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Fri, 11 May 2012  

Get ready for the Transit of Venus


Sat, 05 May 2012  

Latest meeting videos available


Mon, 30 Apr 2012  

Solar flare caught in the act


Tue, 24 Apr 2012  

Planets and a comet


Tue, 24 Apr 2012  

Aurora alert for Scotland


Fri, 20 Apr 2012  

Lyrid meteors in our skies


Wed, 29 Feb 2012  

Planets, a comet and a supernova


Mon, 20 Feb 2012  

Take a gander at Comet Garradd


Sun, 05 Feb 2012  

Latest meeting videos available


Tue, 24 Jan 2012  

More northern lights possible


Mon, 16 Jan 2012  

Two large new sunspots


Fri, 13 Jan 2012  

Stargazing Live with the SPA


Fri, 30 Dec 2011  

Quadrantids update


Sat, 17 Dec 2011  

Amazing new images of Comet Lovejoy


Tue, 13 Dec 2011  

Watch for the Geminids


Sat, 10 Dec 2011  

Pictures of Saturday's eclipse


Fri, 09 Dec 2011  

Watch Saturday's eclipse


Mon, 05 Dec 2011  

Solar activity increases


Mon, 14 Nov 2011  

Mitton on Hoyle: Meeting videos now online


Mon, 07 Nov 2011  

Finding asteroid 2005 YU55