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Society Events | Federation of Astronomical Societies
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Federation of Astronomical Societies. Skip to primary content. Privacy & Cookie Policy. Updates & Renewal. Observing the Night Sky. Photographing the Night Sky. Your own meeting details here. If you notice a mistake in the listings or wish to edit an entry please contact the FAS webmaster via the FAS webmaster. A PDF version of this list is also available on a monthly basis – FAS Events PDF. 8211; September 2016. 8211; October 2016. 8211; November 2016. 8211; December 2016. 8211; January 2017. Ben Sutlie...
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What's On | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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BBC Sky at Night Magazine. The biggest name in astronomy. Field of View Calculator. Moon Phase and Position. Will be submitted for moderation and will not be accessible to other users until it has been approved. Browse the latest astronomy events from around the country with our What's on. Database. Search your region for AS meetings, open evenings, star parties and more or add your own event by completing the simple Submission Form. At the bottom of the page. Yorkshire and the Humber. Fri Nov 7, 2014.
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Links
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Links to other useful and interesting Astronomy sites will be added soon. Dr Fiona Vincent Home Page. Http:/ www.roe.ac.uk/ukatc/projects/miri/index.html. Association of Falkirk Astronomers. Check out the evening lectures - they are. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Website Designed by Lawrence Day. Logo Designed by William Kay.
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Noctilucent cloud
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Noctilucent cloud, 2009-06-17/18, Edinburgh. Months. In the northern hemisphere the NLC season runs from late May to late August. The geometry of illumination of NLC. H = atan2[(R z) cos(α) - R, (R z) sin(α)]. Alpha; = acos[R cos(h) / (R z)] - h. But the main question is whether the cloud is in sunlight. This depends on the angle h. Atan2[(R z) cos(α. R, (R z) sin(α. NLC on 2006-07-12/13 from Edinburgh, Scotland. At sunset the light/shadow border is at h. 180°. This is on the horizon opposite the...35&de...
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John C Brown: Astronomer Royal for Scotland/Science&Magic
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Professor John C. Brown. 10th Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Science and Magic of Light, the Universe and Everything. SATURDAY MARCH 28th 2015 - Edinburgh. Http:/ www.johncbrown.org/Science&Magic.html. A warp speed tour of our amazing universe with world leading scientists and magicians. Talks demos and discussion by eminent scientists and magicians for the general public (all ages) - to celebrate 2015 as. International Year of Light. Pound;3/ under 16 £2). Prof Martin....
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Talks - Steuart Campbell
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Life of Jesus and the Origin of Christianity. On Friday 8 Jan 2016, I spoke to the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh. Explaining why the 'Star of Bethlehem' was not a real star. Article will follow with link here. On Sunday 7 Sep 2014 I spoke to the Edinburgh Secular Society. On the 'Life of Jesus and the Origin of Christianity'. A video of the talk is available on YouTube; go to this link. On 21 Nov 2013, I spoke to Edinburgh Skeptics. About the Livingston CE3 UFO report (by Robert Taylor).
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Algol project
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Brighter/fainter estimate by naked eye. Quantitative brightness estimate by naked eye. Photometry from digital photographs. Single frame, one comparison star. Stack of frames, colour and airmass correction. While preparing a talk about the eclipsing binary stars Algol and ε Aurigae for the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh. BAA VSS) or the American Association of Variable Star Observers. AAVSO). That said, Algol these days seems to be of little interest to serious variable star observers. Use this chart ...
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AAS - Links
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Incl MetOffice Rainfall Radar). Free E-mail Alert Service. Auroral and Solar Activity. Cromwell Tower Observatory, University of Aberdeen. Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh. Mills Observatory, Dundee. Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. Scottish Power Planetarium, Glasgow. University of Glasgow Astronomy and Astrophysics Group. University of St. Andrews Astronomy Group. Aberdeen University Physics Open Access Astronomy Course. Association of Falkirk Astronomers. Astronomical Society of Edinburgh. Good indepen...
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