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@FarnhamAS

Farnham Astronomical Society. Meeting 2nd Tuesday every month, Aldershot Cricket Club

 Farnham, Surrey
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Joined November 2010
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Stars over Surrey - a new astronomy broadcast on Brooklands Radio with John Axtell: brooklandsradio.co.uk/starso…
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Top Ancient Sites for Stargazing nationalgeographic.com/trave…
Top Ancient Sites for Stargazing

Top Ancient Sites for Stargazing

From petroglyphs to castles carved into hilltops, explore our night sky through our ancestors at these amazing archaeological sites.

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theguardian.com/science/2016…
Face of the moon to change completely – in 81,000 years' time

Face of the moon to change completely – in 81,000 years' time

Bombardment by asteroids and comets is much heavier than previously thought, creating 180 sizeable new craters every year, say scientists

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Your Night Skies Adventure Photos #stunningviews nationalgeographic.com/adven…
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Astrophotographers Rejoice: Apple's iOS 10 Includes Color Filters to Make Your Screen Completely Red | Fstoppers fstoppers.com/mobile/astroph…
Astrophotographers Rejoice: Apple's iOS 10 Includes Color Filters to Make Your Screen Completely...

Astrophotographers Rejoice: Apple's iOS 10 Includes Color Filters to Make Your Screen Completely...

Astrophotographers have a tough job, balancing the use of electronics and star-gazing apps with the ability to keep their eyes adjusted for the night sky or the dark ground that surrounds them as...

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Star snapped before and after nova explosion - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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#Saturn under near perfect conditions on June 11th. Processed normally this time. Various storms can be seen.
Image from Damian Peach🔭🪐 (@peachastro)
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Best of luck if you're out meteor hunting tonight! Remember to set your expectation levels to normal and just enjoy what happens!
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Perseid meteor shower 2016: Meet Surrey astronomers keeping eyes to the skies - Get Hampshire gethampshire.co.uk/whats-on/…
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UK #iss pass coming up at 22.33, and it's clear! :)
Image from Newbury Astro Soc (@newburyastro)
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.@ccc_Jali Cassini was the 2nd step. Voyager was the beginning!
Image from Carolyn Porco (@carolynporco)
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In pictures: The beauty of the skies - BBC News sa.news-switcher.newslabs.co…
Vast asteroid created 'Man in Moon's eye' crater - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
Vast asteroid created 'Man in Moon's eye' crater

Vast asteroid created 'Man in Moon's eye' crater

One of the biggest craters on the Moon's surface was created by an asteroid more than 250km across, a study suggests.

bbc.co.uk
Come down to the #SpaceZone @FIAFarnborough and learn how #space is bringing the #UK together! #ScienceisGREAT
Image from UK Space Agency (@spacegovuk)
Image from UK Space Agency (@spacegovuk)
Image from UK Space Agency (@spacegovuk)
Image from UK Space Agency (@spacegovuk)
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Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holes m.phys.org/news/2016-06-grav…
Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holes

Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holes

On December 26, 2015 at 03:38:53 UTC, scientists observed gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime—for the second time.

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Scientists made an unprecedented map of the night sky — and the results are alarming flip.it/cvjiZ
Death Plunge Of Venus Spacecraft Reveals Surprisingly Cold Temperatures On The Hottest Planet flip.it/atL4r
Death Plunge Of Venus Spacecraft Reveals Surprisingly Cold Temperatures On The Hottest Planet

Death Plunge Of Venus Spacecraft Reveals Surprisingly Cold Temperatures On The Hottest Planet

What these results reveal is that parts of Venus are much, much colder than expected. The average temperature on Venus makes it the hottest world in the Solar System, with its thick atmosphere …

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The Arecibo radio telescope is in trouble again flip.it/EdHJw
The Arecibo radio telescope is in trouble again

The Arecibo radio telescope is in trouble again

Low funding could shut it down entirely or transfer control to someone else.Add Engadget on Google:Preferred Source Google DiscoverUnfortunately, the Arecibo Observatory's iconic radio telescope is...

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Bright Fireball over Arizona : American Meteor Society amsmeteors.org/2016/06/brigh…
Hubble clocks faster cosmic expansion - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
Hubble clocks faster cosmic expansion

Hubble clocks faster cosmic expansion

The Universe may be expanding up to 9% faster than previously thought, according to new measurements from the Hubble Space Telescope.

bbc.co.uk
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