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St Helena and Venus (the planet, not the goddess of love)

Posted on 6 June, 2012 by

It’ll be 105 years before anyone on Earth sees another transit of Venus, when the planet passes in front of the sun. And the one that happened on the night of 5/6 June 2012 was not visible from St Helena. … Continue reading →

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There’s gold in them stars

Posted on 4 May, 2012 by

The way the old saying has it, all that glisters is not gold. But in the case of the stars over St Helena, it seems the saying is wrong. The astronomer who came to “audit” the island’s night sky in … Continue reading →

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Astronomer snaps night of a thousand stars (eventually)

Posted on 30 April, 2012 by

This is a picture of the night sky over St Helena – and it nearly wasn’t taken. Astronomer Steve Owens had travelled from Scotland see whether the island could qualify as an International Dark Sky Place, to encourage star-gazing tourism. … Continue reading →

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Looking up: a star role for St Helena tourism?

Posted on 13 April, 2012 by

Cosmic news: not only have officials been surveying all the land on St Helena, but now an astronomer is on his way to survey the sky. The stars above Diana’s Peak could become another “national park” in all but name, attracting … Continue reading →

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