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- Stephen Hawking

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Blogs 2024

Spring astrotrip planned.

Blogs 2023

Blogs 2022

Blogs 2021

11 April 2021

A backyard observing run in the night of 11-12 April 2021. STF Double stars and galaxies in Leo, STF double stars in Ursa Major and galaxies in Canes Venatici.

12 April 2021

A backyard observing run in the night of 12-13 April 2021. Struve Double stars and carbon stars in Leo, STF double stars in Camelopardalis and galaxies in Leo.

2 May 2021

A backyard observing run in the night of 2-3 May 2021. STF Double stars, globular clusters and galaxies in Coma Berenices.

Blogs 2020

19 May 2020

A backyard observing run in the night of 19-20 May 2020.
Double stars in Boötes and DSO's in Canes Venatici.

25 May 2020

A backyard observing run in the night of 25-26 May 2020.
Double stars in Boötes and DSO's in Draco.

18 August 2020

A backyard observing run in the night of 18-19 August 2020. Double stars in Lyra, Vulpecula and Cygnus.

10 September 2020

A backyard observing run in the night of 10 September 2020. Double stars and open clusters in Cygnus, carbon stars and an open cluster in Lyra.

13 September 2020

A backyard observing run in the night of 13-14 September 2020. Double stars in Cygnus, carbon stars in Lacerta, Cepheus and Pegasus, and Mars observations.

17 September 2020

A backyard observing run in the night of 17-18 September 2020. Double stars in Cygnus and a few planetary nebulae in Cygnus and Lacerta.

18 September 2020

A backyard observing run in the night of 18-19 September 2020. Double stars in Cygnus and carbon stars in Cassiopeia.

20 September 2020

A backyard observing run in the night of 20-21 September 2020. Double stars & carbon stars in Cygnus and planetary nebulae in Cepheus.

21 September 2020

A backyard observing run in the night of 21-22 September 2020. Carbon stars in Vulpecula, Sagitta, Delphinus, Lyra & Cygnus and double stars in Cepheus.