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Deep Sky Update – April 2024

Well, April was another poor month of observing opportunities again for me. Astronomical twilight now lasts all night in Orkney

It would seem like observing weather in March has been poor for most. That was certainly the case up here.

February has been another month of poor weather on Orkney – though I am not sure other parts of the

January has been a poor month for observing in Orkney – I’ve not managed any deep sky observing sessions, and

There are four main way of double star observing; using a reticle, a bifilar micrometer, the ‘stopwatch’ method, and direct

December has been a poor month for observing here in Orkney. We did have three nights where aurorae were visible,

The BAA Deep Sky Section annual meeting will be held on March 16th 2024 at the Humfrey Rooms, Northampton. Doors

November has not seen great observing weather in Orkney. No deep-sky sessions sadly. We did have some aurorae early in

An online meeting of the Deep Sky Section will be held on Thursday January 11th 2024 from 19:30 to around

It was mentioned that the email version of the update does not always format well so I have been experimenting