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Some deep sky observing targets for the summer

Lyra may be a small constellation, but it has a vast amount to offer beyond the Ring Nebula.

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Historical Note: 150 years of astronomical spectroscopy

150 years ago, Huggins first turned a spectroscope to the sky

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124-4 summer triangle

Sky Notes

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lightcurve

Variable Star notes

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whipple

Comet 29P/Schwassmann−Wachmann: Three outbursts now successfully predicted

This is a follow-up to my article published in the 2013 August issue of the Journal (Vol.123(4), 229-230) on the

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germania

Observations of (241) Germania occultation on 2014 April 18

This 184 km diameter asteroid was predicted to occult an 11.8 magnitude star in Gemini, 2UCAC 38779497, on Friday 2014

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The Ring and the Dumbbell − two favourite planetary nebulae

The summer months are not the best for challenging deep sky observing, so it’s a good time to return to

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teas10

Observing Gaia from launch to L2

The ‘Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics’ or Gaia spacecraft was launched on 2013 December 19 and is now at its

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Spring globular clusters

Although maybe not well known as the season for observing globular clusters, this is a good time of year to

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A Messier short-marathon for UK observers

A ‘Messier Marathon’ challenge suitable for observers at 51 deg. north!

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