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Deep Sky Update – September 2023

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

With the August Full Sturgeon Moon behind us, the Moon is now rising slightly later each night providing observers with

The VSS meeting on Saturday September 2, at Northampton, is fast approaching. The meeting is kindly hosted by the Northamptonshire

On reaching the end of July the night skies are getting very noticeably darker here at 59N. We’ve had few

103P/Hartley is a Jupiter family periodic comet which was discovered on 1986 March 15.59 by Malcolm Hartley using the 1.2-m