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Help an Astronomer this Christmas
â¦by signing this official Downing Street petition regarding the current status of funding for astronomy in the UK. Itâs quick and easy and if you thinkâ¦
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Altitude Sickness
For those of you following my adventures around the globe via Twitter, Flickr and the like, you may be aware that I recently suffered quite a blow. During myâ¦
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JCMT Liveblog
Tonight I am at the JCMT on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and wil be trying to liveblog the night as we go. This may prove utterly boring, but may be useful. Only timeâ¦
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Where in the World
A lot of people have been asking me where I am right now. ‘Where is the telescope’? ‘Can I Google it’?. Well it’s the JCMT telescope and although you might not…
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Comet Holmes: An Overview
It was a little while ago now that Comet Holmes first came into our sights in Perseus. It flared from magnitude 17 to 2.8 in only two days and has since beenâ¦
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ISS on Twitter for Hawaii
For purely selfish reasons I have added two new feeds to my Over⦠series of Twitter feeds, which update users to upcoming ISS and Hubble transits in theirâ¦
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Observing Run
Soon I will be off on an observing run in Hawaii. I will be using the 15m JCMT telescope on Mauna Kea to take spectral line data using an instrument calledâ¦
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High Definition Video of the Moon Taken by a Japanese Spacecraft
Kaguya, a Japanese spacecraft touted to be the largest aimed at the moon since NASAâs Apollo era rocketed into space in Sept 2007 on an ambitious mission toâ¦
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Record Fifth Planet Orbiting Nearby Star
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a fifth planet circling 55 Cancri, a star beyond our solar system. The star now holds the record for number ofâ¦
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Another Example of Why Religion Offends Me
A mother dies after giving birth because her religion prevents her from having a blood transfusion. This is tragic.read more | digg story