Sky Notes : 2020 December & 2021 January
Nick reminds us that in the deep midwinter, we have the longest nights so if skies are clear, this is the astronomers’ dream season
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Sky Notes : 2020 October & November
Nick suggests looking to the ‘watery constellations’ using Pegasus as a guide after the excitement of the Mars Opposition
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Sky Notes – August & September
Plenty to see as Nick explains: The Summer Triangle, Small Summer Constellations, Spectacular Planets
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Sky Notes: June & July 2020
Even though there are very few hours of darkness Nick shows that there is much still to see in the Sky
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Sky Notes: April & May 2020
Nick reminds us that Spring is the time to enjoy the ‘Realm of the Nebulae’, as Edwin Hubble described the great swathe of galaxies that constitute our local supercluster
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Sky Notes for February and March 2020
Nick’s 1st Sky Notes: Orion still visible but giving way to the early Spring galaxies
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Sky Notes: 2019 December & 2020 January
Brian says take the opportunity to observe or image old favourites such as the Great Orion Nebula (M42), as well as the Flame (NGC 2024) and Horsehead (Barnard 33) for his last Sky Notes
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Sky Notes: 2019 October & November
Brian suggests observing some open clusters, many being easy binocular objects
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Sky Notes: 2019 August & September
Brian highlights some impressive Globular Clusters and galaxies for these Sky Notes
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Sky Notes: 2019 June & July
Several Deep Sky Objects & Oppositions of Jupiter and Saturn suggested by Brian for observation
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