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Brian Jones: Winter stars

Brian Jones: Winter stars

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

During winter evenings, the faint constellation Camelopardalis can be spotted a little to the north of the overhead point. To find it, you first of all need to find Polaris…

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Dream views of a winter wonderland

Dream views of a winter wonderland

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

The New Forest National Park’s popular ‘Dream View’ exhibition is on show over the holidays at the Moors Valley Country Park’s Visitor Centre…

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Brian Jones: Triangulum

Brian Jones: Triangulum

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

During December evenings, the tiny constellation Triangulum can be seen virtually overhead – and contains the spectacular Pinwheel Galaxy known as M33…

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Brian Jones: Pegasus

Brian Jones: Pegasus

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Pegasus played a prominent role in Greek folklore, and the constellation depicting this wonderful winged horse certainly plays an important part in our autumn night sky…

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Exmoor awarded prestigious Dark Sky Reserve status

Exmoor awarded prestigious Dark Sky Reserve status

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Exmoor National Park has been designated an International Dark Sky Reserve – the first place in Europe to achieve this prestigious award and only the second in the world…

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Brian Jones: Delphinus

Brian Jones: Delphinus

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Delphinus is a small but very distinctive diamond-shaped pattern of stars which can be found a little way to the east of the bright star Altair in Aquila…

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Brian Jones: The Eagle

Brian Jones: The Eagle

Monday, August 8th, 2011

Aquila represents the eagle which, according to a rather gruesome Greek legend, preyed upon the vitals of the hapless Prometheus…

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Brian Jones: Summer skies

Brian Jones: Summer skies

Friday, July 1st, 2011

Each season presents us with a different collection of stars, with winter, spring, summer and autumn all heralded by particularly prominent groups. Autumn nights reveal the legendary winged horse Pegasus carrying Perseus and Andromeda back home to the island of [...]

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Brian Jones: Celestial Tresses

Brian Jones: Celestial Tresses

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

During May evenings, the scattering of faint stars known as Coma Berenices can be located a little way to the east and slightly up of the bright star Denebola in the tail of the neighbouring constellation of Leo (see my [...]

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Brian Jones: Virgo

Brian Jones: Virgo

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

STARS THAT HERALD THE HARVEST

Virgo is a long and sprawling constellation which can be found straddling the south-eastern horizon during mid-evening in April and May. The stars of Virgo form a conspicuous Y-shape and the brightest star in the [...]

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