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Author: Dawson

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Observing the transit of Mercury

1 November 201916 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

On 2019 November 11 the planet Mercury will pass in front of the sun as viewed from Earth. This event

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Mercury and Venus Section Newsletter

15 September 20193 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Paul G. Abel announces the official newsletter of the BAA Mercury and Venus Section

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Terry Evans
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Observer’s Challenge – opposition of Neptune

9 September 201916 March 2022 Dawson 4 Comments

On 10th September 2019, Neptune will come to opposition. The planet will be nearly 29 astronomical units (AU) from Earth,

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Fireball data
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Get out early for this year’s Perseid meteors – and persevere!

5 August 201916 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Sorry, your browser does not support embedded videos. Sorry, your browser does not support embedded videos. The Earth is now

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Observer’s Challenge – Locate the Landing Site of Apollo 11

6 July 20193 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Finding the region of the Moon which man first stepped onto 50 years ago

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Observer’s Challenge – Measuring the size of the Great Red Spot

25 June 201916 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

At the 2019 Winchester week-end, Paul Abel and Pete Lawrence presented a series of observing challenges which members might like

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Observer’s Challenge – Saturn vs Pluto

26 May 201916 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

At the 2019 Winchester week-end, Paul Abel and Pete Lawrence presented a series of observing challenges which members might like

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Observer’s Challenge – Finding Einstein

30 April 201916 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Date: Early morning 2019 May 3rd & 4th, and again early morning 2019 June 1st & 2nd The crater Einstein is

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Observer’s Challenge – Occultation of M44 the Beehive Cluster by the Moon

7 April 201916 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Date: 2019 April 13thStart Time: 2000 UT (2100 BST) to 2300 UT (Midnight BST) On 2019 April 13th, a 62%

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Observer’s Challenge – M81 and M82

24 March 201916 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Stewart sets us a challenge to observe M81 and M82

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