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- Geminds meteor shower 13/12/2018 – 14/12/2018 The Geminids is the best of the year's meteor showers. Produced by debris left behind by an asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon, the shower peaks in the wee small hours. The first moon will set shortly after midnight leaving dark skies.. Meteors will seem to radiate from the constellation Gemini (hence the shower's name), but…
- Dark Sky Festival 15/02/2019 – 03/03/2019 This event has a Google Hangouts video call. Join: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/richarddarn.com/richard?hceid=cmljaGFyZEByaWNoYXJkZGFybi5jb20.1v2oobrtl2u5ep7v55505n0tg9&hs=121
- Kielder Spring Star Camp 06/03/2019 – 11/03/2019 This event has a Google Hangouts video call. Join: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/richarddarn.com/kielder-spring?hceid=cmljaGFyZGRhcm4uY29tX3MzYXJmNnE2aGVuN2RuZ2E2ZTFlazdnMHZrQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20.4c02j2407q2tfunep0mtjqlcrj&hs=121
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What to look out for in 2018
Saturn is low, but good for viewing in the south west when it gets dark. It appears as a yellow star. A small telescope will reveal its rings. Much brighter and to its left is the brilliant Mars – shining … Continue reading
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