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Deep Sky Update – August 2024

August has finally brought dark skies again – and even a few clear nights. Last night of the month (31

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12P Pons-Brooks lightcurve

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Preparing for the next eruption of the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis!

T CrB is one of 10 known galactic recurrent novae and was observed in eruption in 1866 and 1946. The

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

18 August 202418 August 2024 Mike Foulkes

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

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Sunspots noticed accidentally – a preliminary survey

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

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Dark Skies for the Perseid Meteors This Year!

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

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Deep Sky Update – July 2024

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

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W.F. Denning’s lost comet has been found

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

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Deep Sky Update – June 2024

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

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Deep Sky Update – May 2024

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

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