Deep Sky Update – April 2023
Sorry for another late update, but we are just past Full Moon so there won’t have been much in the
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Pete and Paul’s Observing Challenges for 2023
Pete and Paul gave their popular presentation on Observing Challenges at the 2023 Winchester Webinar. Click here if you would like
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Bob Mizon – 1946-2023
The President and Council were deeply saddened to hear the news of the sudden passing of Bob Mizon on Wednesday,
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Observer’s Challenge – Photograph the Lyrid meteors
The April Lyrids bring to an end the long late winter/early spring period when there are no major meteor showers.
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JUICE heading for Jupiter this week
JUICE, the next great Jupiter-bound spacecraft, is scheduled to be launched this Thursday April 13, at 12:15 UT, from the
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Deep Sky Update – March 2023
March was not terribly good for observing for me – though I did see aurorae on two nights, one of
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New evidence for Active Volcanism on Venus
Dr Paul G. Abel, Director, Mercury and Venus Section Scientists believe they have found direct evidence of ongoing volcanism on
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Observer’s Challenge – Mini Messier Marathon – Open Clusters
This Month is the ideal Month to try a Mini Messier Marathon
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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
This recently discovered comet, announced on CBET 5228, may become a bright object in October next year but it is
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Deep Sky Update – February 2023
February has been a strange month up here in Orkney – we went from 80 mph winds to windless conditions,
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