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Observer’s Challenge: Moon occults Venus on 9 November 2023

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

Richard Miles on behalf of the Comet Chasers team run by Helen Usher reports another major outburst of this unusual

Now past the autumnal equinox we are really seeing the return of properly dark skies. It’s just a pity the

A lot of items have been appearing in the media about this comet. As with most comets that come to

Dark nights have returned to Orkney, and it has been nice to be able to see some stars again. We

A notable feature of the Jupiter system is a cloud of sodium atoms emitted from the satellite Io, which has

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is a Halley-type comet with a period of 71 years which returns to perihelion next April. On its

As part of this strategic process, and also to find out more about our membership, how they have experienced the