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Getting light from the darkness – the story of the biggest telescopes – Peter Grimley

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

When it comes to telescopes, bigger has (almost) always been better. All through history, astronomers have realized that gathering more light meant seeing more and more interesting things. That is as true for today's astronomers as it was for Galileo. In this talk, Peter will look at some of the world's biggest telescopes - from […]

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Herschel’s Planet – Mike Foulkes

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

The planet Uranus was discovered by William Herschel on 13 March 1781- the first planet to be discovered since ancient times. This talk will provide a top level overview of the Uranus system including the planet itself, its satellites and rings, both from amateur and professional observations. This description will be set in part, in […]