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Early observations of Mercury transiting the Sun

Mike Frost, 2016 Apr 28

See an asteroid

Stewart Moore, 2016 Apr 23

Outdo Copernicus

Stewart Moore, 2016 Apr 08

The easiest Blazar is well placed now

Nick Hewitt, 2016 Apr 06

Amateur videos have detected a bright explosion on Jupiter - the first for 4 years.

John Rogers, 2016 Mar 29

On 2016 May 9, Mercury will pass in front of the Sun, casting a small black silhouette in front of the solar disk.

Dominic Ford, 2016 Mar 27

A crab and two clusters

Stewart Moore, 2016 Mar 24

Several meteor observers have reported seeing a spectacular fireball at 3:16 UTC on 2016 March 17.

Steve Bosley, 2016 Mar 22

On 2016 March 17 the two-millionth visual observation was added to the Variable Star Section’s online database.

Andy Wilson, 2016 Mar 20

Images of the double transit at opposition have been posted.

John Rogers, 2016 Mar 14

Easy to find but difficult to see

Stewart Moore, 2016 Mar 13

Nick James, 2016 Mar 10