Plate I - Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) As it moves away from the sun

Plate II - Danebury Meteorite, estimated impact between 800 B.C - 50 B.C. 30 grams

Plate III - Lovell telescope

Plate IV - The Leo Triplet, 3 galaxies about 35 million light years away. M65 and M66 were discovered in 1780 by Charles Messier, and NGC 3628 four years later by William Herschel

Plate V - Sir Isaac Newtons Manor, surrounded still by apple trees. Born in 1643

Plate VI - A southern view of the stars from Sir Isaac Newtons Manor

Plate VII - St Albans Cathedral, home of Wallingfords astronomical clock and his place of work

Plate VIII - Potential grave marking of Richard of Wallingford

Plate IX - Recreation of Wallingfords clock, the original being destroyed during Henry VIII’s reformation of the Abbey

Plate X - Mechanical drawing of Wallingfords clock, originally built in 1327

Plate XI - Flaming Star Nebula/IC 405, emission and reflection nebula surrounding star AE Aurgae. Measures roughly 5 light years across

Plate XII - One Mile Telescope

Plate XIII - Bay window from which Jeremiah Horrocks recorded the transit of Venus across the sun

Plate XIV - Stained glass window depicting Horrocks viewing the transit of Venus in 1639

Plate XV - The sun imaged through a helioscope with the viewing screen replaced with photographic paper

Plate XVI - Barwell Meteorite, observed fall 24th December 1965 - 44 kilograms

Plate XVII - Arcminute Microkelvin Imager (AMI) duel array radio telescope

Plate XVIII - Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant - An exploded star

Plate XIX - A section of Avebury Stone Circle built and altered between 2850 B.C. - 2200 B.C. Can be used to track the time of year

Plate XX - Danebury Meteorite - night

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