Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2018
In November’s night sky: The Taurids and Leonid meteor showers. Mars is still bright – look for it in the
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Star Gazing
Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2017
July’s night sky brings more chances to observe the planets Jupiter and Saturn. For early risers Venus continues to shine
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The Sky Over Belper: November 2016
Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environment Office/Bill Cooke November brings meteor showers from the Taurids and the Leonids (which this year will
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Belper Astronomy Group: Space is the Place
The Belper Astronomy Group had its first meeting in the Top Bar of the Queens Head on Thursday 15th September.
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The Sky Over Belper: Satellites Are Spinning
Unfortunately cloud cover prevented observers in Belper from seeing the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. This was a pity
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The Transit of Mercury or Spotting the Spot
As previously mentioned in Nailed a transit of Mercury will be taking place on Monday, May the 9th. First contact
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The 2015 Geminids Meteor Shower: Still a Good Chance to See Some Shooting Stars over Belper
The peak of the Geminids Meteor shower on Sunday night / Monday morning was clouded out over most of the
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