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August 2020 News skycharts and research papers
Hi everyone Please find all the usual newsletters, starcharts and papers attached. Its Covid level level 2 for us in Wellington and NZ until Sunday night (29th Aug) and its level 3 for the Auckland re
Hi everyone Please find all the usual newsletters, starcharts and papers attached. Its Covid level level 2 for us in Wellington and NZ until Sunday night (29th Aug) and its level 3 for the Auckland re
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Vincent Van Gogh’s art comes alive and larger than life on Wellington waterfront
Vincent Van Gogh’s art comes alive and larger than life on Wellington waterfront Vincent Van Gogh’s art comes alive and larger than life on Wellington wa... In a New Zealand exclusive, the works of Vi
Vincent Van Gogh’s art comes alive and larger than life on Wellington waterfront Vincent Van Gogh’s art comes alive and larger than life on Wellington wa... In a New Zealand exclusive, the works of Vi
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July 2020 Starcharts News and research
Hi Everyone Please find this month’s newsletters and starcharts attached Another month with life here in New Zealand returning to normal post lockdown. However things around the world and close to hom
Hi Everyone Please find this month’s newsletters and starcharts attached Another month with life here in New Zealand returning to normal post lockdown. However things around the world and close to hom
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This months starcharts along with the News and research
Hi everyone Another busy month, some interesting ones on seti this month, along with neptune sized planets. There is also a detailed look at Europa too. Research papers Risks for Life on Proxima b fro
Hi everyone Another busy month, some interesting ones on seti this month, along with neptune sized planets. There is also a detailed look at Europa too. Research papers Risks for Life on Proxima b fro
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Official Attempt for Measuring light pollution
Official Attempt for Measuring light pollution Hi Everyone, RASNZ and the Dark Sky Section of RASNZ in NZ have this awesome project where we can measure light pollution. On Sunday, even if the sky is
Official Attempt for Measuring light pollution Hi Everyone, RASNZ and the Dark Sky Section of RASNZ in NZ have this awesome project where we can measure light pollution. On Sunday, even if the sky is
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This is very interesting reading on the proposed Planet 9
Why astronomers now doubt there is an undiscovered 9th planet in our solar system Why astronomers now doubt there is an undiscovered 9th planet in our solar system Why astronomers now doubt there is a
Why astronomers now doubt there is an undiscovered 9th planet in our solar system Why astronomers now doubt there is an undiscovered 9th planet in our solar system Why astronomers now doubt there is a
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May 2020 News skycharts and research papers
Hi everyone Another busy month and here in New Zealand things seem to be getting back to life as normal and were looking at moving down to level 1 next month. Lots of interesting research this month,
Hi everyone Another busy month and here in New Zealand things seem to be getting back to life as normal and were looking at moving down to level 1 next month. Lots of interesting research this month,
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Strangest of All Anthology of Astrobiological SF
Hi All This Sci Fi E-book caught my attention today and looks very interesting IntroductionJulie NovákováIs anyone out there?This is an age-old question we are yet to answer.Speculation on alien life
Hi All This Sci Fi E-book caught my attention today and looks very interesting IntroductionJulie NovákováIs anyone out there?This is an age-old question we are yet to answer.Speculation on alien life
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A few photos of the Supermoonrise
Snow on Mt Alpha 1363M in the southern Tararua range. The one cold snap brought snow down to around 1000m in altitude here, Nikon CoolPix P900 CMOS Sensor 13_05_2020 Target - Subject Mt Alpha Location
Snow on Mt Alpha 1363M in the southern Tararua range. The one cold snap brought snow down to around 1000m in altitude here, Nikon CoolPix P900 CMOS Sensor 13_05_2020 Target - Subject Mt Alpha Location
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The Dark Side of Light Published by Damien McNamara
The Dark Side of Light Published by Damien McNamara Hi everyone here is a interesting book Damien has written and offered to share with us to read. Being a similar age to Damien, I too can remember se
The Dark Side of Light Published by Damien McNamara Hi everyone here is a interesting book Damien has written and offered to share with us to read. Being a similar age to Damien, I too can remember se
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Aprils newsletters and Star Charts
Hi everyone Please find all the usual newsletters and star charts attached, lots to have a look at this month and the new Kepler planet is one to watch as an interesting discovery. Again here is no sh
Hi everyone Please find all the usual newsletters and star charts attached, lots to have a look at this month and the new Kepler planet is one to watch as an interesting discovery. Again here is no sh
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March Newsletters and Starcharts
Hi Everyone Please find this month’s newsletters and Starcharts attached. There is some interesting papers looking at Icy moons, and even Mercury. Current events this week have been moving fast, and h
Hi Everyone Please find this month’s newsletters and Starcharts attached. There is some interesting papers looking at Icy moons, and even Mercury. Current events this week have been moving fast, and h
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Astronomy_News_20_02_2020
Hi Everyone The usual starcharts and newsletters are attached for the month, along with two interesting papers on Anthropology one takes a look at Easter Island and another the DNA of people outside o
Hi Everyone The usual starcharts and newsletters are attached for the month, along with two interesting papers on Anthropology one takes a look at Easter Island and another the DNA of people outside o
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This months news and Starcharts
Hi Everyone Please enjoy this months news and star charts, along with lots of interesting news and discovery's. Research papers Spin dynamics of close-in planets exhibiting large TTVs https://arxiv.or
Hi Everyone Please enjoy this months news and star charts, along with lots of interesting news and discovery's. Research papers Spin dynamics of close-in planets exhibiting large TTVs https://arxiv.or
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Smoke and haze over Wellington, New Zealand.
Smoke and haze over Wellington, New Zealand. The hills and harbor had a distinct haze this morning here in Wellington, I hope things are better for our friends in Australia. BOM weather forecast for N
Smoke and haze over Wellington, New Zealand. The hills and harbor had a distinct haze this morning here in Wellington, I hope things are better for our friends in Australia. BOM weather forecast for N
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This months news and star charts - Dec 2019
Hi everyone Please find this month’s research and news items attached below, along with the star charts too. It’s almost the summer solstice, but far from it here in Wellington tonight! https://www.we
Hi everyone Please find this month’s research and news items attached below, along with the star charts too. It’s almost the summer solstice, but far from it here in Wellington tonight! https://www.we
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Stars align for economic boost
700 extra jobs - Times Age 700 extra jobs - Times Age Facebook Twitter 1 LinkedIn A report says a Dark Sky reserve will provide a shot in the arm for the Wairarapa ec... Further links and discussion c
700 extra jobs - Times Age 700 extra jobs - Times Age Facebook Twitter 1 LinkedIn A report says a Dark Sky reserve will provide a shot in the arm for the Wairarapa ec... Further links and discussion c
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RASNZ - Keeping in Touch
Hi Everyone Please find the latest RASNZ keeping in touch newsletter from John D. I have also attached some interesting news and research too, that I have been looking at on my laptop. If you haven't
Hi Everyone Please find the latest RASNZ keeping in touch newsletter from John D. I have also attached some interesting news and research too, that I have been looking at on my laptop. If you haven't
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A few highlights from the Astrophotography weekend
Hi everyone It was another stunning weekend away just the Saturday night for myself, however everyone else had a great Friday night with clear skys. It was nice to get the scopes and DSLR out. New Zea
Hi everyone It was another stunning weekend away just the Saturday night for myself, however everyone else had a great Friday night with clear skys. It was nice to get the scopes and DSLR out. New Zea
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Transit of Mercury - A few photos of the transit and trip
Here are a few highlights of the trip north from Wellington to enjoy the Transit and tomorrow I'm heading up for one night for the NZ astro photography weekend Transit of Mercuryhttps://sciblogs.co.nz
Here are a few highlights of the trip north from Wellington to enjoy the Transit and tomorrow I'm heading up for one night for the NZ astro photography weekend Transit of Mercuryhttps://sciblogs.co.nz
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