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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Clocks Change for British Summer Time (BST)
British Summer Time (BST) starts on Sunday 31st March 2013. The clocks change at 1am, moving forward an hour from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The effect is lighter evenings and darker mornings and is also known as Daylight Saving Time. … Continue reading
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Tagged British Summer Time, BST, Daylight Saving TIme, GMT, GoTo Mount, Greenwich Mean Time, planetarium, Software
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Global Astronomy Month incorporating International Dark Sky Week
April sees Global Astronomy Month (GAM) 2013. Between April 1st and 30th, as the name suggests, across the world various events will be taking place to celebrate this annual event. Global Astronomy Month is organised by Astronomers Without Borders whose … Continue reading
Posted in News, Observing
Tagged Astronomy Without Borders, Dark Sky Discovery, Eclipse, Global Astronomy Month, Globe at Night, International Dark Sky Week, Jupiter, Leo, Light Pollution, Low Dalby Astronomy Centre, Lunar, Lyrids, Messier Marathon, meteor, Milky Way class, Orion, Saturn, Solar, Star Count
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Vernal Equinox – 20th March 2013
Today at 11:02 UT sees the Northward equinox. For ourselves in the Northern Hemisphere, it is known as the Vernal or Spring equinox and the Autumnal equinox for residents in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sun falls on the Celestial Equator … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquarius, autumnal equinox, celestial equator, celestial sphere, ecliptic, first point of Aries, horizon, northward, Pisces, precession, southward, spring, Vernal equinox
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Messier Marathon Cancelled
It is with regret that our backup date of Saturday 16th March has been cancelled due to uncertain forecasts including cloud with a chance of rain later in the evening. However, it will be possible to attempt the Marathon on Saturday … Continue reading
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Tagged Messier Marathon, Moon
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Astronomy Night at Leavening Community Primary School
Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society were invited to provide an Astronomy Night for the pupils, parents and teachers of Leavening Community Primary School on Wednesday 13th March. The event started with a tour of the Solar System in the school … Continue reading
Posted in News, Public Outreach, Schools
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Asteroids, Comets, constellations, Howard Watson, Jupiter, Leavening Community Primary School, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon, Nebulae, Orion, PANSTARRS, Planets, Pleiades, Pluto, Satellites
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Comet 2011/L4 (PANSTARRS)
The first of the exciting comets visible during 2013 is now observable for astronomers in the northern hemisphere. Comet 2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) was discovered during June 2011 by astronomers at the University of Hawaii using the Pan-STARRS telescope on the … Continue reading
Observing season finale at Dalby Forest
Friday 1st March was the 2012/13 observing season finale at Dalby Forest, as the dark winter nights give way for the lighter nights of British Summer Time (BST) later in the month. Despite a promising forecast earlier in the day, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Bempton, Coronado, Dalby Forest, Dark Sky Discovery, Facebook, Forestry Commission, Moon, PST, Public Observing, RSPB, solar observing, Solar System, Solarmax, Starfest 2013, Twitter
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