Deep Sky – British Astronomical Association

Deep Sky Update – July 2026

June has seen really bright skies in Orkney when clear, so no deep sky observing for me this month. There

We’ve had a few nice days in Orkney in April, but not the heatwave experienced by those down south. A

Well April has been a strange month. Although we had some decent dark skies, it was also quite windy, so

I was lucky to get a couple of hours observing with the Seestar S50 in March, and a couple of

Sorry for a brief update this month. No deep sky observing in Orkney in February – weather has been very

January has not been the best for deep sky observing in Orkney, with no observing sessions at all. We did

Happy New Year. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Good New Year. Now we are in 2026!

Common name Designation Constellation Star RA Dec HBC340/HBC341 Near NGC1333 Perseus HBC340 & HBC341 03hr 28m 43s +31° 17’ 38”

Common name Designation Constellation Star RA Dec V347 Aurigae Part of LDN 1438 Auriga V347 Aur 04hr 56m 57s +51°

November has not been a great observing month – a couple of clearish nights, but not very transparent. And no