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Comet prospects for 2022

There is a chance of a moderately bright comet at the beginning of the year for southern-hemisphere observers. Northern-hemisphere observers

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NGC 2683 – a glorious galaxy in Lynx

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Observing the bright symbiotic variable star Z Andromedae

Lying just 2.5 degrees northwest of the fourth-magnitude star lambda Andromedae and close to the border with Cassiopeia can be

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Our friends in the north

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Using a lunar eclipse to measure the diameter of the Earth’s shadow

Lunar eclipses are often occasions for amateurs to take spectacular images of the red Moon. During a recent lunar eclipse

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NGC 6751 – an overlooked planetary nebula in Aquila

Well placed in the late-summer night sky, Aquila is the mythological eagle that carried the thunderbolts of Jupiter. One of

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Open clusters for the summer months

The bright skies and short nights of the summer months make observing fainter, fuzzier targets rather more challenging, especially for

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Two contrasting galaxies in Coma Berenices

Compared to the prominent constellations surrounding it, Coma Berenices is certainly not a showpiece object. In fact with the naked

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Ancient Light : Imaging a quasar without a telescope

During the pandemic of 2020 I recalled Stephen Hawking’s words ‘Remember to look up at the stars and not down

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Nebulae, clusters & variable stars

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