Sky Notes: The Summer Sky
Brian takes a look at the sky for June and July
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Bright supernova in NGC 6946
A new mag 12.8 supernova was discovered in NGC 6946 by Patrick Wiggins, USA
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See the Moon and Jupiter get up close on May 7
See Jupiter pass just over 1 degree south of the Moon
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Observing and Drawing the Night Sky
Like to know more about how make an observational Sketch: Read on
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Observer’s Challenge: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Paul Abel describes the features of Jupiter to observe and some tips on observing the gas giant
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Bicentenary of Charles Messier’s death
Stewart Moore’s fascinating talk on Charles Messier
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Observers’ Challenge – Two comets in April
If we are lucky there will be two comets in binocular range high in the UK sky in mid-April. Comet
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BBC Stargazing Live
The BBC is showing three Stargazing Live programmes on 28, 29 and 30 March. There will be stargazing events up
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18 months’ BAA membership for the price of a year
A special membership offer for new BAA members
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Jupiter and the amateur astronomer
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system; Tobias and James outline some facts about this giant and how to observe it.
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