All posts tagged "Astronomy"
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2.0KEnvironmentStars aligning for proposed underground planetarium and observatory in SA’s River Murray International Dark Sky Reserve
Australia’s only officially listed International Dark Sky Reserve, near Mannum, could become home to an underground planetarium and observatory, ain what would be a first for the nation and add to our state's noctourism industry.
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5.9KClare ValleyNASA says this is the best meteor shower of the year and it will light up SA skies
The Perseids meteor shower will light up SA skies this August with up to 100 shooting stars per hour, and this year’s dark skies promise an unforgettable show.
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The First Astronomers, by Duane Hamacher, with Elders and Knowledge Holders
NON-FICTION: The First Astronomers is the first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and the planets held by First Peoples around the world.
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2.3KLatestJupiter to appear the biggest and brightest its been in 59 years TONIGHT
NASA research astrophysicist, Adam Kobelski, says stargazers should be able to see the planet and three or four of its largest moons with good binoculars.
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1.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: About Time, by David Rooney
HISTORY: A horological history of human civilisation, told through twelve world-changing clocks.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Voyage Through Space, by Katy Flint & Cornelia Li
A picture book aimed at children ages 5 to 8, where one junior astronaut and her space dog take a journey through the solar system to visit the Sun, the planets and asteroids beyond, learning about each along the way.
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Remember to Make A Wish… Or Thirty
Fellow astronomy geeks - or insomniacs who like shiny things - prepare to get excited! The annual Geminid meteor shower will peak in the early hours of next Wednesday morning (the night of 14/15 December).
