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Take a look at my latest YouTube video about the moon in September
August
I blanked out my diary for August for 'fun'. It has been exhausting. The heat and humidity had not been factored into my plans for attending local fairs and events, and certainly not for days on the beach. So far, one afternoon at a fair to enjoy the thrills and spills of sheep racing, a …
July 2025
Moon and Stars - the weather has been kind enough the last couple of weeks to allow a return trip to the lovely cliff top walk I enjoyed at the beginning of the month but this time in the evening to see the moon rise. The full moon was at its lowest point on the …
July 2025
1st July 2025 …and the hottest day of the year so far, and indeed for many years. Even in Devon it is in the high 20s. Drove out this evening for a walk in the shade of a woodland where the temperature was down to 22 C. The bluebell wood in summer had remains of …
Press release re ‘Stargazing for All’ by Karen Hedges
David Strange, Chair of the Norman Lockyer Observatory, expressed delight at being presented with a copy of the new stargazing guide at the local author’s recent launch. Karen Hedges gave a very well received talk at Exeter Central Library followed by the launch of her new book Stargazing for All (ISBN: 9781739123611) . The book …
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Enjoying the fruits of my labours, two months after the book launch :-)
28 June – Astronomy Fair
Come and say hi at the Norman Lockyer Observatory when we hold our annual astronomy fair with speakers including Chris Lintott from the Sky at Night, and many hands on sciency things to do. Lots of trade stands. Refreshments available. I'm working on a nice display about Sir Norman Lockyer to whom we are most …
17 May…Celebration of Sir Norman Lockyer’s 189th Birthday…
The sun shone and the people came to the Norman Lockyer Observatory for a delightful afternoon of music, 'This is your life' presentation, and cake. Member, Bill Hitchings, dressed magnifcently as Sir Norman, was treated to an overview of his life from 'Eamon Andrews' aka Jonathan Milford. Chairman, David Strange, had produced an excellent script …
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    Karen Hedges, gave a very well received talk at Exeter Central Library followed by the launch of her new book Stargazing for All (ISBN: 9781739123611) . The book is available from Winstone’s Bookshop in Sidmouth (which has a wonderful array of beautiful books for young and old) as well as online from Waterstones and Amazon. The book is a guide to stargazing for beginners and for amateur astronomers whose memories may need refreshing from time to time. The book contains illustrations from renowned artist, John Meacham. Karen gave many talks at St Thomas Library in Exeter when former librarian Lee Rawlings ran a monthly science club. She has drawn on her experience with the general public as a telescope presenter and from her previous work in education to produce the book. She is most grateful to Exeter Central Library for hosting the book launch.Â
Karen presented a copy of her book to David Strange, Chair of Norman Lockyer Observatory, who kindly made some positive comments about the outreach work and promotion of the NLO that Karen does. The Norman Lockyer Observatory contains three historic telescopes through which can be seen images as good as any modern telescope …
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