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Deep Sky Update – March 2023

March was not terribly good for observing for me – though I did see aurorae on two nights, one of

Dr Paul G. Abel, Director, Mercury and Venus Section Scientists believe they have found direct evidence of ongoing volcanism on

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

This recently discovered comet, announced on CBET 5228, may become a bright object in October next year but it is

February has been a strange month up here in Orkney – we went from 80 mph winds to windless conditions,

Over the past week, you might have noticed two brilliant objects getting close together in the west not long after

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

Well, the first few weeks of January have not been the best weather in Orkney. Although there have been a

The January issue (No. 11) of the Mercury and Venus section newsletter is available online for members to download. The

On 22 January a close conjunction of Venus and Saturn will be visible, low down in the western sky after