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Comet of the month – 4P/Faye

This month’s comet, 4P/Faye, comes to perihelion on 2021 September 8. In late July it was a 12th magnitude object

Polar regions and ground ice. Regular seasonal events should be carefully looked for, during the seasonal decline of the two caps.

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Maps All intending observers need a map to refer to. Although certain features have undergone significant and apparently permanent changes

The latest issue of the Comet Section’s annual newsletter is now available for download. There is a great image of

Mars is not particularly accommodating to the observer, for its oppositions occur at intervals of over two years. In contrast

This month’s comet is C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS). It may not look like much but this is one of the most

The Summer Solstice has passed and the nights are thankfully drawing in again. Time to ‘spring clean’ the observatory and

The seventh issue of the Mercury & Venus Section Newsletter contains observations of Mercury from the 2021 May elongation and

Neptune Observations 2021-2022 Introduction During this apparition, Neptune is at opposition on 2022 September 16. Some of the observations received