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From the President

It is that time of year again when thoughts turn to the annual election of the Board of Trustees and

Summer Spectacular Saros 129

New posts include the talks from a recent conference, recommendations for amateur imagers, and NASA bulletins about Juno’s mission.

It will be a challenging observation due to midsummer skies and a First Quarter Moon but the periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

This comet was discovered by Giacobini in 1900 and recovered by Zinner in 1913 and it has an orbital period

The ISS is visible in the evening sky

Juno images published today show tight clusters of cyclones: a pentagon at the south pole and an octagon at the north pole.

An opportunity to see Mercury and Venus only 1 degree apart

Mike Hendrie, Director of the Comet Section from 1977 to 1987 died on Februrary 25 at the age of 87.