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Stargazing: So what is a Supermoon anyway

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Stargazing: So what is a Supermoon anyway

As I have said before in these articles, I do not wholly agree with the term “Supermoon” as it seems to have different meanings to different people and is used indiscriminately. Now it seems that August’s two Full Moons, which will both be seen low ...

12 Aug 2023 at 15:00

Stargazer: Water, water everywhere! Nor yet a drop to drink!

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Stargazer: Water, water everywhere! Nor yet a drop to drink!

September sees the start of the new season of meetings of the Torbay Astronomical Society at Torquay Boys Grammar School. This season, we kicked off with a visit from a speaker who has provided observations to a number of Pro-Am collaborative ...

25 Sept 2023 at 17:00

Reports of the disappearance of Saturn's rings are wide of mark

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Reports of the disappearance of Saturn's rings are wide of mark

Recent poor journalism suggested that right now would be your last chance to see Saturn’s rings as they were going to disappear, apparently forever, according to the article. This is of course not, at all true, writes John Stapleton. Because ...

07 Dec 2023 at 08:38

Is that a Meteor I see before me?

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Is that a Meteor I see before me?

We are fast approaching the season of meteors. This month sees not one, not two, but three meteor showers. The last in the month, the Leonids is prone to outbursts called “meteor storms” once every 33 years, as its parent comet returns near ...

04 Nov 2023 at 11:00

A month for unusual eclipses

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A month for unusual eclipses

October sees the clocks go back an hour to GMT or Universal Time on the 29th. Unlike many people who do not look forward to this time of year of darker, longer nights, for astronomers this is a good thing; there are more hours of darkness, ...

23 Oct 2023 at 11:00

Space mission under way to Jupiter... but it’s Mars first

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Space mission under way to Jupiter... but it’s Mars first

With further delays caused by NASA’s own Artemis rocket not being ready to launch, the space agency finally went (presumably cap-in-hand) to Elon Musk. The Europa Clipper mission was then launched “on time," at least in the correct month, ...

19 Nov 2024 at 08:00

Here comes the sun - or at least, part of it

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Here comes the sun - or at least, part of it

Whilst several of the planets are still in view in the evening sky, the astronomical highlight of March is the Sun. First of all, the Spring or Vernal Equinox occurs on the 20th of March. This day marks the beginning of spring and is the ...

09 Mar 2025 at 09:00

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