Astronomy

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Comet Lovejoy.

An early morning visit to the top of Mt Victoria in Wellington, New Zealand let me enjoy the spectacle of Comet Lovejoy.

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From minute to monster, which binoculars are just right?

Binoculars lineup.

I’ve progressed in binocular ownership from a tiny ‘daypack’ pair to a truly monster set. Read on to find out how they all shape up.

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5 favourite fun and useful iPad apps

Dark Nova HD.

I’m using my iPad for Twitter, looking at the stars, ambient sounds, playing a space trader game and reading things.

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Listening to stars down under

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How many radio telescopes fit into a square kilometre? A whole lot. And some may come to New Zealand.

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Telescopes in NZ; Star Walk; 100 Hours of Astronomy

A good quality $30 telescope, an iPhone application, 100 hours of Astronomy – it’s all go this year.

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Predict Wellington’s weather by astronomical events

I’ve made a very interesting discovery over the last few years, since I started to revive an ancient interest in astronomy: it’s possible to predict Wellington’s weather by astronomical events. Lunar eclipse: cloudy. Closest approach of an interesting celestial body: rainy. Comets: cloud and wind. Transits: wind. Other phenomena: mist and or fog. And on [...]

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