Monthly Archives: July 2007

Starscape II Exhibition (August 2007)

We are pleased to announce that the Starscape II Exhibition will open at 7.00 p.m. on Friday 17th August 2007 at the Brockenhurst Village Hall – which is within short walking distance of Brockenhurst main line station. The exhibition is … Continue reading

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Sir Arthur C Clarke’s Tribute to Sir Patrick Moore’s “The Sky at Night”

We are incredibly proud that we have been given permission by Sir Arthur C Clarke to publish his tribute to both the BBC television programme The Sky at Night and to Sir Patrick Moore.   If you do nothing else today – … Continue reading

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The Brightest Known Object in Our Universe

According to the Guiness Book of Records this Quasar in the constellation Lynx is the brightest known object in our universe and who are we to argue with them [oops – see the Postscript below]!

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Sky Atlas 2000.0 (Will Tirion and Roger W. Sinnott)

 If you are to explore the heavens – you need a good map to guide you. In my opinion there is only one star atlas you need to consider, Will Tirion and Roger W. Sinnott’s “Sky Atlas 2000.0”.  Be prepared, … Continue reading

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mini-WASP Array Project

The name for this project comes from the Wide Angle Search for Planets or SuperWASP project.   As you can guess it is used for hunting exo-planets.   If you look at the SuperWASP site you will see an impressive imaging array comprising … Continue reading

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