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Author: John Chuter

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SATURN’S NARROW RINGS AND TITAN TRANSITS

2 November 20252 November 2025 John Chuter

Those who have been observing Saturn recently will have noted how narrow the rings appear. Earlier this year, on March

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Observer’s Challenge: Moon occults Venus on 9 November 2023

5 November 20236 November 2023 John Chuter

On the morning of November 9th the thin waning crescent Moon (15% illuminated) will occult Venus (mag -4.4). The planet

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Observer’s Challenge – Mini Messier Marathon – Open Clusters

18 March 202327 March 2023 John Chuter 0 Comments

This Month is the ideal Month to try a Mini Messier Marathon

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Observer’s Challenge – The Moon occults Mars on 8th December 2022

4 December 202214 December 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

On the 8th December the Moon will occult Mars in the early morning Western sky. It will be obvious where

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Observer’s Challenge – The Moon occults Uranus on 14th September 2022

6 September 202210 October 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

This month sees the first occultation of Uranus by the Moon in 2022. The second occultation occurs on 5th December.

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Observer’s Challenge – Mercury at Maximum Elongation

17 April 202216 May 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments mercury

Mercury was at Inferior Conjunction on 2nd April but has been moving eastward since then and possibly became visible after

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Observer’s Challenge – The Moon’s Tour past the Planets in Early January

31 December 202115 March 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

In Early January 2022, the Moon takes a tour past several of the planets in the Solar System in the

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BAA Observers’ Challenge: Occultation of a star by Saturn and its rings on 2021 June 27/28

20 June 20213 March 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

Occultation of a star by Saturn and its rings on 2021 June 27/28

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BAA Observer’s Challenge : Observing/Imaging Mercury May 2021

19 May 202115 March 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

Use Venus as a guide to locate and observe/Image Mercury by the end of May

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Observer’s Challenge – Uranus 2020

18 October 202015 March 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

Uranus is at opposition on October 31. Lying in the constellation of Aries, it will be wellplaced for observation over

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