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'Out with the camera, my senses are heightened' – behind the lens with Paul Haworth
Discover the vibrant nocturnal world of East Anglian astrophotographer Paul Haworth, shortlisted in 2024's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition
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Windrush histories: memories of moving to the UK
Shirley Fox shares her memories of moving to the UK, in a special oral history marking 75 years since the Empire Windrush's arrival in Britain
National Fishing Remembrance Day
Maritime welfare charities have joined forces to support a new annual National Fishing Remembrance Day for those who have lost their lives while fishing at sea
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Seeing the sound of a black hole: the story of Black Echo
How do you picture something that is invisible and inaudible to humans? Artist and photographer John White has the answer
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Behind the lens with Monika Deviat
Dancer, educator, heavy metal fan and astrophotographer, discover more about the Aurorae winner of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023
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Andromeda, Unexpected - how three amateur astronomers and astrophotographers changed our view of the Universe
Learn about the brand-new discovery that earned Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty the title of Astronomy Photographer of the Year – and a place in the science books 
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'To the ends of the Earth': an astrophotographer's hunt for a clear night sky
How far would you travel for a clear night sky? Derek Horlock's passion for astrophotography takes him all around the world
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The James Webb Space Telescope’s first year of images
Royal Observatory astronomer Julienne Hisole looks back on what we’ve learnt from the pioneering space telescope’s first 12 months of observing
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Noctilucent clouds: what are they and when can you see them?
Discover more about the astronomy phenomenon that makes clouds appear to glow at night 
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Dickens’s Dictionary of the Thames 1892: a fluvial miscellany
In this blog we look at a small volume packed with a plethora of facts and figures about the late Victorian River Thames compiled by Charles Dickens junior