Author: John

Don't forget the Geminids meteor shower

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On the 13th and 14th December, we’re expecting the best meteor shower of the year. The Geminids are a meteor shower caused by 3200 Phaethon which should result in around 120 to 140 meteors per hour. On top…

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13 November 1969 – Today in Apollo History

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Apollo 12 stories from Newspapers on the 13th November 1969.

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12 November 1969 – Today in Apollo History

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Apollo 12 stories from Newspapers on the 12th November 1969.

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11 November 1969 – Today in Apollo History

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Apollo 12 stories from Newspapers on the 11th November 1969.

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I'm tweeting the Apollo 12 landing… 40 years late

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Just like I did with the Apollo 11 landing, I’m tweeting the Apollo 12 landing 40 years late. I’m using the same account so you can find all the tweets at http://www.twitter.com/apolloecho.

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10 November 1969 – Today in History

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Apollo 12 stories from Newspapers on the 10th November 1969.

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My first "real" attempt at Kite Aerial Photography (KAP)

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Although I’ve done my bit of Aerial Photography, I’ve always wanted to give Kite Aerial Photography (KAP) a go. Back in September I started to acquire a few bits. Since the main component was a kite, I decided…

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Help Noah Biorkman enjoy his early Christmas

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Five year old Noah Biorkman from Michigan, USA is celebrating Christmas this weekend. The reason santa is coming early this year is that Noah is in the finals stages of cancer that he has been fighting since he…

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1122334567895

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I’ve been trying to work it out, but what is so important about the number 1122334567895 anyway?

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First full resolution photo of an Apollo landing site

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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been orbiting the moon for months calibrating it’s instruments and lowering it’s orbit. It is now in a 50km polar orbit about the moon. As with any optics, being closer normally results…

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