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 Observer's Challenge - The Eclipses of Algol
Observer's Challenge - The Eclipses of Algol
Tracie Louise Heywood, 2021 Jan 06
Winter Webinars - this week Recovering the UK’s next meteorite
BAA winter webinars
2020 Dec 17
Observer's Challenge - Jupiter/Saturn Conjunction
Observer's Challenge - Jupiter/Saturn Conjunction
Mike Foulkes, 2020 Dec 03
Very Favourable Return of the Geminid Meteor Shower
Our richest annual meteor shower
John Mason, 2020 Dec 01
December 08 Stellar Occultation by Comet 29P
Probing the bizarre Comet 29P system from afar
Richard Miles, 2020 Nov 30
A chance to spot some Leonid meteors
The peak of this year's Leonid meteor shower occurs on November 18, just three days after new Moon.
Dr John Mason, 2020 Nov 16
Observers Challenge - Spot a Variable Nebula
Callum Potter, 2020 Nov 16
National Astronomy Week - On Now!
2020 Nov 12
Observer's Challenge - Uranus 2020
Mike Foulkes, 2020 Oct 18
Supernova 2020uxz in NGC 514
This Type Ia supernova in Pisces galaxy NGC 514 has brightened two magnitudes since discovery on October 5, and will likely brighten further.
Ade Ashford, 2020 Oct 14
Stars 44 Oph and λ Sqr in early evening lunar occultations, Oct. 20-21
A chance for observers in the British Isles to view two lunar occultations of naked-eye stars at similar times on consecutive evenings.
Ade Ashford, 2020 Oct 10
Martian moons at the Red Planet's closest approach
Mars is closest to Earth for this apparition on October 6, so now is the time to seek out its tiny moons.
Ade Ashford, 2020 Oct 03

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