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M35 – a brilliant open cluster in Gemini

19 February 20163 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

One of the best Messier clusters

Jupiter’s upcoming opposition, notable satellite phenomena, and an occultation

14 February 20163 March 2022 John Rogers 0 Comments

Jupiter will be at opposition on March 8, with a unique chance to see two moons rtransiting at once in front of their respective shadows.

ISS now visible in the evening sky

10 February 20163 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

ISS puts on a good show for next few days in the evening sky

An early evening occultation

8 February 20163 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

See the Moon hide xi Ceti

Nacreous clouds visible from the UK

2 February 201616 March 2022 Dominic Ford 0 Comments

Rare polar clouds seen from the UK

Collinder 69 – an overlooked cluster in Orion

30 January 20163 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

An easy to find binocular cluster

The late winter sky

26 January 20163 March 2022 Dominic Ford 0 Comments

Brian Mills takes a look at the sky in February and March

Mounting your telescope

26 January 201615 March 2022 Stuart Morris 0 Comments

Paul looks at several different examples of ‘alt-azimuth’ and ‘equatorial telescope mounts

Hubble’s Variable Nebula. A deep sky object that does something

22 January 20163 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

A variable nebula well placed in the evening sky

Jan 20. Moon / Aldebaran occultation

18 January 20163 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

See the Moon hide Aldebaran again!