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Asteroid 2024 RW1 discovered hours before Earth Impact

At 06:39 UT on 4 September, the Catalina Sky Survey detected an asteroid on a possible collision course with the

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All about Asteroids and Remote Planets

Books Space exploration of asteroids (NASA) Space exploration of asteroids (ESA) Links Asteroids – where are they ? New definitions

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What to observe

Last updated 2013 March 12 Observing This section will list objects and projects which interested observers may like to incorporate

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‘Messenger’ No. 15 published

The August 2024 issue of Messenger (No. 15), the newsletter of the Mercury and Venus Section, is now published online

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Links

Introduction Listed here are websites referenced elsewhere on this site plus some others which may be of interest. Mostly the

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Directors of the BAA Lunar Section

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. See also the History of the Lunar Section

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JunoCam at PJ64

JunoCam images at PJ64 John Rogers (BAA) Perijove-64, on 2024 Aug.18, followed the pattern that is now familiar at this

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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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12P Pons-Brooks lightcurve

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Asteroid 2168 Swope light curve 2024 08 31

Over the past few days several observers have contributed to this light curve.  This previously unknown period is somewhat surprising

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