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As the crew change crisis continues, hundreds of thousands of seaworkers cannot leave their ships and return to their families due to coronavirus. 09 Dec 2020 Night sky highlights - November 2020 Discover what to see in the night sky in November 2020 including two meteor showers and the conjunction of Saturn and the Moon 30 Nov 2020 Night sky highlights - December 2020 Discover what to see in the night sky in December 2020 including the Geminids meteor shower and the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. 31 Oct 2020 The Heavens and their Story In this blog we look at a practical astronomical work written by the husband and wife team of Walter and Annie Maunder. The Maunders worked in the Solar Department of the Royal Observatory Greenwich in the early 1890s. 09 Oct 2020 Queen Elizabeth's Oak: a tree of legend Lying on its side within the historic Greenwich Park is Queen Elizabeth's Oak. Myths and legends surround the tree as thoroughly as the foliage which now covers it. We can only imagine what it has seen in its long past... 26 Sep 2020 Night sky highlights - October 2020 Discover what to see in the night sky in October 2020 including a selection of planets, and two meteor showers 21 Sep 2020 Pastoral care on the waterfront: The work of St Andrew’s Waterside Church Mission In this blog we take a look at a handwritten diary by the clergy of the St Andrew's Waterside Church Mission between 1887-1905. While seamen have faced many dangers and uncertainties at sea, mission societies such as St Andrew's have supported and cared for their welfare through religious services and the provision of books - both at sea and on land. First Prev … Page 22 Page 23 Current page 24 Page 25 Page 26 … Next Last
