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Deep Sky Update – August 2023

Dark nights have returned to Orkney, and it has been nice to be able to see some stars again. We

A notable feature of the Jupiter system is a cloud of sodium atoms emitted from the satellite Io, which has

Here is our report on the JunoCam images at PJ53, in our usual style. The coverage of Jupiter was similar

Introduction As sunspots progress towards the limb their appearance becomes foreshortened. However, for some sunspots, the width of the penumbra

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is a Halley-type comet with a period of 71 years which returns to perihelion next April. On its

With the August Full Sturgeon Moon behind us, the Moon is now rising slightly later each night providing observers with

On reaching the end of July the night skies are getting very noticeably darker here at 59N. We’ve had few

Jupiter in 2022/23, Report no.7: Summary of visual observations. Despite the great advances in planetary imaging, amateur astronomers still

Jupiter in 2022/23, Report no.6: Final report on the high northern latitudes by John Rogers, Gianluigi Adamoli, & Rob Bullen

An on-line meeting of the Deep Sky Section will be held on September 28th from 19:30 BST. You can watch