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OBSERVERS CHALLENGE: A LUNAR OCCULTATION OF SATURN ON 2024 AUGUST 21

(Image by Dave Tyler) A lunar occultation of any of the bright planets is an interesting event to watch even

A survey of British newspapers has uncovered 41 sightings of sunspots made by untrained people with no optical aid and

With New Moon occurring on 4th August this year, we have dark skies ahead for the run up to Perseid

Clear nights have been few and far between, but there were a couple of nice displays of noctilucent clouds. And

The first director of the Comet Section, William Frederick Denning, discovered his fifth and final comet from Bristol on the

We had a nice display of noctilucent clouds on June 25-26 but this was I think the only night that

Just a quick update this month. Really light nights are here in Orkney now, but hopefully those further south might

With the 2024 Noctilucent Cloud season now underway with the first observations of the year coming in, this challenge is

On the night of 2024 May 10/11 observers all over the UK and beyond marvelled at a glorious display of

Well, April was another poor month of observing opportunities again for me. Astronomical twilight now lasts all night in Orkney