Dunsink SolarFest Restrospective
While checking the memory card on my camera, I found a photos I took out in Dunsink on June 20th (2009) that I’d forgotten about. SolarFest,…
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AAVSO Alert Notice 399: Nightly Monitoring of AG Dra in Support of HST Calibration Observations
AAVSO Alert Notice 399: Nightly monitoring of AG Dra in support of HST calibration observations July 27, 2009 Edward Smith (STScI) has requested nightly photometric monitoring…
Read the articleApollo 11 Reminiscences
July 20th, 1969, 8:30pm: As an 8-year old, I was packed off to bed. My folks knew I was very interested in the upcoming Moon Landing,…
Read the articleCelebrating Apollo 11’s 40th Anniversary
40 years on from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969, we’re still no closer to returning to the moon than we were when Apollo 17…
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Amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley from Canberra, Australia captured an image of Jupiter on July 19, 2009 showing a possible new impact site. Anthony’s image shows a…
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NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions’ lunar module descent…
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40 years on from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969, we’re still no closer to returning to the moon than we were when Apollo 17…
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NASA has released newly restored video from the July 20, 1969, live television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. The release commemorates the 40th anniversary of…
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The following is a series of questions and answers prepared by Michael Collins, command module pilot for Apollo 11. Collins issued the following statement in lieu…
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This is a list of Apollo 11 related programmes to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, that are airing on the Sky and Freesat…
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