Martin Lunn MBE
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Astronomer, Public Speaker , Historian,
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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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December 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Cooke Telescope Tales - Mr Maw and his two Cooke telescopes theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Mr Maw and his two Cooke telescopes
William Henry Maw (1836 – 1924) was born in Scarborough on December 6 th 1836, when he was growing up he was friends with the sons of Dr Ha...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Cooke Telescope Tales - Mr Maw and his two Cooke telescopes theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/cook... #astronomy #york
A little ramble though 19th century astronomy - Moses Holden and the comet of 1840 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Moses Holden and the comet of 1840
Blackburn Standard Wednesday 4 th March 1840 THE COMET To the Editor of the Blackburn Standard. Sir, —Will you have t...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - temporary observatory near Sydney theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - temporary observatory near Sydney in 1890
Colonies and India Wednesday 21 st May 1890 A temporary observatory is about to be established near Sydney for the purpose of carryin...
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December 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - temporary observatory near Sydney theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - repairs to the Madras Observatory in 1890 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Repairs to the Madras Observatory in 1890
Madras Weekly Mail Wednesday 5 th February 1890 THE MADRAS OBSERVATORY Mr. N. Pogson, C.L.E , Government Astronomer, in sub...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - repairs to the Madras Observatory in 1890 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - comet Coggia 1874 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - comet Coggia 1874
Academy Newspaper Saturday July 11 th 1874 The comet discovered by Coggia on April 13 1874 has during the last fortnight rapidly inc...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Cooke telescope tales - Exhibition of the phonograph in York theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/cook...
Cooke telescope tales - Exhibition of the Phonograph in York
At this time of year Christmas music is being played everywhere, but a long time ago before music was available online or on a CD there was...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Cooke telescope tales - Exhibition of the phonograph in York theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/cook...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio December 1st 2025
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December 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
A littlhttps://theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-little-ramble-through-19th-century.htmle ramble through 19th century astronomy - S Delphinus in 1865 #astronomy #manchester
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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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December 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Cooke Telscope Tales - Accident at the Cooke factory theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Accident at the Cooke factory
On December 28 th 1866 the son of Mr W Tindall printer of Fulford Road, York an apprentice with Messrs Cooke and Sons Opticians, of this ci...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Cooke Telscope Tales - Accident at the Cooke factory theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/12/cook... #astronomy #york
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - spectra of comets theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - spectra of comets
Nature January 8 th 1874 On the spectra of Comets Here is a summary of comet spectra by H Vogel published in Poggendorffs Annalen I...
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November 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - spectra of comets theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through Equuleus the Little Horse theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through Equuleus the Little Horse
A small constellation situated between the head of Pegasus the Flying Horse and Delphinus the Dolphin. Equuleus is one of the original 48 co...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A little ramble through Equuleus the Little Horse theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
Cooke Telescope Tales - New telescope for Tynemouth in 1858 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - New Cooke telescope for Tyemouth in 1858
On the 20th December 1858 Dr Matthews from Tynemouth ordered a telescope of 4 inch aperture, plus a polished brass tube, a finder, four eyep...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cooke Telescope Tales - New telescope for Tynemouth in 1858 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Leyton Observatory records 1862-64 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Leyton Observatory records 1862-1864
Astronomical Register January 1866 Leyton Astronomical Observations A quarto volume of about 120 pages has been published by the...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Leyton Observatory records 1862-64 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
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November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Andromedid meteors seen from Caribbean in 1891 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Andromedid meteors seen from the Caribbean Sea in 1891
Mr Boraston on the steamer Don on the night of November 23/24 1891 made observations of Andromedid meteors while crossing the Caribbean Sea...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Andromedid meteors seen from Caribbean in 1891 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
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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 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Cooke Telescope Tales - drawings of Venus in 1901 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - drawings on Venus in 1901
A drawing of Venus was made at the observatory of Mr Chatwood at Worsley, Manchester in 1901 using his 9.75 inch Thomas Cooke & Sons telesc...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Cooke Telescope Tales - drawings of Venus in 1901 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - French Astronomical Literature theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - French Astronomical Literature
Astronomical Register January 1866 We observe and announce Le journal de ciel: Astronomie pour tous .- This is a quarterly periodical, p...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - French Astronomical Literature theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-li... #astronomy
Cooke Telescope Tales - Will Hay observes nova Puppis 1942 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
Cooke Telescope Tales - Will Hay observes nova Puppis in 1942
Will Hay is best remembered as a comedian of the stage and in films in the 1930s and 1940s. He was also a very competent astronomer who disc...
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November 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Cooke Telescope Tales - Will Hay observes nova Puppis 1942 theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2025/11/cook... #astronomy #york
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
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio November 17th 2025
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November 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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