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JUPITER IN 2023-24

This page links to our reports on amateur observations of Jupiter in the 2023/24 apparition (with opposition on 2023 Nov.3).

Here is our report on the JunoCam images at PJ55. The highlight was Juno’s closest-yet flyby of Io, showing plenty

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

On Thursday 9th November the Moon will pass in front of the planet Venus and for a short time the

Jupiter will be at opposition this Friday, 2023 Nov.3, at about 05h UT. With a declination of 13.7°N, it is

We regret that this online meeting has been postponed. We expect the new date to be in the late summer

JunoCam at PJ54: What the pictures show Juno’s Perijove-54 was on 2023 Sep.7. There have been no major changes since

Disconnection events The ion tail of a comet is driven away from the coma by the solar wind which flows

Richard Miles on behalf of the Comet Chasers team run by Helen Usher reports another major outburst of this unusual