JunoCam at PJ38
Juno’s Perijove-38 was on 2021 Nov.29. As the spacecraft was tilted to look directly downwards, JunoCam got its closest views
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30th June 2025 – Section WhatsApp Group The Section now has a WhatsApp group for members to post solar related
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Jupiter in 2021, Report no.6: Bright plume outbreaks in the narrow NEB(S)
This interim report deals with the small brilliant white spots in the narrow dark NEB(S) that captured observers’ attention in
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Jupiter in 2021, Report no.5: The South Temperate Domain in 2021
This domain has been of great interest in 2020-2021, with the cyclical birth and transformation of STB structured sectors, proceeding
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Christmas comes early for Comet Chasers
Welsh school children feature in a study of a mysterious hybrid comet/asteroid
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Get Ready for the 2021 Geminid Meteor Shower
When and How to Observe
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Webinar – The history of silvering telescope mirrors
We are pleased to welcome back US astronomer, deep sky observer and contributing editor to Sky and Telescope magazine Howard
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Deep Sky Update – 2021 November
The Hubble Space Telescope is slowly being recovered back to operation, with two of the main instruments now being science
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Jupiter in 2021, Report no.4: Two impact flashes!
During the 2021 apparition, two impact flashes have been recorded on Jupiter by amateur observers; these were the 7th and
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Dance of the moons on 2021 August 15
A specially remarkable series of events occurred on 2021 Aug.15, as Ganymede eclipsed and occulted Europa while both were in
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