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Earthquake in Spain, Murcia, Lorca
Japan Earthquake Person Finder
Nearby Jupiter – Astronomy for Beginners
Winter Solstice The Shortest Day

Earthquake in Spain, Murcia, Lorca

Posted on 12/05 by Andy Roberts

Murcia is Spain’s most seismically active area and suffered earthquake tremors in 2005 and 1999. It is close to the large faultline beneath the Mediterranean Sea where the European and African continents meet.A Murcia regional government statement said eight people, … Continue reading →

Posted in Spain | Tagged African, african continents, ash, cars, city, cracks, earth, earthquake, earthquake tremors, Euro, Europe, faultline, government statement, Hospital, lorca, Mediterranean, mediterranean sea, movie, Murcia, quakes, regional government, rubble, Spain, television images, youtube |

Japan Earthquake Person Finder

Posted on 11/03 by Andy Roberts

Here’s the person finder application set up by Google for the Japanese earthquake

Posted in Japan | Tagged earth, earthquake, earthquake in japan, Finder, google, Japan, japan earthquake, japanese, japanese earthquake, person, person finder, tsunami |

Nearby Jupiter – Astronomy for Beginners

Posted on 22/09 by Andy Roberts

Astronomy for Beginners Alert I looked up last night at the nearly full moon and saw a very bright star nearby which must be a planet. It was Jupiter, which is currently the closest it ever gets to our own … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy for beginners | Tagged astronomer, astronomy, Astronomy for beginners, Beginers, Cloud, earth, night, planet, proximity, sky, spectacle, telescope |

Winter Solstice The Shortest Day

Posted on 21/12 by Andy Roberts

I’m not exactly sure if the Winter Solstice should be celebrated on the 21st December each year in the Northern Hemisphere, or on the shortest day which could be the 21st or the 22nd. The actual solstice itself, is just … Continue reading →