Thank you and goodbye to the Herschel Observatory
Last September, BAA Section Director Dr Richard Miles used the Faulkes Telescope South to record the position of ESA’s Herschel telescope at around mag 24, to prevent its loss for ever.
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Comet prospects for 2014
At present 2014 does not offer much for the visual observer in the way of returning periodic comets, with the
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The hybrid solar eclipse of 2013 Nov 3
Observing 2013 November’s total solar eclipse from Uganda.
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Can you see comet ISON this December?
As this dynamically new, sun-skirting comet rapidly approaches its perihelion rendezvous on 2013 Nov 28, its fate is still in
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Four autumn morning comets
Four comets were visible in binoculars in the 2013 autumn morning sky…
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