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Midway Moon

 posted: Today, Sunday, 2012 Jan 29 at 07:24
 tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2012, Moon, Kos Coronaios.

Kos Coronaios images the Moon midway between our two evening stars, Venus and Jupiter.

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Suburban Moon and planets (2012 Jan 27)

 posted: Yesterday, Saturday, 2012 Jan 28 at 15:41
 tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2012, Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Kos Coronaios.

The growing crescent Moon setting side-by-side with Venus, lorded over by Jupiter.

(photo: Moon and Venus. Stellenbosch. 2012 January 27. Auke Slotegraaf.)

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Crescent Moon and Evening Star

 posted: Two days ago, on Friday, 2012 Jan 27 at 09:43
 tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2012, Moon, Kos Coronaios.

Kos Coronaios captures the setting crescent Moon accompanied by Venus.

(photo: Moon and Venus. Limpopo. 2012 January 26. Kos Coronaios.)

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The telescope of Nigel Observatory

 posted: 12 days ago, on Tuesday, 2012 Jan 17 at 09:33
 tags: astronomy, observing equipment, history, telescopes, observatories, Martin Lyons, photo diary.

In 2011, Luciano Pazzi decided to close down Nigel Observatory (see MNASSA, 2011 Jan-Feb edition). The instrumentation is now safely in the hands of Martin Lyons, and I went along yesterday to see this historic beast.

(photo: The equatorial mount ex-Nigel Observatory. 2012 January 15.)

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Bloody hell

 posted: 13 days ago, on Monday, 2012 Jan 16 at 16:36
 tags: Stellenbosch, photo diary.

Temperatures soar in Stellenbosch and the Western Cape.

(photo: (left) Stellenbosch (right) Paarl, via Danie Cronje)

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Evening Star setting (2012 Jan 15)

 posted: 13 days ago, on Monday, 2012 Jan 16 at 08:08
 tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Venus, Kos Coronaios, Southern Sky Highlights.

(photo: Venus setting (2012 Jan 15), imaged by Kos Coronaios)

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Ribbetjies in die Spur - lekker

 posted: 15 days ago, on Saturday, 2012 Jan 14 at 12:26
 tags: photo diary, Stellenbosch.

(photo: Bulle kom kuier. Ribbetjies in die Spur. Lekker)

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First Full Moon for 2012

 posted: 19 days ago, on Tuesday, 2012 Jan 10 at 12:34
 tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2012, Moon, Kos Coronaios.

Kos Coronaios captures the rising of the first Full Moon of the year.

(photo: Full Moon rising in Limpopo. 2012 January 09. Kos Coronaios.)

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Bright ISS flyby

 posted: 21 days ago, on Sunday, 2012 Jan 08 at 21:48
 tags: astronomy, constellations, astrophotography, space craft, Kos Coronaios.

Kos Coronaios images a bright flyby of the ISS, despite being challenged by the Moon.

(photo: ISS flyby 2012 Jan 08. Kos Coronaios.)

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Where to find Comet Lovejoy

 posted: 41 days ago, on Monday, 2011 Dec 19 at 22:45
 tags: astronomy, comets.

Comet Lovejoy wowed early-morning observers last month. It has since faded rapidly and is now a deep-southern faint fuzzy.

[update Jan 17, 10:01] Kos Coronaios images the comet on Monday morning, Jan 16, from Louis Trichardt

finder chart for Comet Lovejoy

(photo: Comet Lovejoy, Louis Trichardt, South Africa. January 16. By Kos Coronaios.)

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The Moon and Jupiter (2012 January 03)

 posted: 25 days ago, on Wednesday, 2012 Jan 04 at 12:15
 tags: astronomy, Southern Sky Highlights 2012.

The Moon and Jupiter together in the evening sky.

(photo: The Moon and Jupiter (2012 January 03))

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New Year's 2011 at Hermann and Joy's

 posted: 28 days ago, on Sunday, 2012 Jan 01 at 10:26
 tags: photo diary, Bertus Kock, Hermann Swart.

(photo: A magical New Year's dinner, 2011-2012)

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Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070)

 posted: 28 days ago, on Sunday, 2012 Jan 01 at 08:49
 tags: astronomy, deep sky, astrophotography, LMC/SMC, Dale Liebenberg.

Dale Liebenberg has produced a stunning almost 3D image of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

(photo: NGC 2070, Tarantula Nebula, by Dale Liebenberg.)

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My 2011 in pics

 posted: 29 days ago, on Saturday, 2011 Dec 31 at 17:11
 tags: photo diary.

(photo: A photo-chronology of 2011. Thanks to everyone for taking part!)

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Southern sky highlights for 2012

 posted: 29 days ago, on Saturday, 2011 Dec 31 at 00:21
 tags: astronomy, Southern Sky Highlights 2012, outreach, almanack, astronomy media, Southern Sky News.

All the cool things to see during 2012 in a handy two-page spread.

(photo: Download your free PDF of the Stargazing Highlights for 2012 - the best sights in the southern skies for the year)

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Sunset visibility of comet Lovejoy

 posted: 35 days ago, on Sunday, 2011 Dec 25 at 16:46
 tags: astronomy, comets, Ed Foster, Kos Coronaios.

First evening pics of Comet Lovejoy? The comet is now below naked-eye visibility as it approaches the south celestial pole. Download a detailed finder chart (Jan 04-10) to pick it up.

(photo: Finder chart for Comet Lovejoy, evening sky, Jan 02-06)

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South Africa rocks! (1 of 5)

 posted: 42 days ago, on Sunday, 2011 Dec 18 at 08:44
 tags: atheism, religion.

Based on the 2001 census, the number of South African non-believers is compared to the number of Dutch Reformed Church members.

(photo: Data from 2001 ZA Census)

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December meeting of the CMC

 posted: 48 days ago, on Monday, 2011 Dec 12 at 08:03
 tags: magic, College of Magic, Cape Magicians Circle.

Some pics from the last meeting for 2011 of the Cape Magician's Circle, at the College of Magic in Cape Town.

(photo: CMC meeting, December 2011)

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Installation art, Stellenbosch 2011

 posted: 48 days ago, on Monday, 2011 Dec 12 at 06:55
 tags: Stellenbosch, photo diary.

Some captivating pieces of art are on display in the streets of Stellenbosch.

(photo: Outside PJ Olivier Kunssentrum)

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Myths and the 7.5 million

 posted: 51 days ago, on Friday, 2011 Dec 09 at 21:17
 tags: atheism, supernatural, religion.

What about you?

(photo: What myths do you see?)

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All the cool things to see during 2012 in a handy two-page spread.

cool stargazing events

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