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  • Dark Matter (Why is it dark? Does it Matter?) – Dr. Steve Barrett
    Lockdown Lectures – On the 2nd March 2021, our […]
  • My Early Years In Astronomy by John McConnell FRAS
    ‘It is horrifying to look back and realise that […]
  • Amateur Astronomy (Getting Started) – by Stevie Beasant
    Amateur astronomy is a hobby which is becoming more […]
  • Mars at Opposition – October 2020 by Stevie Beasant
    The opposition of Mars in October 2020 will be the […]
  • Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise by Martin McKenna
    When will the next bright comet appear? This was the […]
  • Visual comet hunting – A deeper look by Martin McKenna
    Resident comet hunter and EAAS member, Martin McKenna […]
  • Why observe comets? by Martin McKenna
    Resident comet hunter and EAAS member, Martin McKenna […]
  • Visual Comet Hunting by Martin McKenna
    INTRODUCTION Visual comet hunting is the systematic […]
  • Saturn, The Lord Of The Rings
    December 2003 On New Years Eve the planet Saturn will […]
  • Choosing Your First Telescope
    Choosing Your First Telescope – A […]
  • Astronomy Formulae by Andrew Johnston
    Introduction Here is a set of formulae and numbers […]
  • Choosing a telescope By Andrew Johnston
    There are three types of telescopes for the Amateur […]
  • A Short Guide to Choosing Eyepieces by Neil Paterson
    The following is a basic guide to some of the factors […]
  • How to make a very sensitive jam jar magnetometer by Robert Cobain
    Hi all, Just thought I would write up the instructions […]
  • The World of Atmospheric Optics – Part One by John Flannery SDAS
    My heart leaps up when I beholdA Rainbow in the sky: […]
  • The World of Atmospheric Optics – Part Two by John Flannery SDAS
    In the first installment of this series on atmospheric […]
  • Ursid Meteors
    The Ursids meteor activity begins annually around 17th […]
  • Astronomers Watch Comet Break Up Comet 73P Schwachmann-Wachmann 3
    Armagh Observatory, 5th May 2006: A comet, currently […]
  • The Geminid Meteor Shower
    The Geminids The Geminid meteor shower officially […]
  • The Lyrid Meteors – 16th to 25th April
    The Lyrid meteor shower streams from a point in the […]
  • Learn about the Solar System
    The words “solar system” refer to the Sun […]
  • Solar Features by John McConnell FRAS
    In 1610, shortly after viewing the sun with his ‘new […]
  • The Seasons
    Our planet takes just over 365 days to orbit the Sun – […]
  • The Perseids
    The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming. The shower […]
  • Leonid Meteor Shower
    This article was written with predictions for 2006, […]
  • About Venus
    Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky […]
  • Solar Observing tips by John Mcconnell FRAS
    As a veteran solar observer, I have been asked many […]
  • Noctilucent Cloud Season
    Now that we have entered the beginning of June, […]
  • Markree Castle Observatory and The Discovery of the Asteroid Metis
    The story of the Coopers of Markree Castle, Co. Sligo, […]
  • William Edward Wilson And The Story Of Daramona
    The challenge presented to astronomers by poor climate […]
  • Eclipses on Mars by Apostolos Christou
    Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. These are very […]
  • The Star of Bethlehem
    It seems that every year, the age-old question of the […]
  • Encke Comet visible in Southern Hemisphere
    Copyright©1997 by Gordon Garradd (Australia) This […]
  • Venus Transit 2004
    Venus Transit 2004 On Tuesday 8th June, children […]
  • Deep Impact Is Coming (Comet Tempel)
    Deep Impact Is Coming (Comet Tempel) Following a […]
  • Comet C/2006 M4 (Swan)
    A COMET TO ENJOYby Martin McKenna Comet SWAN is […]
  • Constellations: Ursa Major
    Probably the best known and third largest, of all the […]
  • Constellations: Corona Borealis and Bootes
    With the exception of Alphecca (Gemma), Corona […]
  • Constellations: Hercules and Lyra
    Although the 5th largest constellation in the sky, […]
  • Constellations: Cygnus
    Also known as The Northern Cross, Cygnus is a […]
  • Constellations: Pegasus
    Pegasus is easily recognised by 4 stars which form a […]
  • Constellations: Andromeda, Cassiopeia and Perseus
    Andromeda Andromeda is a bright constellation, visible […]
  • Leonid Meteors Outburst (2009) – Mark Stronge
    This year’s annual display of the Leonid meteor […]

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