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Monthly Archives: September 2014
First Beaver Group Assisted with Space Activity Badge
Society secretary Andy Exton FRAS visited the Wharfe Beavers of Westborough Methodist Church in Scarborough on Friday 26th September. The Space Activity Badge is a newly launched badge from the Scout Association for Beavers and this was the first group … Continue reading
Posted in News, Public Outreach, Scouts / Guides
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Beavers, Curiosity, International Space Station, Mangalyaan, MAVEN, moons, New Horizons, Planets, Rosetta, Scarborough Star Disk, Solar System
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Autumnal Equinox – 23rd September 2014
02:29 UT (03:29 BST) sees the Southward equinox. For ourselves in the Northern Hemisphere, it is known as the Autumnal equinox and the Vernal or Spring equinox for residents in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sun falls on the Celestial Equator … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquarius, Autumn, autumnal equinox, celestial equator, celestial sphere, ecliptic, first point of Aries, northward, Pisces, precession, solstice, southward, Vernal equinox
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SARAS Attend First Yorkshire Fossil Festival
SARAS were invited to be a part of the first Yorkshire Fossil Festival that was held in and around the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough between 12th and 14th September. A very busy weekend saw exhibitors including the Natural History Museum, … Continue reading
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Tagged Rotunda Museum, Yorkshire Fossil Festival
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