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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

Pawel Maksym was a 29-year-old amateur astronomer from Poland who was very active within the International Occultation Timing Association, European

2013 August 12 and Aug 13 provided a number of strong radio reflections from meteor trails, several of which showed

While Messier 27, the Dumbbell Nebula, is probably one of the favourite Messier objects to observe and image, its little