Monthly Archives: July 2011

Starmus withdrawal symptoms

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Greg Parker

Am now suffering from major Starmus withdrawal symptoms.  Is it really coming up to a week since I experienced the truly amazing Tangerine Dream concert?

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Jack Szostak at the Starmus Festival

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Greg Parker

Jack Szostak presented a talk titled “The origin of life on Earth” which I personally found one of the best of the whole conference.  It was a bit unsettling for me though as for the first time I actually felt … Continue reading →

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Richard Dawkins at the Starmus Festival Tenerife June 2011

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Greg Parker

Richard Dawkins presented a very enjoyable talk titled “Exobiology and Religion” at the Starmus Festival on Tenerife.

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IOM July 2011 – Globular Cluster M56 [NGC6779] in Lyra

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Greg Parker

This month’s deep sky object is a Globular Cluster, this time M56 in Lyra.  Why?  Because I really like Globular Clusters with a Milky Way background – and this is what the M56 region offers us 🙂 M56 lies at … Continue reading →

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