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andrew14613
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Selected Solar Observations
by Monty Leventhal OAM June 2022 The first observation was made on the 3rd June due to bad weather and on that day four sunspot groups...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 30, 20224 min read
In this month: July 2022
1st July 2013 Hippocamp, a moon of Neptune, is discovered. With a diameter of approximately 35 kilometres it is the smallest moon that...
andrew14613
Jun 13, 20223 min read
Selected Solar Observations May 2022
By Monty Leventhal OAM My first significant observation was made on the 2nd May which made me think my predictions in April for ...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Did you know? The James Webb telescope
Bigger and better than the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Telescope (JWST) will look way back in time. The JWST will orbit at...
Elizabeth Cocking
May 31, 20224 min read
In this month: June 2022
HISTORICAL EVENTS 10th June 2003 NASA launches the rover Spirit to explore Mars and search for signs of past life on the planet. One of...
Elizabeth Cocking
May 11, 20221 min read
Did you know? The Light Year...
This month . . . The Light Year. A unit of distance, not time. A light year is an astronomical measurement of the distance light travels...
andrew14613
May 5, 20223 min read
Selected Solar Observations April 2022
By Monty Leventhal OAM The first observation for the month of April was made on the 2nd due to cloud cover on the 1st. Sunspot activity...
Janette Brenan
May 3, 20221 min read
The Astronomers Bulletin: April-June 2022
In this Issue: ORCS in Space Triffid Nebula Cosmic Encounters Solar Observations Damoiseau Crater Jupiter's Atmospher
Elizabeth Cocking
Apr 30, 20224 min read
In this month: May 2022
Historical astronomical events, and people who were born this month and have influenced our understanding of the cosmos. 18th May 1991...
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