Martin Lunn MBE
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Astronomer, Public Speaker , Historian,
A little ramble through Draco the Dragon theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy #constellations
A little ramble through Draco the Dragon
Draco was known as a dragon and features in many ancient legends, to some ancient Greek astronomers, for example Eratosthenes and Hipparchu...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A little ramble through Draco the Dragon theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy #constellations
Cooke Telescope Tales - Copies of the John Franklin Adams photographs for sale in 1913 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Copies of the John Franklin Adams photographs for sale in 1913
Nature April 10 th 1913 John Franklin Adams photographed the entire night sky between 1904 and 1909 from Godalming in Surrey for the north...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Cooke Telescope Tales - Copies of the John Franklin Adams photographs for sale in 1913 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Schiaparelli and the Milan Observatory in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy #mars
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Schiaparelli and the Milan Observatory in 1873
Nature December 11th 1873 Signor Schiaparelli, Director the Milan Observatory, has been appointed Director of the Florence Observatory in ...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Schiaparelli and the Milan Observatory in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy #mars
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio November 17th 2025 open.spotify.com/episode/2FWX... #astronomy #astronomynews #nightsky
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio November 17th 2025
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November 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - comet Winnecke 1869 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - comet Winnecke 1869
Academy, Saturday 13 th November 1869 Winnecke's Comet. Huggins’ spectral analysis of this comet is well known, and his conclusion ...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - comet Winnecke 1869 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
The Astronomy show on Drystone Radio theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #astronomy #astronomynews
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
Join me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Astronomy show on Drystone Radio theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #astronomy #astronomynews
Cooke Telescope Tales - Occultation of delta3 Taurus observed from Liverpool in 1870 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Occultation of delta3 Taurus observed from Liverpool in 1870
On November 9 th 1870 John Joynson of Waterloo in Liverpool observed an occultation of delta 3 Tauri. Delta 3 is one of the members of the ...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Cooke Telescope Tales - Occultation of delta3 Taurus observed from Liverpool in 1870 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Thomas Cook was allowed to vote in 1837 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Thomas Cook was allowed to vote in 1837
Thomas Cook optician of Stonegate in York was objected to being able to vote in the general election of 1837 by a Mr Graham because he beli...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Cooke Telescope Tales - Thomas Cook was allowed to vote in 1837 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Columbia College Observatory 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Columbia College Observatory in 1873
Nature July 3 rd 1873 We learn that there has been erected a small observatory on the Columbia (U.S.) College campus for educational and...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Columbia College Observatory 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
Another ramble to the gamma quadrant - Next blog on Friday 14th November 2025 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/anot... #astronomy
Another ramble to the gamma quadrant - next blog on November 14th 2025
Many thanks to all the people who look at my blogs. Just to let everyone know that I am back off on another rambling astronomer mission to t...
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October 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Another ramble to the gamma quadrant - Next blog on Friday 14th November 2025 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/anot... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - small observatory for Columbia Campus in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - small observatory for Columbia College in 1873
Nature July 3 rd 1873 We learn that there has been erected a small observatory on the Columbia (U.S.) College campus for educational and...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - small observatory for Columbia Campus in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy
Cooke Telescope Tales - comet of 1882 seen from India with a Cooke telescope theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - comet of 1882 seen from India with a Cooke telescope
The great comet of 1882 was first seen in September of that year and was observed and photographed by astronomers all around the world. Thi...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Cooke Telescope Tales - comet of 1882 seen from India with a Cooke telescope theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Cooke instrument were of the highest quality, but...... theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Cooke instruments were of the highest quality, but....
Cooke Instruments were of the highest quality but by the 1920s with a slump in trade around the world for optical instruments Cooke’s were ...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Cooke Telescope Tales - Cooke instrument were of the highest quality, but...... theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #astronomy #york
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - How to find Uranus in 1865 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy #solarsystem #planets #herschel
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - How to find Uranus in 1865
Astronomical Register February 1865 Sir,- Some of your correspondents have asked for a diagram for the stars near the planet Uranus i...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - How to find Uranus in 1865 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy #solarsystem #planets #herschel
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October 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Leverrier and the French National Observatory in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy #neptune
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Leverrier and the French National Observatory in 1873
Nature, June 19 th 1873 M Leverrier has entered on his new office of Director of the French National Observatory. The Observatory Board...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Leverrier and the French National Observatory in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy #neptune
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #astronomy #astronomynews #nightsky
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
Join me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #astronomy #astronomynews #nightsky
Cooke Telescope Tales - 25 inch Cooke lens tested theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #astronomy #telescope #lens
Cooke Telescope Tales - Cooke 25 inch lens tested
On November 5 th 1867 the 25 inch object glass which had been so long in the making by Thomas Cooke of York was completed. This was the lar...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Cooke Telescope Tales - 25 inch Cooke lens tested theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #astronomy #telescope #lens
Cooke Telscope Tales - Leeds Astronomical Society visits Cooke in 1920 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Leeds Astronomical Society visits Cookes in 1920
On Saturday afternoon October 9 th 1920 members of the Leeds Astronomical Society of which Mr David Booth is president and others visited t...
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October 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Cooke Telscope Tales - Leeds Astronomical Society visits Cooke in 1920 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #astronomy #york
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy -Observations by Lord Rosse theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy #ireland
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Observations by Lord Rosse
Academy Newspaper Saturday 6 th March 1880 Observations of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars made with the Six-foot and Three-foot Ref...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy -Observations by Lord Rosse theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy #ireland
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Cincinnati observatory in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astroonmy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Cincinnati observatory in 1873
Nature, May 15 th 1873 The Cincinnati Observatory founded by Prof. Mitchell, is we learn, to be removed, and established in a manner wor...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Cincinnati observatory in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astroonmy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy- New star catalogue in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy #usnavalobservatory
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - New Star Catalogue in 1873
Nature, March 27 th 1873 The largest catalogue of stars that has ever been published in America is now about to appear from the United S...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy- New star catalogue in 1873 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-li... #astronomy #usnavalobservatory
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio 13th October 2025 open.spotify.com/episode/7IQr... #astronomy #astronomynews #nightsky
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio October 13th 2025
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October 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Occultation of Iapetus observed from Johannesburg in 1963 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #saturn #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Occultation of Iapetus observed from Johannesburg in 1963
On October 17 th 1963 using the 6 inch Cooke telescope at x300 magnification at the Republic Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa ast...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Occultation of Iapetus observed from Johannesburg in 1963 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/cook... #saturn #york
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #astronomy #astronomynews #nightsky
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
Join me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #astronomy #astronomynews #nightsky