Mills Observatory
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Mills Observatory
@MillsObs
Britain’s first purpose-built public observatory, located on the summit of Balgay Hill. Featuring a planetarium, amazing telescopes and a shop.
Dundee, Scotland Katılım Haziran 2013
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Halley's Comet, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. The comet was seen over the skies of England in April of 1066
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A great little graphic demonstrating the length of days on different planets.
Curiosity@CuriosityonX
How long is a day on Each Planet?
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More than 400 years ago, Galileo Galilei proposed that mass does not affect the speed with which an object falls. Now, using the world's largest vacuum chamber at NASA, we can confirm this fundamental principle of physics. x.com/i/status/20317…
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We are delighted to be hosting the UoD's 8th Physics Science Fair @MillsObs on Saturday 21st March from 2:30pm onwards. Amongst the exhibits we'll have "banana keyboard", "magnetic loops" and "fun with fusion". No admission fee, no booking required - just turn up - all welcome.
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⚡️This is the clearest image ever taken of Saturn’s North Pole.
A perfect hexagonal storm is raging for decades now and it is over 30,000km across.
First spotted by Voyager 1 back in 1980s.
📷 NASA
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The mathematics present through our universe never cease to amaze.
Black Hole@konstructivizm
Saturn's north pole is a perfect hexagonal storm! Earth is about 12,700 km wide. This hexagon is nearly 30,000 km across. You could drop two whole Earths inside this storm and they still wouldn't touch the sides. A geometric masterpiece raging at the top of the world. NASA
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Just awesome. Nature’s precision at the edge of the world.
Photo: Aman Chokshi
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica
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Obviously, this all depends on the weather and the forecast for the next few evenings does not bode well for viewing. Overcast and drizzly conditions are expected with very few breaks in the cloud cover. If you are planning a visit to the observatory, please bear this in mind...
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Mercury, Saturn, Venus and Neptune will be either too faint or too close to the horizon, making viewing impossible. Shortly after sundown they will also set below the horizon. Mars is not visible either as it is too close to the Sun..........
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The only visible planets will be Jupiter and Uranus, though the latter will be extremely difficult to locate given its current location and faintness in the night sky. Other visible bodies will be the Moon and the constellations.....
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We would like to clarify what planets will be visible from the observatory over the next few days and into next week, if weather permits of course, as there appears to be some confusion.....
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A stunning capture of the Italian peninsula seen from space.
Earth@earthcurated
Italy as seen from Space on a rare clear day.
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