WEB -
SPACE
This
site is dedicated to astronomy and to current events and discoveries by
astronomers and space scientists. It should be of interest to schools and
Astronomical Societies.
You will find some interesting
links to other sites below and at the bottom of
this page.
The Electronic Journal of the Macclesfield Astronomical
Society
A series of articles by J.H.Thomson
Star
Gazing
- a series of lectures on Astronomy
Solar Neutrino Problem Solved ?
An
international team of researchers at Japan's Super-Kamiokande neutrino
detector claim to have discovered evidence for the oscillation of neutrinos
from one form to another - something which is only possible if the neutrino
has a non-zero mass. The determination of this mass is one of the biggest
challenges in Physics today and should lead to a better understanding of
the processes going on inside the Sun, the mechanisms of supernovae and
the eventual fate and age of the Universe itself. For more details follow
these links:
Total eclipse of the Sun, 11
August 1999 - visible from Europe, Turkey, Iran and India.
This will be the last total eclipse
of the Sun during the current
Millenium. There will be no total solar eclipse in the year 2000, although
there will be two total lunar eclipses, only one of which is visible from
Europe, and four partial eclipses of the Sun, none of which can be seen
from Europe. The next total eclipse of the Sun is on 21 June 2001 and will
be visible from Southern Africa and Madagascar.The 1999 eclipse will probably
be viewed by more people than ever before, as the path of totality passes
through the most densely populated parts of the Continent. Those people
who intend to view the eclipse from British soil need to be sure of a reservation
in Cornwall, which by now is pretty-well booked solid. France is
also reported to be heavily booked as well.
For details of the 1999 and other eclipses see -
Eclipse 99 Notes or Fred
Espenak's Eclipse Page
The History of Cosmic
Ray Research - an article written for the Macclesfield Astronomical
Society Journal
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