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Deep Sky Update – April 2025

A little delay in posting this month’s update. I have been away giving a talk on beginning deep sky observing

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Deep Sky Update – March 2025

Sorry for the delayed update this month – time just seems to evaporate sometimes. March did not have the best

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Deep Sky Update – February 2025

Surprisingly February has not been the worst month for observing yet, this winter, at least from Orkney. Though pickings have

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Deep Sky Update – January 2025

Well, although now having roundly failed my New Year resolution, I will try to pick things up for the rest

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Deep Sky Update – December 2024

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and a good New Year. Maybe Santa brought an astro-goodie to keep

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Deep Sky Update – November 2024

I suppose November has been an average observing month for me this year, with just the one night clear enough

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Deep Sky Update – October 2024

October has been another windy month with not many opportunities for good observing. I did manage a couple of hours

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Deep Sky Update – September 2024

September has been a busy month for me with the Orkney International Science Festival at the start, for a week.

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Deep Sky Section Annual Meeting

Please note: ticket bookings for this meeting close at 10:00 am on Friday 14th March The Deep Sky Section is

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Deep Sky Update – August 2024

August has finally brought dark skies again – and even a few clear nights. Last night of the month (31

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