• Introducing the Universe
    • The Moon
    • The Sun
    • The Inner Planets
    • The Outer Planets
    • Comets and Asteroids
    • The Stars
    • Nebulae
    • Star Clusters
    • Galaxies
    • A Brief History of the Universe
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    • Six Simple Steps to Start
    • Astronomy NEAR YOU
      • Finding Your Local Astronomy Group
      • Astronomy Events Near You
    • Choosing Equipment
      • Advice for Parents
      • Choosing a Telescope
      • Choosing Eyepieces
      • Buying Binoculars
    • Using Equipment
      • Aligning Finderscopes
      • Aligning Telescope Optics
      • Polar Alignment
      • Cleaning Telescope Optics
    • Observing Hints and Tips
      • Dark Adaption
      • Averted Vision
      • Astronomy Calculators
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    • The Sky Where You Are
    • Tips for Keeping Warm
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  • Introducing the Universe
    • The Moon
    • The Sun
    • The Inner Planets
    • The Outer Planets
    • Comets and Asteroids
    • The Stars
    • Nebulae
    • Star Clusters
    • Galaxies
    • A Brief History of the Universe
  • Media
  • Practical Astronomy
    • Six Simple Steps to Start
    • Astronomy NEAR YOU
      • Finding Your Local Astronomy Group
      • Astronomy Events Near You
    • Choosing Equipment
      • Advice for Parents
      • Choosing a Telescope
      • Choosing Eyepieces
      • Buying Binoculars
    • Using Equipment
      • Aligning Finderscopes
      • Aligning Telescope Optics
      • Polar Alignment
      • Cleaning Telescope Optics
    • Observing Hints and Tips
      • Dark Adaption
      • Averted Vision
      • Astronomy Calculators
    • Astronomy Calculators
    • The Sky Where You Are
    • Tips for Keeping Warm
  • Books
  • Mark’s Online Channel
  • Blog
  • Astronomy for the Kids

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Help to spot Mercury tonight!

Jun 30, 2011

Mercury is a tricky little blighter to spot. Its the closest planet to the Sun at an average distance of 57.9 million km. Due to its proximity to the Sun it can be somewhat challenging to find as its always low in the morning sky just before sunrise or evening sky just after sunset. Fortunately […]

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Incoming…Asteroid buzzes Earth

Jun 29, 2011

I was watching yet another re-run of Armageddon the other night when the heroic Bruce Willis and his motley crew of oil drillers-turned-astronauts saved Earth from certain asteroid doom. Yet we are forced to consider our delicate position in very real terms when the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project discovered an asteroid called […]

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