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.
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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.
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Venus’s close encounter with Regulus, October 2/3
Don’t miss dazzling planet Venus at dawn in the eastern sky as it skims by Leo’s brightest star.
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See the 14-day-old Moon occult 30 Piscium on Sept. 30 / Oct. 1
Everyone throughout the British Isles with a clear sky can view this magnitude +4.4 star hide behind the almost full Moon.
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A compendium of Jovian events throughout October 2020
The approaching opposition of Mars may be drawing eyes to the Red Planet, but there are lots of Jupiter events occurring throughout October.
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Next BAA webinar – Wed 16 Dec 7pm GMT – Imaging the Sun in 3 wavelengths
BAA autumn webinars
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Asteroid 2020 SW making a very close pass of Earth on Sept. 24
Ten-metre-wide asteroid 2020 SW misses Earth by 22,000 kilometres on September 24. At 1:15 UT that morning, see it close to Algenib in the Square of Pegasus.
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Phosphine in the Atmosphere of Venus – life or exotic chemistry?
Phosphine in the Atmosphere of Venus
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See the 11-day-old Moon occult Epsilon Capricorni on 27 September
The entire British Isles can view (weather permitting) this magnitude +4.5 star slide behind the dark lunar limb.
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The old Moon and Venus buzz the Beehive at dawn on 14 September
Start the week with a beautiful dawn conjunction of the old crescent Moon, Venus and the Beehive Cluster, M44.
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