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Author: Emily Bick

Mission 29P Blog 09 November 2022

9 November 20225 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

We are fortunate to have managed a single 60-sec exposure on the 2.0-m Faulkes North today that has revealed the

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Mission 29P Blog 01 November 2022

1 November 20225 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

Photometric observations are shown plotted below. The Rc magnitudes have been corrected to the standard photometric aperture radius of 5.7

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Mission 29P Blog 22 October 2022

22 October 20225 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

A slow fade has set in. Thanks to Faulkes Telescope Project time, 12 x 60s exposures were obtained showing the

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Mission 29P Blog 13 October 2022

13 October 20225 December 2022 Emily Bick 29P

Denis Buczynski has discovered a medium-strong outburst that probably occurred on October 12. Confirmed by Nick James. Image from a

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Figure 1. WinJupos predicted position of Iapetus in transit at 2022 July 18 at 02:00 UT. (North upwards).
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Observer’s Challenge – The Transit of Saturn’s Satellite Iapetus on 2022 July 17/18

11 July 202225 July 2022 Emily Bick 0 Comments

On 2022 July 17/18, Saturn’s third largest satellite Iapetus, will transit across Saturn’s northern hemisphere and its rings. This will

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Lunar Eclipse, 21 January 2019
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Total Eclipse of the Flower Moon, Early Monday 16 May

11 May 202216 September 2022 Emily Bick 0 Comments

In the early hours of next Monday morning, 2022 May 16, there will be a total eclipse of the Moon.

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Figure 1. Abell 2163, a distant cluster of galaxies, all receding from us. (Source Wikimedia Commons, originator NASA/ESA/Hubble)
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The Expanding Universe: Doppler Shift To Dark Energy

10 May 202216 September 2022 Emily Bick 0 Comments

Introduction A previous tutorial discussed how the Doppler Effect can be used to determine the velocity of an astronomical object

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Artist impression of the James Webb Space Telescope. Courtesy of NASA
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Observer’s Challenge – Observe the James Webb Space Telescope

18 April 202218 April 2022 Emily Bick 0 Comments

As of mid-April, commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope continues without significant hiccough. It is now ‘at’ the place

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A source of light waves moving to the right, relative to observers, with velocity 0.7c. The frequency is higher for observers on the right, and lower for observers on the left.
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The Doppler Effect in Astronomy

18 April 202216 September 2022 Emily Bick 0 Comments

Introduction How is it we know how fast stars and galaxies are moving towards or away from us? How can

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Tutorial: Recording your observations

6 February 202215 March 2022 Emily Bick 0 Comments

It is a tradition for members of the BAA at the end of December to exchange summaries of their year

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