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Daily Archives: June 30, 2019

21st July Lecture: One Small Step – The legacy of the Apollo programme

Events, NewsBy Martin KennedyJune 30, 2019Leave a comment

21st July 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first moonwalk, when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on another world. For a brief period, the Moon became our first outpost in the wider cosmos before the manned missions ceased in December 1972. In total, only 12 men ever walked on…

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30th June Summer Lecture: How To Take Deep Sky Photos

NewsBy Martin KennedyJune 30, 2019

Summer Lecture 1: How to take deep sky photos with Chris Duffy from 7.00pm. Join us for the start of our ‘SAS Summer Lectures’ as our very own Chris Duffy takes you through: How he has his gear set up, How to take amazing astro images, How to polar align using sharpcap, How to set up…

21st July Lecture: One Small Step: The legacy of the Apollo programme

NewsBy Martin KennedyJune 30, 2019

21st July 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first moonwalk, when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on another world. For a brief period, the Moon became our first outpost in the wider cosmos before the manned missions ceased in December 1972. In total, only 12 men ever walked on…

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