Britastra occultation!
On Friday Sept 22nd at 21:27 UT (22:27 BST) [observe from 21:25 – 21:29 UT], the asteroid (4522) Britastra is
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The end of the Cassini mission
Review of the Cassini Mission to Saturn which ended on 15th September 2017
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A spectacular planetary display in the morning sky
See Mars, Mercury, Venus and the Moon line-up on Sept 18
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How Astronomers Can Save The Geostationary Orbit
Help needed to characterise the rotation rates of problematic geostationary orbit objects.
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An ‘off the shelf’ plastic runoff shed observatory
A durable, lightweight, runoff shed observatory, constructed using a hardware store garden shed, and housing a robotic Schmidt−Cassegrain telescope, is described.
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Asteroid (6925) Susumu to occult a mag 5 star, Sept 9/10
An opportunity to watch a 5th magnitude star disappear before your eyes
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The 2017 total solar eclipse
Many members and friends travelled to the USA to observe the eclipse, while others stayed home in a rather cloudy
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Moon / Aldebaran Occultation 2017 August 16
See Aldebaran occulted in daylight
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New Storms Erupt on Neptune.
Astronomers at Maunakea detect new bright storms erupting on Neptune’s equator.
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