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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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The Galileoscope and the night sky

Get a Galileoscope for only US$15 and enjoy the night sky. It may change your world (view).

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Our starry starry night

Seeing stars in Tekapo? I sure hope so.

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Unnecessary light pollutes our lives

The National Geographic Magazine has an excellent article about Light Pollution: It was once thought that light pollution only affected astronomers, who need to see the night sky in all its glorious clarity. And, in fact, some of the earliest civic efforts to control light pollution — in Flagstaff, Arizona, half a century ago — [...]

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Kielder Forest has a new observatory

Even England has a few rare locations with dark sky, one of them being Kielder Forest, which now sports a new observatory for both professional and amateur astronomers. There an interesting, though brief video on this page — (the pre-roll ad froze Flock for me, but I was able to view the video after restarting [...]

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Stunning night sky over Flagstaff

The Astronomy Picture of the Day is a favourite of mine, and it offers many glorious photos deserving of attention. Today’s image is particularly stunning, in part because it demonstrates how much we’ve lost with our careless light pollution. Take a look at A Protected Night Sky Over Flagstaff to see the gorgeous panorama we [...]

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