Comet 21P approaches the North America Nebula
It will be a challenging observation due to midsummer skies and a First Quarter Moon but the periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner
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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner will brighten through the summer
This comet was discovered by Giacobini in 1900 and recovered by Zinner in 1913 and it has an orbital period
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See the International Space Station
The ISS is visible in the evening sky
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Jupiter’s polar polygons: Clusters of cyclones around the poles
Juno images published today show tight clusters of cyclones: a pentagon at the south pole and an octagon at the north pole.
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Mercury and Venus well displayed in the evening sky
An opportunity to see Mercury and Venus only 1 degree apart
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Michael Hendrie
Mike Hendrie, Director of the Comet Section from 1977 to 1987 died on Februrary 25 at the age of 87.
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Digital membership
Digital membership to the BAA launched
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Mira a ‘Wonderful’ Maximum
Fantastic opportunity to observer Mira at its maximum brightness
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A January Mars Jupiter conjunction in the morning sky
See Mars and Jupiter a few arcmin apart on 2018 January 7
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174P outburst progress
Around two weeks after the outburst of 174P noted here the coma continues to expand but the total magnitude remains
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