Apr.19, 2021

Ingenuity Takes One small Flight

"We have lift off", or so it might have been said in days gone by, but such a phrase could aptly have been coined when Ingenuity - NASA's small helicopter drone, took to the thin Martian air on April 18th - 2021...around breakfast time BST. Having located a suitable piece of Martian ground in proximity to the initial landing site, Percy dropped off its small 'cling on' companion late last month. Since then scientists have been conducting tests in readiness for the first flight. [Read more about Ingenuity Takes One small Flight]

By Mark D
Mar.28, 2021

Perseverance - Update

NASA's Mars rover, Perseverance, or Percy for short, has now been on Mars for almost 40 Sols and appears to be functioning satisfactory. Attention, however will soon turn to the small 'helicopter drone'- Igenuity, attached to Percy in readiness for the first unmanned flight on another world.  [Read more about Perseverance - Update ]

By Mark D
Mar.27, 2021

Still the Way Ahead?

I guess so...for the foreseeble future.  [Read more about Still the Way Ahead?]

By Mark D
Feb.28, 2021

Society subscriptions 2021 - still on hold

Just a reminder that society subs for the coming year will be void. 

 
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By Mark D
Feb.28, 2021

Will Perseverance Pay Off?

NASA's latest Mars rover, Perseverance, has successfully landed on Mars following a nail biting descent into Jezero crater; hope you watched it. Its mission will shortly commence in earnest, but what will Perseverance discover? Will it stay the distance?  Will its clingon fly? All these questions, and hopefully numerous others, are going to be answered over the coming year...or so.  [Read more about Will Perseverance Pay Off?]

By Mark D
Feb.26, 2021

The Way Ahead

The roadmap to freedom has been laid out by the government, but will we be able to meet sooner ... or later. [Read more about The Way Ahead]

By Mark D
Feb.14, 2021

Spring Society Meetings and Observatory Open Nights.

There will be no formal society meeting in March or April ... [Read more about Spring Society Meetings and Observatory Open Nights. ]

By Mark D
Jan.18, 2021

Online Night Scenes 2021- Final Reminder

You can still download Paul Money's excellent Night Scenes almanac for 2021, but on PDF or Kindle e book format only. Details are as follows..

 
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By Mark D
Jan.18, 2021

Society subscriptions 2021 - on hold

Just a reminder that society subs for the coming year will be void. 

 
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By Mark D
Jan.17, 2021

Society Meetings and Observatory Open Nights.

Due to the ongoing Covid lockdown restrictions there will be no society meeting in February and most likely March.   [Read more about Society Meetings and Observatory Open Nights. ]

By Mark D

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