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Peter Carson

Carson, Peter (Leigh-on-Sea, UK)

I’ve been a BAA member since 1971 and have always enjoyed a wide range of observing topics. I have a

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Figures

Illustrations for ‘Jupiter in 2015/16: Report no.2’

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2015/16, Report no.2: New methane-dark waves on the NEB

Jupiter in 2015/16, Report no.2: New methane-dark waves on the NEB As the NEB expansion event develops, images in methane

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C/2013 US10 and its two tails

This comet is now well above the eastern horizon at around 6am from the UK. It’s not as bright as

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Roger Dymock Observatory

Dymock, Roger (Waterlooville, UK)

I live in Waterlooville in the county of  Hampshire on the south coast of England. As you might have guessed

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Comet related resources

Websites Former Comet Section Director, Jonathan Shanklin’s BAA visual observations page includes predictions and analyses of current and past comets.

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Mount and TDM encoder

James, Nick (Chelmsford, UK)

I have been interested in astronomy for as long as he can remember, certainly since the age of 8 and

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Comet Observers

The following links will take you to short descriptions of the people who submit observations to the Comet Section. If

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IMG_1258 (2)

Szabo, Sandor (Sopron, Hungary)

Sometimes I use the BAA image archive to see what comets can be reached and I also read the Comet’s

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NEB-speed-v-lat_all

Jupiter in 2003/04: Report no.5 (2004 May 6): The NEB

More Jupiter bulletins,  2004 May 6: Colourful phenomena in Jupiter’s NEB   The recent upsurge in activity in the NEB,

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