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An observer’s challenge

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Observer’s Challenge – Mini Messier Marathon – Open Clusters

18 March 202327 March 2023 John Chuter 0 Comments

This Month is the ideal Month to try a Mini Messier Marathon

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Observer’s Challenge – The Moon, the Pleiades, and the Hyades – 2023 Feb 26

23 February 202323 February 2023 Deep Sky 0 Comments

On the night of 26th February 2023, the six day old Moon will pass close to the Pleiades and the

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Observer’s Challenge – Conjunction of Venus and Saturn on 22-23 January

16 January 202316 January 2023 David Arditti 0 Comments moon, Observer's challenge, planets

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

4 December 202214 December 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

On the 8th December the Moon will occult Mars in the early morning Western sky. It will be obvious where

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A picture of the Sun with the top left part obscured by the moon
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Observer’s Challenge – view a partial solar eclipse on October 25

18 October 202225 October 2022 Deep Sky 0 Comments

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

6 September 202210 October 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

This month sees the first occultation of Uranus by the Moon in 2022. The second occultation occurs on 5th December.

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Figure 1. WinJupos predicted position of Iapetus in transit at 2022 July 18 at 02:00 UT. (North upwards).
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Observer’s Challenge – The Transit of Saturn’s Satellite Iapetus on 2022 July 17/18

11 July 202225 July 2022 Emily Bick 0 Comments

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

6 May 20229 May 2022 Callum Potter 0 Comments

On the night of May 7 to 8, the crescent Moon will pass close by to the splendid open cluster

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Artist impression of the James Webb Space Telescope. Courtesy of NASA
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Observer’s Challenge – Observe the James Webb Space Telescope

18 April 202218 April 2022 Emily Bick 0 Comments

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

17 April 202216 May 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments mercury

Mercury was at Inferior Conjunction on 2nd April but has been moving eastward since then and possibly became visible after

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