Sep 3: Astronomers are Right
It's still winter. Read More
May 24: Transit of Venus - Coming Up On 6th June
There will be a rare transit of Venus on Wednesday 6th June, between 8.16 am and 2.44 pm AEST. Read More
May 24: No, it's not the Moon ....
.... it's Venus. Read More
Apr 9: A Lunar Cycle
One cycle of the Moon, taken in May 2011. Read More
Apr 6: Astro-Video-1
Jan 4: Solar Observing - 1
I bought myself a new Lunt LS60THaPT Solar telescope last month, complete with EQ3 german equatorial mount.
Whilst I need to learn how to use it properly through the eyepiece, before expecting too much from attaching my camera to it, I couldn't resist taking some images with it. The results, after processing are not as good as I hoped but I am posting them here anyway. Hopefully the images will improve with more experience of the Etalon tuning and better image processing.
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Nov 9: The Creation
I posted this article on the MAS web forum, in response to two members who had promoted the "god hypothesis' for the creation of the Universe.
Read MoreNov 3: Book Review - Extreme Cosmos
Aug 14: The Outer Planets
Jun 27: The Scale Of The Solar System
Nov 16: Don't Let The facts Get In The Way Of A Good 'Theory'
People will believe whatever they were indoctrinated to believe - in defiance of credible evidence to the contrary; and in the absence of any reliable evidence to support it.
Read MoreDec 24: Astronomy in the UK
Faced with spending two months in England, I decided to try to explore some of the sky that is forever inaccessible from our southerly latitude here in Macarthur, NSW.
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Nov 8: How Far Astronomy Has Come
I keep an extraordinary photograph on my pc desktop showing a panoramic view of a rocky cliff face, with boulders and sand strewn around.
Read MoreJul 6: 1969: Lunar Landing
