Welcome to the Spacepod.

	Welcome to the Spacepod. A message from the Spacepod Commander: "This web site is to provide information for non-scientists who find themselves having to teach some astronomy. It was inspired by work that I have done with Dumfries Astronomy Society in taking Cub and Brownie Packs for their Astronomer and Star Gazer badges. I hope it can be used by Scout, Brownie and Cub leaders and youth groups everywhere." About the Commander. 40 Years since Apollo The space folk band Arbelos is celebrating 40 years of Apollo, including a free Christmas single to remember 1968 when Apollo 8 broadcast a Christmas message from the Moon. You can download your free copy at www.arbelos.eu. Watch out for more Apollo music as 2009 progresses.
Menu About the Stars About the Planets About the Sun About the Moon Star Maps from the Spacepod Astrogation Console. Badges for Cubs, Scouts and Brownies. Spacepod Mission Logs Meet the Spacepod crew on their voyages of exploration. Special: 40th anniversary video for our favourite space toy. Communicate with the Commander!	Why not let me teach you astronomy on the web at the New Curiosity Shop?

Space Links: Dumfries Astronomy Society where it all began. The Astronomer Royal for Scotland - Scotland's chief outreach astronomer, Professor John Brown. The Space pages of the BBC Starchaser - the UK's manned space programme.	Yuri's Night NASA TV How to align an equatorial telescope in the southern hemisphere: A tricky business beautifully explained on this South African site.

Help support this site and get some cool NASA space stuff at the Space Store.	Did you know that 1 in 4 Apollo astronauts were left-handed, twice the usual number in the general population? Try 'Anything Left-handed' for your left-handed moon-walking requirements.
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