Sky notes for 2023 February & March
The winter days draw out slowly and reach the vernal equinox on Mar 20, followed by the arrival of
Read moreThe winter days draw out slowly and reach the vernal equinox on Mar 20, followed by the arrival of
Read moreIn my 2022 August ‘From the Journal Archive’ piece [132(4), p.220], I mentioned an occultation of Uranus by the Moon
Read moreRY Sgr is a yellow supergiant of the R Coronae Borealis type. As is typical for this class, its light
Read moreWith coronal mass ejections, sunspot numbers that are regularly in double or even triple figures, and several coronal holes, the
Read moreWhile a touch of cloud added drama to some observations (see above, by Pauline Phillips from Newbury at 09:50
Read moreA report of the Comet Section. Director: N. D. James. This report describes and analyses the observations of the brighter
Read moreThe Revd George Fisher (1794–1873) started his career at an insurance company, but came to the attention of Royal Society
Read moreWe present the light curve of the dwarf nova DDE 39 (= 1RXS J040253.8+435553) between 2011 October and 2021 January,
Read moreA report of the Mars Section. Director: R. J. McKim. In Part I, we described the evolution and behaviour of
Read moreAfter three difficult years, the 54th Winchester Weekend took place on 2022 Apr 8–10. The number of places was limited
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