Monthly Archives: December 2008

Vixen Flip Mirror Plus Skywatcher 80ED Pro Refractor

I wrote a few weeks ago I had bought a Skywatcher ED80 Refractor and I’m very pleased with it (in spite of the excess of grey cloudy skies, we seem to have had recently!). Well.. I’ve just added a great … Continue reading →

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Help.. Black Hole Confirmed At Center Of OUR Galaxy. And It's BIG..

  It’s been suspected for some time..   The stuff of Einstein, the stuff of  Science Fiction and the stuff of Nothing.. sort of.  It’s a region of empty space, sorta kinda.. German astronomers have spent 16 years, studying the … Continue reading →

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Eclipses And Other Occultations

Occultation is the term use to describe when one object in Space, passes in front of another object and in doing so, obstructs our view of it. We are familiar with occultations of the Sun and the Moon. We give … Continue reading →

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