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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

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

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

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

Festivities over the weekend of 2013 November 23-24 included a re-enactment of the observatory’s opening speeches.

The CfDS is recruiting volunteers to help curb the blight of light pollution

For some years the Deep Sky Section has run an observing programme on supernova remnants. During the summer months with

Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann is renowned for its frequent outbursts of activity and for the fact that, as yet, no convincing explanation

On 2014 March 7 at 03:08UT, asteroid (9) Metis is predicted to occult a magnitude 7.9 star in Libra (HIP

Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for the visual observer is trying to see the Horsehead Nebula in Orion. It’s