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Observer’s Challenge – The Crescent Moon, Venus and Mars

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Look west after sunset on the evenings of 23rd and 24th May, and you may be able to catch the

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On 19th May, Koichi Itagaki discovered a supernova in the nearby face on spiral galaxy M101, given the designation SN

The new European Jupiter mission, JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer), was launched successfully on 2023 April 14, after a 24-hour

Sorry for another late update, but we are just past Full Moon so there won’t have been much in the

Pete and Paul gave their popular presentation on Observing Challenges at the 2023 Winchester Webinar. Click here if you would like

The President and Council were deeply saddened to hear the news of the sudden passing of Bob Mizon on Wednesday,

The April Lyrids bring to an end the long late winter/early spring period when there are no major meteor showers.

JUICE, the next great Jupiter-bound spacecraft, is scheduled to be launched this Thursday April 13, at 12:15 UT, from the

March was not terribly good for observing for me – though I did see aurorae on two nights, one of

Dr Paul G. Abel, Director, Mercury and Venus Section Scientists believe they have found direct evidence of ongoing volcanism on