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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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Universe Brought Down To Earth in East Ayton
Friday 15th March saw Dr Pete Edwards, Director of Science Outreach at Durham University visit the society for their monthly meeting to give a talk entitled “Bringing the Universe Down to Earth”. The talk centered around the work at CERN … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayton Village Hall, CERN, Dr Pete Edwards, Fermilab, Guest Speaker, Higgs boson, Higgs Field, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, Newton
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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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