’t know that “Halley” (as in the comet, named for the English … Continue reading →

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