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NASA have inferred that these narrow dark streaks formed by contemporary flowing water on Mars's surface. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.

Blues for the Red Planet

30 September 201516 March 2022 Dominic Ford 0 Comments

NASA has announced the discovery of liquid water currently flowing on the Red Planet. The announcement builds on the long

Common types of telescope

29 September 20153 March 2022 Stuart Morris 0 Comments

Paul looks at the three most common types of telescope

Mars greets Regulus in the morning sky

20 September 20153 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

See Mars within 1 degree of Regulus

Occultation of HIP 14977 by 275 Sapientia, 2015 September 29/30

15 September 20153 March 2022 Dominic Ford 0 Comments

On 2015 September 29/30 the UK will see its most favouable asteroid occulation of 2015

Pinwheel on parade

11 September 20153 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

See M33 in binoculars

Total Eclipse of the Moon, 2015 September 28

9 September 201516 March 2022 Dominic Ford 0 Comments

Later this month, the UK will see a total lunar eclipse — the first visible in its entirity since 2008.

Mars in the Beehive

20 August 20153 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

See Mars pass M44

The other globular cluster in Hercules

15 August 20153 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

Observe NGC 6229

The Perseids 2015

11 August 20153 March 2022 Dominic Ford 0 Comments

The Perseids reach maximum activity this Wednesday

NEW COMET C/2015 P3 SWAN

11 August 20153 March 2022 Denis Buczynski 0 Comments

Amateur confirmation of SWAN comet.