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On 29 July 2021, more than four centuries after the invention of the telescope, the man who initiated a revolution in astronomy was finally honoured with a life-sized bronze statue. In the herb garden
This month marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, a cornerstone of modern astronomical science. Founded in 1675, this grand institution is known as the home of Greenwich Mean
On 23 July 1999, Space Shuttle Columbia launched its heaviest-ever payload: the Chandra X-ray Observatory, a new flagship telescope for NASA. It is the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope, capable o
The Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76Ha refractor is a fresh new addition to the well-known manufacturer’s telescope line-up and its first venture into dedicated hydrogen-alpha instruments. The spec is highly
The first Astronomer Royal plotted out the constellations and mapped the heavens
Galaxies come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. They can be broadly classified as spiral, elliptical or irregular, but each of these still leaves plenty of scope for variety. Take, for instance, the s