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	<itunes:summary>Episodes from Kevin Brown\&#039;s IYA2009.com astronomy blog, aimed at astronomy beginners and amateurs. Supporting IYA 2009 The International Year Of Astronomy.  Typically produced fortnightly, episodes are in audio mp3 format.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Herstmonceux Observatory Astronomy Festival 2008</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to Herstmonceux yesterday and had a great time at their annual Astronomy Festival. This is a picture of the site. And lots of people were there on the day, even though this picture suggests otherwise! I spent some &#8230; <a href="http://iya2009.com/herstmonceux-observatory-science-festival.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I went to Herstmonceux yesterday and had a great time at their annual Astronomy Festival.</p>
<p>This is a picture of the site.  <span id="more-64"></span>And lots of people were there on the day, even though this picture suggests otherwise!</p>
<p><img src="http://iya2009.com/myimages/HerstmonceuxAstronomyFestivalSite.jpg" alt="Herstmonceux observatory site" width="500" height="376" /></p>
<p>I spent some time with my <a title="SPA homepage" href="http://popastro.com" target="_blank">SPA</a> colleagues Barry and Guy, who were doing such a good job on the SPA stand (and probably distracted them with my chatter).</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://iya2009.com/myimages/spastand.jpg" alt="SPA stand at Herstmonceux 2008" /></p>
<p>And I briefly met Sir Patrick Moore, who took time to visit the astronomy societies in their tent around the back.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the &#8220;front lawn&#8221; view.</p>
<p><a href="http://iya2009.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/herstmonceuxskytent1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-62" title="herstmonceuxskytent" src="http://iya2009.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/herstmonceuxskytent-300x225.jpg" alt="Herstmonceux Sky At Night Tent" /></a></p>
<p>I also enjoyed a good talk on imaging the night sky by Nik Szymanek. (Good to meet you, Nik)</p>
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