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Asteroids (and Dwarf Planets) – where are they ?

Introduction  All asteroids orbit our Sun, apart from the recent discovery of the interstellar visitor, 1I/2017 U1 better known as

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Books

Last updated 2024 August 22 (still under construction) The books listed here cover the topics of: –         asteroids and dwarf planets

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Section History

1982 – 2005 Director, Dr Andrew Hollis Coordinated observations of the asteroids and remote planets during this period represented new

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Preparing for the next eruption of the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis!

T CrB is one of 10 known galactic recurrent novae and was observed in eruption in 1866 and 1946. The

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Report no.1

Jupiter in 2024/25, Report no.1 John Rogers (BAA) & Shinji Mizumoto (ALPO-Japan)   (2024 August 7)   Now that the new

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JUPITER IN 2024-25

This page links to our reports on amateur observations of Jupiter in the 2024/25 apparition (with opposition on 2024 Dec.7).

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JunoCam at PJ63

JunoCam images at PJ63 John Rogers (BAA)   Perijove-63 was on 2024 July 16.   As Juno’s orbit has evolved, the

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Mars O Inoue 28 July 2024

Mars Opposition Blog 5 August 2024

This is a summary of observations up till July 31. By early July a trace of bluish-white N. polar hood

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Dark Skies for the Perseid Meteors This Year!

With New Moon occurring on 4th August this year, we have dark skies ahead for the run up to Perseid

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Deep Sky Update – July 2024

Clear nights have been few and far between, but there were a couple of nice displays of noctilucent clouds. And

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