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Meade Instruments Completes Merger with Sunny Optics of China

  By Matthew Hodgson 16/10/2013 17/10/2013 News
Meade Instruments

On October 15th 2013 Meade Instruments announced the completion of its merger with Sunny Optical of China Click to read more

Tagged   Meade Instruments, Merger, Sunny Optics
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Evidence Presented for cause of Coronal Heating

  By Matthew Hodgson 16/10/2013 16/10/2013 News
Solar Corona Image from Hinode

Two Columbia scientists have published evidence for the source of Coronal heating in The Astrophysical Journal. Click to read more

Tagged   Alfvén waves, Coronal heating mechanism, Polar Coronal hole
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New Horizons Message Initiative

  By Matthew Hodgson 15/10/2013 03/11/2013 News
Voyager Spacecraft

Have your name sent to the stars with a message on the New Horizons Probe which is on route to Pluto. Click to read more

Tagged   NASA, New Horizons, New Horizons Message Initiative, Pluto, Your Name
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Glorious Dark Skies at the Sossusvlei Desert Lodge in Namibia – Night One

  By Matthew Hodgson 13/10/2013 19/10/2013 Observing Reports
Soss Featured

Observing with a 12″ scope in the Namibian desert. Click to read more

Tagged   Africa, Astro tourism, Astronomy Abroad, Astronomy in Africa, Astronomy in the Southern Hemisphere, Doug McCarty, Meade LX200, Namibia, observing report, October 2013, Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Stargazing Report
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Stargazing in Oman

  By Matthew Hodgson 25/09/2013 26/02/2014 Observing Reports

Fantastic dark skies in the Omani desert with my APM 105 travel scope. Click to read more

Tagged   APM 105, desert, Desert Night Camp, Heathrow, Middle East, Muscat, observing report, Oman, Ras Al Jinz, stargazing, travel
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Alpha Lyrae’s Astro Playlist

  By Matthew Hodgson 22/09/2013 22/09/2013 General Interest

A playlist of songs which relate to space. Listen now using Spotify. This playlist is updated regularly. Check back for updates soon. Click to read more

Tagged   Alpha Lyrae, astro playlist, music playlist, spotify
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