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Voyager 2 map, 1979 June 28

This map is from Voyager 2 images taken on 1979 June 28. It is shown as a cylindrical equirectangular map, then

No further information has come to light about the dust storm reported last time, but there has been further dust

This page hosts colour maps of Jupiter created by Björn Jónsson, from images taken by NASA’s Voyager spacecraft in 1979.

The latest Education and Outreach Section Newsletter is now available. It includes details of the BAA’s Work Experience project which

Here is the Lunar Section Circular for August. https://britastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-lsc.pdf Tony Cook BAA Lunar Section Director

July proved to be a poor weather month on Orkney. No nights of anything that could be described as a

With Last Quarter occurring on 6th August and New Moon on the 12th, dark skies coincide with the peak of

On 2026 July 10 J-F Soulier reported a possible condensation in the tail of C/2023 R1 on comets-ml from images

‘Origins of the Ancient Constellations: I, The Mesopotamian Tradition’ by J.H. Rogers (1997, JBAA). Origins of Ancient Constellations_I_ JH Rogers

B.A.A. GUIDE TO OBSERVING JUPITER John Rogers (Section Director), 2026 July [A