We’ll dive straight in to see how Lt James Cook would have done this in the 1770s....
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Before we calculate our Latitude (in the next post in this series) we have one vital concept...
In this first post, we’ll cover what latitude is. In the second one, we’ll deduce our latitude,...
Whilst the excellent astronomy software Stellarium is most probably used ‘interactively’ (as in using the mouse and...
As in scientific units of measurement. Some of them still puzzle me to this day. How Bright...
This is directly following on from the earlier Midday is almost never 12:00 post. You may have...
So, check this out: here in Melbourne the exact middle of the day (aka midday) is almost...
I’m going to embark on some Astronomy Basics posts. I’ll be using the excellent free software Stellariuim,...
As presented on Saturday June 20th 2009 by me! At Williamstown Library International Year of Astronomy 2009...
There’s only a handful of podcasts I have on my must get list each week. One of...