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Very Favourable Return of the Geminid Meteor Shower
Our richest annual meteor shower
Read moreDecember 08 Stellar Occultation by Comet 29P
Probing the bizarre Comet 29P system from afar
Read moreA chance to spot some Leonid meteors
The peak of this year’s Leonid meteor shower occurs on November 18, just three days after new Moon.
Read moreObservers Challenge – Spot a Variable Nebula
This months challenge is to spot Hind’s Variable Nebula – a faint patch of nebulosity associated with the variable star
Read moreNational Astronomy Week – On Now!
The British Astronomical Association supports National Astronomy Week, which runs this year from November 14th to 22nd. So time to
Read moreSupernova 2020uxz in NGC 514
This Type Ia supernova in Pisces galaxy NGC 514 has brightened two magnitudes since discovery on October 5, and will likely brighten further.
Read moreStars 44 Oph and λ Sqr in early evening lunar occultations, Oct. 20-21
A chance for observers in the British Isles to view two lunar occultations of naked-eye stars at similar times on consecutive evenings.
Read moreMartian moons at the Red Planet’s closest approach
Mars is closest to Earth for this apparition on October 6, so now is the time to seek out its tiny moons.
Read moreVenus’s close encounter with Regulus, October 2/3
Don’t miss dazzling planet Venus at dawn in the eastern sky as it skims by Leo’s brightest star.
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