Martin Lunn MBE
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Cooke Telescope Tales - observatory and telescope for sale in Liverpool in 1885
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Cooke Telescope Tales - observatory and telescope for sale in Liverpool in 1885
Pall Mall Gazette, Friday 2 nd January 1885 Â Â ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY WITH Â TELESCOPE AND APPOINTMENTS COMPLETE. Â To be SOLD...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - Sunderland Scientific Exhibition 1882
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Cooke Telescope Tales - Sunderland Scientific Exhibition 1882
Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette Friday 17 th February 1882  The Sunderland Scientific and Industrial Exhibition The exhi...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - John Danksen and the Patrickhill Observatory
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Cooke Telescope Tales - John Dansken and the Patrickhill Observatory
John Dansken who was born in Glasgow in 1836 was by profession a surveyor and an enthusiastic amateur astronomer who built an observatory a...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - TW Backhouse and comet Swift 1892
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Cooke Telescope Tales - TW Backhouse and comet Swift 1892
TW Backhouse of Sunderland using his 4.5 inch Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope reports on comet Swift 1892. He says that there appeared to be l...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio April 20th 2026
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio April 20th 2026
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Uranus and Neptune in 1875
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Uranus and Neptune in 1875
Academy, Saturday 16 th October 1875 The Satellites of Uranus and Neptune.— Since the completion of the great Washington refractor of tw...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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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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Cooke telescope Tales - telescope for Brighton in 1857
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Cooke Telescope Tales - telescope for Brighton in 1857
In 1857 Charles Howell (1783-1867) of Hove, Brighton purchased a 6.25 inch Thomas Cooke of York telescope, it was similar in design to t...
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - satellites of saturn in 1875
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A little ramble through Leo Minor the Lesser Lion
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A little ramble through Leo Minor the Lesser Lion
The smaller Lion designated by Johannes Hevelius in 1687, located between Ursa Major and Leo. Leo Minor hardly merits a separate name as th...
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Cooke Telescope tales - John Robertson of Coupar Angus 18309-1920
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Cooke Telescope Tales - John Robertson of Coupar Angus 1830-1920
John Robertson of Coupar Angus 1830-1920 owned a fine Thomas Cooke of York 3 inch refractor telescope. His interest in astronomy began in 1...
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Stars, saturn and Photography
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Stars, Saturn and photographs
Academy, Saturday 19 th June 1875 Â Royal Astronomical Society (Friday, June 11). Professor Adams, President, in the Chair. A paper ...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - transit of Mercury observed in 1878 from Peeblesshire
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Cooke Telescope Tales - transit of Mercury observed in 1878 from Peeblesshire
Robert Mathison of Innerleithen Peeblesshire observed the Transit of Mercury on May 6 th 1878 using a Thomas Cooke of York 4.1 inch telesco...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio April 13th 2026
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The Astronomy Show April 13th 2026
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Cooke telescope tales - sunspots observed from Thornton in Craven in early 1860s
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Cooke Telescope Tales - sunspots observed from Thornton in Craven in early 1860s
On December 14 th 1864 Thomas Wilson of Thornton in Craven using a 4.25 inch Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope observed a solitary spot on the ...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - the star Lalande 19662 in Sextants in 1875
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - The star Lalande 19662 in Sextans in 1875
Nature, May 13 th 1875 The star Lalande 19662 in Sextans- Mr J E Gore, of Umballa, Punjab, directs attention to the probable variabili...
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - shadows of Jupiter's satellites in the 1870s
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - shadows of jupiter's satellites in the 1870s
Academy, Saturday 16 th January 1875  Shadows of Jupiter's Satellites—During the last four years Mr. Burton has frequently observed tha...
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Cookie Telescope Tales - Transit of Mercury observed from Liverpool in 1868
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Cooke Telescope Tales - Transit of Mercury observed from Liverpool in 1868
George Williams using a 4.25 inch Cooke & Sons telescope observed the transit of Mercury on November 5 th 1868 from 2, Devonshire Road, Pri...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - telescope for Peckham in 1865
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Cooke Telescope tales - telescope for Peckham in 1865
In April 1865 William Bolger Gibbs (1834-1925) of Talford Road, Peckham purchased a 4 inch telescope from Thomas Cooke & Sons York, a littl...
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A little ramble through Leo the Lion
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A little ramble through Leo the Lion
Leo the Lion is a fantastic spring constellation, its one of the few constellations that looks like the figure it is supposed to represent. ...
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - European Observatories in 1874
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - European observatories in 1874
Nature, October 8th 1874 France, Germany and Austria are vying with each other in astronomical activity. In the grounds of the Paris Obse...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - astrophotography in Newcastle in 1890
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Cooke Telescope Tales - astrophotography in Newcastle in 1890
In 1890 Lawrence Richardson of Newcastle on Tyne using a 4.5 inch Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope undertook some research into astronomical ph...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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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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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Mars in 1877
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Mars in 1877
Academy, Saturday 18 th December 1875 The Opposition of Mars, 1877.—The Astronomer Royal has given a chart of the path of Mars in 1877, ...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - in 1865 even a Cooke telescope clould not see through trees
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Cooke Telescope Tales - in 1865 even a Cooke telescope could not see through trees
Mt T H Waller of York in 1865 and using a 4.75 inch Cooke telescope was trying to observe the satellites of Jupiter when unfortunately, the...
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - possible solar observatory in Potsdam in 1874
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - possible solar observatory for Potsdam in 1874
Nature, September 17 th 1874 The German Government has determined upon the erection of a Sun Observatory upon a large scale at Potsdam. ...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - Saturn observed from Sunderland in 1890
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Cooke Telescope Tales - Saturn observed from Sunderland in 1890
Dr J Haswell, Grange Terrace, Sunderland in 1890Â Observed the spot on Saturn that had been seen by Dr Terby in March 1890. He saw the sp...
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A little ramble through Lacerta the Lizard
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - new observatory in South America in 1874
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - new observatory in South America in 1874
Academy Saturday 19 th December 1874  —M. Gonzalez, the Director of the National Observatory of Columbia, is about to establish a priva...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio 30th March 2026
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio March 30th 2026
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The Full Egg Moon in April
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The Full Egg Moon on April 2nd
On April 2nd there will be a full moon, this is nothing strange as there is a full moon each month. They all have there own names. Today th...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - the star cluster in sobiueski's shield in 1869 and 1870
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Cooke Telescope Tales - sale of large achromtic telescope in 1871
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Cooke Telescope tales - sale of a large achromatic telescope in 1871
The great refractor by Thomas Cooke and Sons oy York, which was shown at the International Exhibition of 1871 was sold by auction by Messrs ...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio March 9th 2026https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mvphSQWJj3OvnZQKhwyBO?si=76171cf537804073
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Cooke Telescope Tales - occultation of Saturn observed from South Africa in 1920
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Cooke Telescope Tales - occultation of Saturn observed from South Africa in 1920
Occultation of a Star by Saturn on March 14 th 1920 made at Rondebosch, South Africa using a 6 inch Thomas Cooke telescope by W Reid, C. L...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - aurora in 1874
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - aurora in 1874
Academy, Saturday 28 th February 1874 Â Professor Domenico Cipolletti has drawn attention, in the Nazione, to the coincidence of the time...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - telescopes for Carlisle in 1857 and 1858
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Cooke Telescope Tales - telescopes for carlisle in 1857 and 1858
In February 1857 William Day of Carlisle who was headmaster at the Christchurch Boys School in Carlisle purchased a 4.25 inch portable equa...
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Cooke Telescope Tales - telescope for Manchester in 1860s
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Cooke telescope Tales - telescope for Manchester in 1860s
Eddowes Bowman 1810-1869 was born in Nantwich in Cheshire and although he considered going into an engineering profession but his career to...
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Cooke telescope tales - T W Backhouse and two comets
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Cooke Telescope Tales - T W Backhouse and two comets
On the 27 th September 1892 about 15hrs 30 mins GMT comet Brooks (c1892) had a tail 10 degrees long, pointing at an angle of 280 degrees. ...
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A little ramble through the winter sky - Gemini the Twins
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A little ramble thbrough the winter sky - Gemini the Twins
An ancient constellation, Gemini a winter group represents a pair of twins holding hands. They are Castor and Pollux members of the crew o...
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A little ramble through Indus the Indian
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A little ramble through Indus the Indian
Another southern hemisphere constellation created by Petrus Plancius in 1598 based on observations by Pieter Keyser and Frederick de Houtma...
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio March 2nd 2026
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio March 2nd 2026
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Cooke telecope tales - telescope to steel maker in Sheffield in 1858
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Cooke Telescope Tales - telescope to steel maker in Sheffield in 1858
The steel manufacturer and merchant Charles Daniel Doncaster from Broomhall Park, Sheffield purchased from Thomas Cooke & Sons in 1858 a 3....
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Vulcan
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A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Vulcan
The Observatory April 20 th 1877 Notwithstanding the incessant watch kept up for three days in various parts of the world, no news of th...
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A little ramble through astronomy in Yorkshire - Easter
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Cooke telescope tales - telescope for Rugby in 1858
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Cooke Telescope Tales - telscope for Rugby in 1858
In 1858 C. Evan of Rugby purchased a 4.5 inch Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope. The telescope had a focal length of 78 inches. It was mounted ...
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