Observer’s Challenge – Conjunction of Venus and Saturn on 22-23 January
On 22 January a close conjunction of Venus and Saturn will be visible, low down in the western sky after
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Observer’s Challenge – The Moon occults Mars on 8th December 2022
On the 8th December the Moon will occult Mars in the early morning Western sky. It will be obvious where
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Observer’s Challenge – view a partial solar eclipse on October 25
WARNING – OBSERVING THE SUN CAN BE DANGEROUS – READ OUR GUIDE BELOW The eclipse is now over, but you
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Observer’s Challenge – The Moon occults Uranus on 14th September 2022
This month sees the first occultation of Uranus by the Moon in 2022. The second occultation occurs on 5th December.
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Observer’s Challenge – The Transit of Saturn’s Satellite Iapetus on 2022 July 17/18
On 2022 July 17/18, Saturn’s third largest satellite Iapetus, will transit across Saturn’s northern hemisphere and its rings. This will
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Observers Challenge – The Moon passes the Beehive
On the night of May 7 to 8, the crescent Moon will pass close by to the splendid open cluster
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Observer’s Challenge – Observe the James Webb Space Telescope
As of mid-April, commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope continues without significant hiccough. It is now ‘at’ the place
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Observer’s Challenge – Mercury at Maximum Elongation
Mercury was at Inferior Conjunction on 2nd April but has been moving eastward since then and possibly became visible after
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Observer’s Challenge: The Moon’s encounter with Ceres
On the 9th February just after 11:00UT the Moon occults (passes in front of) Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres which is
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Observer’s Challenge – The Moon’s Tour past the Planets in Early January
In Early January 2022, the Moon takes a tour past several of the planets in the Solar System in the
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