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Dark Skies for the Geminid Meteor Shower this December

The Geminid meteor shower is expected to reach maximum activity sometime in the afternoon (UK time) of Thursday, December 14

We are delighted to announce a 2024 BAA Astronomical Calendar of BAA member images which can be bought from the

November has not seen great observing weather in Orkney. No deep-sky sessions sadly. We did have some aurorae early in

Each year we see a weak shower of meteors from a broad dust stream associated with disintegrated comet 3D/Biela. This

This is a preliminary report on the latest outburst and a comparison with previous outbursts. It is subject to updates.

It was mentioned that the email version of the update does not always format well so I have been experimenting

On Thursday 9th November the Moon will pass in front of the planet Venus and for a short time the

On the morning of November 9th the thin waning crescent Moon (15% illuminated) will occult Venus (mag -4.4). The planet

Jupiter will be at opposition this Friday, 2023 Nov.3, at about 05h UT. With a declination of 13.7°N, it is

There will be a small partial lunar eclipse visible from the UK (and many other places) on the evening of