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Published on: 2016-04-10
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Geoff Kirby’s passion for astronomy started in 1943 when, as a small child living in bomb shattered London, he watched Nazi ‘Doodlebug’ missiles flying to deliver death and destruction against the backdrop of the night sky in blacked out London. The following seven decades of enthusiasm for the heavens have been captured in this book of six hundred generously illustrated pages. He shares with aspiring, as well as experienced observers of the universe, advice on choosing binoculars and telescopes as well as observing the Moon, Sun, planets, stars and artificial satellites. Geoff has built several telescopes, observatories and camera guiding systems. The emphasis has always been on producing well-performing equipment at low cost using mainly second-hand materials. This has enabled him to study the heavens with substantial equipment on a low budget. He describes his astronomically-themed travels around observatories in the USA and the Canary Islands. This included observing through the huge 660 mm aperture refractor in Washington DC with which the moons of Mars were discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877. Over forty astronomically themed projects are described which can be pursued either individually or by groups of astronomy club members. Many of these projects require nothing more than the unaided eye or binoculars and are suitable for inspiring both children and adults into looking up and enjoying the heavens. The dark hemisphere of Britain’s most famous amateur astronomer, Sir Patrick Moore is illuminated. Racist, misogynist, hater of Germans and fantasist about a ‘dead’ fiancee as well as some of his wartime exploits, Patrick also had a generous hemisphere which left him in old age with insufficient savings to pay for his care until Brian May stepped in. In the last chapters of this entertaining and inspiring book Geoff describes his investigations of astrology and UFOs. There are 450 easy to follow references to guide readers towards other sources of information and inspiration. Company Seven Carl Zeiss Companies History Page The Founders And The Zeiss Company Foundations: From its inception through to the middle 19th century lens making was a craft that was essentially passed on from ... Lucid thoughts making complex science accessible Expandable Habitats and BEAM Installation Animation NASA. The arrival of the inflatable module is a significant achievement for the future of space habitation and ... The Book of Dzyan The Quest for an Original Text of the ... Before the reader proceeds to the consideration of the Stanzas from the Book of Dzyan which form the basis of the present work it is absolutely necessary that he ... The Truth Behind the Moon Landings - Top Documentary Films Documentary debunking the conspiracy theories surrounding the first moon landing. Amid an era of global political suspicion the greatest conspiracy theory of all time ... Telescopes Neil English.net Furthermore comparing the views through the zoom and a much lower profile 7.5mm Parks Gold ocular and Barlow I could see that the images remained calmer for longer ... Walt Whitman and the Earth: A Study in Ecopoetics - The ... Why Whitman? I started college in 1970 the year we celebrated the first Earth Day two years after Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act. Bellevue Seventh-day Adventist Church - Sermons Online Sermons Online. Want to hear selected sermons in audio for download or podcasting? Go to our Media Library section. Below are the text editions of the most recent ... Astronomy Now - Book Reviews On Sale Now! The October 2014 issue of Astronomy Now is on sale! Order direct from our store (free 1st class post & to UK addresses). Astronomy Now is the only ... The Astronomy Events Calendar: Major Star Parties and ... January 16 2016 Regional Meeting of Amateur Astronomers Gardner-Webb University / Ritch Banquet Hall Boiling Springs North Carolina USA The Cleveland ... Gates of Vienna After being taken down twice by Blogger within a single week we got the message: Its Time To Go. Gates of Vienna has moved to a new address:
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