Seeing Stars

Members of the Society write a monthly article for the Inverness Courier. Original copies of all of these articles can be found below.  

2010

  • August 2010 'A Teapot Full of Stars' - Antony McEwan
  • July 2010 'Against All Odds' - Pauline Macrae
  • June 2010 'Stormy Sun-Day' - Antony McEwan
  • May 2010 'Great Ball of Fire' - Antony McEwan
  • April 2010 'Galaxies and The Monsters Within' - Pauline Macrae
  • March 2010 'The Fleas of the Hunting Dogs' - Rhona Fraser
  • February 2010 'Canine Constellation Coincidences' - Antony McEwan
  • January 2010 'Worlds Above the World We Know' - Pauline Macrae

2009

2008

  • December  'The Fishes Tale' - Pauline Macrae
  • November  'The Ram, the Triangle and The Pleiades' - Rhona Fraser
  • October  'A Dolphin, Arrow and Little Fox' - Antony McEwan
  • September  'The Polestar and The Dragon' - Rhona Fraser
  • August  'Nature's Own Firework Display' - Antony McEwan
  • July  'Space Missions to the Outer Solar System' - Pauline Macrae
  • June  'Missions reveal Planet's Secrets' - Pauline Macrae
  • May  'Naming the Starry Patterns' - Antony McEwan
  • April  'The Lion of the Night Sky' - Pauline Macrae
  • March  'The Twins and The Charioteer' - Pauline Macrae
  • February  'The Crab and The Winter Triangle' - Rhona Fraser
  • January 'Orion Unlimited' - Antony McEwan

2007

  • December  'The Clouds of Orion' - Antony McEwan
  • November  'Galaxy Clusters & The Large Scale Structure of The Universe' - Pauline Macrae
  • October  'Hercules - Globulars Galore!' - Maarten de Vries
  • September  'More Than Maria and Mountains' - Antony McEwan
  • August  'Watching The Summer Triangle' - Rhona Fraser
  • July  'Our Local Star' - Pauline Macrae
  • June  'Life But Not As We Know It' - Pauline Macrae
  • May  'Interplanetary Traffic Jam' - Pauline Macrae
  • April  'Light and Shade' - Antony McEwan
  • March  'Back To The Moon' - Maarten de Vries
  • February  'The Occultation of The Seven Sisters' - Maarten de Vries
  • January  'An Engagement With The Pole Star' - Antony McEwan

2006

  • December  'The Unicorn's Treasure' - Antony McEwan
  • November  'The Mightly Little Cloud' - Maarten de Vries
  • October  'Shifting Curtains In The Sky' - Pauline Macrae
  • September  'Star Light, Star Bright' - Antony McEwan
  • August  'The Teapot At The Centre of The Galaxy' - Maarten de Vries
  • July  'An Electric Light Show in The Sky' - Pauline Macrae
  • June  'The Death of Stars' - Antony McEwan
  • May  'The Birth of New Stars' - Pauline Macrae
  • April  'Big Eyes on The Sky' - Maarten de Vries
  • March  'The Lion's Share' - Antony McEwan
  • February  'Mercury, Messenger of The Gods' - Pauline Macrae
  • January  'A Ring-Side Seat' - Antony McEwan

2005

  • December  'Candlemas Bull' - Maarten de Vries
  • November  'Our Stellar Neighbours' - Antony McEwan
  • October  'Hero Worship' - Pauline Macrae
  • September  'Celestial Instruments' - Antony McEwan
  • August  'Pluto & Charon - The Distant Relatives' - Maarten de Vries
  • July  'Hail, and Farewell!' - Andy Ferguson
  • June  'Here Comes The Sun' - Andy Ferguson
  • May  'Meet The Neighbour' - Andy Ferguson
  • April  'Crustacean Menace Heralds Twilight' - Maarten de Vries
  • March  'The Realm of Galaxies' - Andy Ferguson
  • February  'Orion - A Celestial Signpost' - Maarten de Vries
  • January  'Dog Days in Winter' - Andy Ferguson

2004

  • December  'Four Little Christmas Crackers' - Maarten de Vries
  • November  '...And The First Shall Be Last' - Andy Ferguson
  • October  'A Family Gathering' - Andy Ferguson
  • September  'Chasing The Bears' - Andy Ferguson
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