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News, Information and Archives
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| Transit
of Venus 2004 |
On Tuesday 8th June 2004
the visible surface of the Sun was crossed by the planet
Venus. This is a very rare event and was last seen in December
1882. The page has pictures of the transit, click on the pictures
for larger images. |
| Building an
Astrograph |
This article describes how to make an Astrograph
that can be taken out into the country and used on a car roof,
or any flat stable surface. |
| Space Station Viewing
Times |
The International Space Station can sometimes
be seen fom Lincoln. It appears as a bright star, moving across
the sky from West to East, travelling faster than high flying
aircraft and usually brighter than most stars. |
| Testing Telescope Optics |
Testing is usually carried out on a bright
star at night. Before this is done, several conditions should
be met... |
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