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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!! We are so lucky that the line-up for Solarsphere 2020 is able to remain the same for 2021 🙂 Another band to reschedule for 2021 and making their Solarsphere debut is 'SONS OF SAINTS' a bluesy rock band. The vocalist Carys has the most amazing voice ever and the…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!!! They will be back (by popular demand) in 2021 !!! We’re thrilled they can reschedule their headline slot! It’s the amazing ZERO GRAVITY 🤘 They rocked that stage in 2019 and we’re really looking forward to having them back! See ya down the front! 🤩https://www.facebook.com/zerogravity.wales/ [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!! Solarsphere are thrilled to announce that the brilliant Martin Lunn MBE (aka The Astro-gnome) will be rescheduling for Solarsphere 2021 to deliver his fascinating talk: 'Viking Astronomy' "The Vikings have acquired the reputation of being barbaric marauders. What is less well known is that they were very good astronomers.…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Visit to Astro Radio lock in studio today … Trip up past the platinum and gold disks. [fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”photo_id”:”2787372481389937″”][fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”2787372481389937″] [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Just want to say a huge thank you to you all for being so understanding of Solarsphere having to be cancelled for 2020. We're so very lucky that we have your support and we are truly grateful and blessed because of this. You are wonderful! There are so many suffering…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] New poster – just change of date!! Please share if you have a moment 🙂 Thanks friends 🙂 [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!! …and the first person to confirm for 2021 is the very popular and much loved WILL GATER! Thank you Will for being able to return!!! 🙂 Will is going to present his wonderful talk about taking your first steps in nightscape astrophotography. Please read below: Taking your first steps…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!!! We are thrilled to confirm dates for 2021.. Friday August 13th – Monday August 16th. Monday is packing down day. We always include Monday's date so people know they can stay on the Sunday night too! So…. diarise the date, and follow the instructions that Ticketline should be sending…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Dear Solarsphere Friends, We, the Solarsphere organisers have had to make the difficult yet most sensible decision to cancel this year's event due to Covid-19 continuing to be a threat to public health. It is of the utmost importance that the right choices are made at this time to keep…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Astro Radio – Lock in at The Locked Inn 13th May 2020 Astro Radio – Lock in at The Locked Inn 13th May 2020 [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Why not have a go at processing your own real raw data from The Juno Probe in orbit around the Planet Jupiter. Here is my guide using FREE software after accessing the FREE data. Wether you are an astronomer or not please have ago, teach you kids to take part…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Little Message for folks with Kids at home and wanting some fun space and astronomical projects or info sheets plus people who wish to call into Astro Radio .. [fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”photo_id”:”2638849922908861″”][fb_vid autoplay= “true” id=”2638849922908861″] [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE We’d like to provide an update on this year’s Solarsphere, in relation to COVID-19 and how it affects our event. With Solarsphere being well into August we are monitoring the situation daily, we will keep you posted and informed as to when decisions are made. In the…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] COVID-19 and it's affect to Astro Radio Operation Astro Radio is a volunteer run station which is funded by advertising & sponsorship. The majority of the running costs come from a percentage of income from PWA ( Pete Williamson Astronomer's outreach services) . Owing to these being cancelled for the…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Thank you to Manchester Astronomical Society for awarding me the best of in their Astronomical Photography section for 2 months running. I really appreciate that… [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Just to say…. Solarsphere 2020 will NOT be cancelled due to Coronavirus unless cancellation of small events becomes an active part of the Government's action plan! If we do have to do this (which we doubt)!, you would be refunded your ticket cost anyway, so nobody panic! As stated in…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] I will be doing Herschel to Hawkwind in The Herschel Museum / William Herschel's Home next year and Herstmonceux Observatory this June. This has to be the most surreal moment ever for me, after creating Herschel to Hawkwind last year this evolving mutating event is taking me to places I…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Humbled to have my photos used again in next years 2021 issue of Nigel Henbest and Heather Couper’s Monthly Sky Guide book, published by Phillips. I have had images in the last 3 years of publications. Here is Nigel after being presented with my image of M42 for being the…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!! Another first for Solarsphere is ‘KINSTRIFE’ a melodic rock band hailing from Hereford. With their anthemic tunes, cool riffs and powerful vocals, Kinstrife are ones to watch out for, so make sure you don’t miss ’em! https://http://www.facebook.com/KinStrifeuk/ [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!! Solarsphere are thrilled to announce our third speaker. Martin Lunn MBE (aka The Astro-gnome) will deliver his fascinating talk: 'Viking Astronomy' "The Vikings have acquired the reputation of being barbaric marauders. What is less well known is that they were very good astronomers. They produced their own maps of…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!! Their first time at Solarsphere – you'll love them! It's 'SONS OF SAINTS' a bluesy rock band. The vocalist Carys has the most amazing voice ever and the energy and enthusiasm of the young guitarist is infectious! I saw them play a few months ago and they blew me…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Back by popular demand for 2020 is the amazing ZERO GRAVITY 🤘 They rocked that stage last year and we’re really looking forward to having them back! See ya down the front! 🤩 [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] “How remote astronomy changed my life” https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/how-remote-astronomy-changed-my-life/ How remote astronomy changed my life Despite a surprising opposition from some quarters, Pete Williamson found his love of stargazing was revitalised by gaining access to the world’s observatories. [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Solarsphere Stand at The “European” Astro Fest 2020. Sadly I can’t be there but Sarah has also put my PWA banner up and made my business cards available. ðŸ”ðŸ”ðŸ”🎸🎸🎸🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺 [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] My latest article … How remote astronomy changed my life Despite a surprising opposition from some quarters, Pete Williamson found his love of stargazing was revitalised by gaining access to the world’s observatories. [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Tomorrow I will be with many other astronomers to say goodbye to Andrew. He offered me support and help in so many ways with my astronomical venture. I wish we were all meeting under better circumstances, life’s a bitch at times 😪😪😪. Last time I saw Andrew was when he…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] How to process images from raw space mission data Publicly available data from NASA's space missions can be accessed by anyone and processed to create beautiful images of the Solar System. [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] More dates added under bookings on my website. If you wish to book me please message me Pete Williamson FRAS Astronomer & Broadcaster Pete Williamson FRAS Astronomer & Broadcaster with Faulkes Telescope Project Astro Radio & The BBC [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] With Venus bright and prominent in the west after sunset let us not forget the great Russian achievement of the Venera Landers ( Venus ) . They launched between 1961 and 1981. Below is a rare photograph of the surface of Venus from Venera 13, launched October 1981 and landed…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] 💫Society Spotlight: High Legh, Cheshire💫 The biggest telescope of its time, the Leviathan at Birr Castle, Ireland, has now been fully restored and is part of the beautiful gardens and science centre at the Castle. With 72 inch mirror made from highly polished metal, it was where the Crab Nebula…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! Enjoy your celebrations and we’ll have some more announcements for you very soon into the New Year! 🤪 [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] I would like to wish all my Family, Real Life Friends, Colleagues, Facebook / Twitter / Instagram Friends and followers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love Peace and Happiness to you all . [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Really enjoyed doing the talk at Keele University last night, first time inside Keele Uni for for me. Next week I will be doing a lecture / Workshop at Cardiff University .. You could tell it’s Christmas time .. We had mince pies and no Julian Onions to hoover them…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Few photos from the The Society for Popular Astronomy Residential Weekend Course at Preston Montford Field Education Centre. This year the subject matter was Messier, the physics, visual observing and imaging. They run these residential courses every year with the aim of educating newcomers to astronomy and advancing the knowledge…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our dear friend Kev. Kev loved coming along to Solarsphere to take photos and looked forward to it every year. We knew he was struggling with his health but he fought his way through to keep doing what he…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Darker nights mean the return of star parties! Here’s our guide to some of the best in the UK and Ireland: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/uk-star-parties-the-best-british-stargazing-events/ UK and Ireland star parties: a guide to the best stargazing events Star parties are a great way of meeting fellow stargazers. Find out which events are occurring…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Coming back to Solarsphere in 2020 is the very popular and much loved WILL GATER!! Will is going to present his wonderful talk about taking your first steps in nightscape astrophotography. Please read below: Taking your first steps in nightscape astrophotography Nightscape imaging is an area of wide-field astrophotography…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Solarsphere are so excited to make our first guest speaker announcement for 2020… This lovely chap really needs no introduction, but well, lets just say he's a Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford, a Research Fellow, an Author of many books, the co-founder of 'Galaxy Zoo', the…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! The first band to be announced for Solarsphere 2020 will be Saturday’s headliners…. we would like to warmly welcome back the band which will rock your socks off just as they did back in 2018….. the much loved and insanely phenomenal…. ‘ACCESS ALL AREAS’ !!!! [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and…
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Latest update from Solarsphere [ad_1] Ready…….. Steady……… get up early and start the day with a Solarsphere earlybird ticket purchase! Offer ends November 1st….. http://www.solarsphere.events [ad_2] Solarsphere Astronomy and Music Festival Source
