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Deep Sky Update – November 2024

I suppose November has been an average observing month for me this year, with just the one night clear enough

Variable Star Section Circular 202 is available for download here. Contents From the Director CV & E News. Gary Poyner

With Jupiter’s opposition coming up soon on Dec.7, at its highest declination for 11 years, observers may be pleased to

October has been another windy month with not many opportunities for good observing. I did manage a couple of hours

September has been a busy month for me with the Orkney International Science Festival at the start, for a week.

Update 2024-10-01. The comet has been designated C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) on MPEC 2024-T22 and the section image gallery is here.

The International Astronomical Union’s 100 Hours of Astronomy global event will be held 2-5 October this year with the aim

It is always dangerous to count cometary chickens before they are hatched but it really does look as if we

In the Minor Planet Bulletin 51-3 p.212, Richard Binzel sent out a call for observations to assist with the targetting

At 06:39 UT on 4 September, the Catalina Sky Survey detected an asteroid on a possible collision course with the