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Lunar 100

Lunar 100 – L3 Mare/highland dichotomy

Mare/highland dichotomy No binoculars or telescopes required! Have you ever noticed how there are dark splotches on the Moon? Well, good news – you’ve already bagged L3! Nice one! A …

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Constellations – The Stories in Our Skies 6/4/2019

Dartmoor Skies is again teaming up with Dartmoor’s Daughter to put on an event right in the heart of the moor. This time we’re focusing on constellations and (weather permitting) …

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Kents Cavern – Stone Age Festival 19/2/2019

Join astronomy charity ‘Dartmoor Skies’ for an insightful, fun and interactive talk which will explore what previous inhabitants of Kents Cavern would and wouldn’t have seen when they gazed skyward. …

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Lunar 100 – L2 Earthshine

Earthshine No binoculars or telescopes required! Also known as ‘twice reflected sunlight’, earthshine is a lovely and fairly easy to see phenomenon. It’s clearest when the moon is either quite …

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Astronomy Adventures at Jellyfish Community Arts Hub 27/1/2019

Pleased to work with Jellyfish Community Arts Hub and The Clockwork Moth to present the ‘Tour of the Solar System’ theatre performance and space talk. Initially the stargazing prospects looked …

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Geminid Meteor Shower and Spaceship Theatre 14/12/2018

Working with Dartmoor’s Daughter, Dartmoor National Park Authority and The Clockwork Moth we showed the ‘Tour of the Solar System’ theatre performance and if it was clear (which unfortunately it …

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Ashburton Brownies 20/11/2018

It was lovely to be invited to visit the Ashburton Brownies group and talk about space with a very interested and welcoming group. As well as talking about all things …

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Kent’s Cavern 17/11/2018

Stone age school with Kent’s Cavern. After a talk about what our ancestors may have seen in the sky we made ancient navigational tools called kamals and were lucky to …

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Totnes Women’s Institute 15/11/2018

Many thanks to the Totnes WI for having us along to give an astronomy talk. Terrible weather prevented us from doing any observing unfortunately but we had a lovely time …

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Lunar 100

Lunar 100 – L1 The Moon

No binoculars or telescopes required! The first entry on the Lunar 100 is…the Moon! You might have seen it around. The Moon is nearly always visible at some time in …

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