picture- Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B

This Binary system is the closest to our
solar system

Famous Astronomers-Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemy was born in AD 90 and died in AD 168. He lived in Alexandria and not many details are known about him.

Ptolemy made many discoveries, but many estimates, which are quite close to what it actually is. He also studied geography and mathematics. He was interested in astrology and soon became an astrologer.

well I'm afraid that's it. Sorry it was short, but I struggled to find details. I might edit this in the short future.
Well tomorrow, we will be talking about Brian Cox.

Picture-The centre of the Galaxy

The picture of the day as chosen by Max Stockton!

Famous Astronomers-Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus was born on the 19th of February 1473 and died on the 24th of may 1543 aged 70. His mother was Barbara Watzenrode and his father was Nicolaus Copernicus- he was named after his father.

He went to several universities including the University of Krakow.

Copernicus discovered many things that laid down the basics of astronomy such as heliocentrism (that the planets revolved around the sun, not the earth) and also did Copernicus law.

He ended up dying  of apoplexy and paralysis.

well thats it, Sorry it was short, i couldn't find much information. Tune in tommorow for a new astronomer ;)

Picture- Earth at night!

all the lights are from buildings, lamp posts and other sources!

Famous astronomers- stephen hawking

Stephan hawking was born on the 8th of January 1942. He is still alive today aged 71. He was born in Oxford. He mother was Isobel Hawking and father was Frank Hawking. He has two sisters, Phillipa and Mary and an adopted brother, Edward. He went to Oxford university in 1959. He was diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21 and given 2 years to live. 

He got married to Jane Wilde and had two sons, Robert in 1969 and timothy in 1979.He also has a daughter called Lucy born in 1970. His discoveries include Hawking radiation and singularity Theorems. He has won many awards such as the Albert Einstein award, Copley medal, the Wolf prize and many more. 

He has published a few books such as a brief history of time. 

well that's it for today, remember to check in tomorrow, where Copernicus will be making an appearance!

Picture-An exoplanet

Going back to the first post with an artists conception of one.

An exoplanet