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Today's FedAstro Convention 2008 at the Cambridge Institute of Astronomy

Blessed with beautiful sunshine today, I travelled to Cambridge for the 2008 Convention of the Federation of Astronomical Societies. On arrival, I found represented a good selection of astronomy equipment retailers, specialist organisations and astronomy societies. Plus, a very interesting … Continue reading →

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Neptune – Planet Profile

Neptune is the furthest out of the “Gas Giant” planets and is right out at the limits of our Solar System, 2800 million miles from the Sun. The story of its discovery is fascinating…

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