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Watch Mid-Kent Astronomical Society Twitter account for confirmed Canterbury Observing Sessions Friday nights and the latest news. See website for more info.

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ISS crew safely splashed down in the Pacific after 5 months in space! This marks the first medical evacuation in the ISS's 26-year history. What a moment! #SpaceStation #SpaceNews


30th Jan we welcome @gregsmyerumsby back to Bredhurst, Kent for another entertaining lecture, this time on mapping other worlds! Do join us: midkentastro.org.uk/?&p=events


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Check out a lovely open cluster of stars that forms the shape of an evergreen tree, right in time for the holiday. bit.ly/48Kd8l6


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Looking to capture the cosmos but have no kit to capture it with? Read through our astrophotography camera guide to help you find the right camera and begin capturing today! bit.ly/3MIxikU


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These tips from an imaging expert on how to shoot and process faint comets will raise your number of astroimaging targets dramatically. bit.ly/4r8jqn6


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We work hard on the @Space_Station, but we also like to relax together. Sometimes we do movie nights in space.

JonnyKimUSA's tweet image. We work hard on the @Space_Station, but we also like to relax together. Sometimes we do movie nights in space.
JonnyKimUSA's tweet image. We work hard on the @Space_Station, but we also like to relax together. Sometimes we do movie nights in space.
JonnyKimUSA's tweet image. We work hard on the @Space_Station, but we also like to relax together. Sometimes we do movie nights in space.

MKAS meeting: Friday 28th Nov, Ian Ridpath will present the Pictures in the Sky: origin & history of the constellations. We often do not know or think about the stories behind names of constellations. Ian will enlighten us. Bredhurst Village Hall ME7 3JZ, 8pm. Non members £5


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Join us for an informal discussion evening with observing (weather permitting) on Friday 14th November midkentastro.org.uk/?&p=events


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Astronomy, NOW! 👀  Look our for the Leonids #meteor shower radiating from the constellation Leo, in the nights of 16-17 & 17-18 Nov! New to meteor watching? Start with our 'How to observe meteor showers' guide 👉sbee.link/3fcdbyqp78 📷 #AstronomyNow /Greg Smye-Rumsby

AstronomyNow's tweet image. Astronomy, NOW! 👀 

Look our for the Leonids #meteor shower radiating from the constellation Leo, in the nights of 16-17 & 17-18 Nov! 

New to meteor watching? Start with our 'How to observe meteor showers' guide 👉sbee.link/3fcdbyqp78

📷 #AstronomyNow /Greg Smye-Rumsby

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Penguin farts on Venus? Is the Universe more like a doughnut or a pancake? Will Dara Ó Briain’s asteroid destroy the Earth? This Monday your SPACE MYSTERIES are answered, with @frysquared and @daraobriain on The Sky at Night. #curiouscases #skyatnight #spacemysteries 🕵️🔍


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Astronomy, NOW! 👀  #Jupiter is burning bright among #Gemini this month. Don't miss this lovely scene as the waning gibbous #Moon passes Jupiter between 9/10 and 10/11 November. More night sky tips in every issue of Astronomy Now magazine! 📷 #AstronomyNow/Greg Smye-Rumsby

AstronomyNow's tweet image. Astronomy, NOW! 👀 

#Jupiter is burning bright among #Gemini this month. Don't miss this lovely scene as the waning gibbous #Moon passes Jupiter between 9/10 and 10/11 November. 

More night sky tips in every issue of Astronomy Now magazine!

 📷 #AstronomyNow/Greg Smye-Rumsby

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JWST makes 1st-ever detection of complex organic molecules around star in galaxy beyond our Milky Way space.com/astronomy/jame…


Friday. 10th May 2024 - 8 p.m. Bredhurst Village Hall Nik Szymanek - Adventures with Robotic Imaging With the many recent developments in this field Nik will enlighten us and illustrate his talk with many new images.


12th April - 8 p.m. Jeremy Phillips - Shooting for the stars Bredhurst Village Hall Astro photographer Jeremy Phillips (FRAS) describes himself as "an Earthling locked in a futile battle with clouds and light pollution".


29thMarch 2024 – 8 p.m. Bredhurst Village Hall Tom Field - Spectroscopy Tom will demystify the science of spectroscopy and explain the art of spectral imaging.


Friday 8th March - 8 p.m. Doug Edworthy, FRAS - All you need to know about telescopes! Bredhurst Village Hall This presentation will suit novices and experienced telescope users alike and will help those thinking of investing in new equipment or upgrading existing systems.


23rd Feb 8 p.m. Bredhurst Village Hall Dr. Jeni Millard - To the South Pole Not our South Pole - one that is nearly 400,000km away, yet just dangerous. Dr Millard will explore our Moon, what we've been up to since Apollo, and modern-day efforts to go there.


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