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Deep Sky Section Meeting 2017

Sun shines on the Deep Sky Section meeting 2017

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The Juno mission continues: Images from perijove-4

Juno successfully performed its fourth orbital pass low over the planet (perijove-4) on 2017 Feb.2, with all instruments turned on

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See Mars and Uranus half-a-degree apart

21 February 20173 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

Mars and Uranus sidle up to each other in the evening sky

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Bright outburst of Comet 73P fragment

11 February 20173 March 2022 Richard Miles 0 Comments

Fragment shining 10x brighter than main comet

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Amateurs release 3-month animated map of Jupiter

An amazing animated map of Jupiter’s winds has been released by Peter Rosen and colleagues in Sweden, portraying real observations

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Observer’s Challenge: penumbral lunar eclipse on February 10/11

6 February 20173 March 2022 Jeremy Shears 0 Comments

Why not try your hand at observing this rare event?

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Latest Near-Earth Asteroid zips past the Earth

30 January 20173 March 2022 Richard Miles 0 Comments

Asteroid 2017 BH30 passes to within 45,480 km of us

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ISS visible again in the evening sky

25 January 20173 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

Show your neighbours the space station

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The first UK workshop on amateur support for the Twinkle/ARIEL space missions

Despite the difficulties of an Underground tube strike in London that happened to coincide with the day, 27 keen participants

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Young Astronomer Awarded the 2016 Sir Patrick Moore Prize

21 January 20173 March 2022 Nick James 0 Comments

Young Astronomer Awarded the 2016 Sir Patrick Moore Prize  A young astronomer from Coventry received the 2016 Patrick Moore Prize

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