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Comet’s Tale No. 40 published

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

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Instruments and observing techniques

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

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Comet of the Month – C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)

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

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Deep Sky Update – 2021 June

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

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‘Messenger’ No. 7 published

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

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Neptune 2022 Apparition Notes

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

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Uranus 2022 Apparition Notes

Uranus Observations 2022 – 2023 Introduction During this apparition, Uranus is at opposition on 2022 Nov 9. Some of the

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Jupiter in 2020, Report no.9: Final report on northern hemisphere

This is our final report on the northern hemisphere activity (down to the mid-NEB) in 2020, including measurements of drifts

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Jupiter in 2021, Report no.2

  This is a brief update on Jupiter’s weather patterns as of mid-June, 2021, together with a recent map made

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Deep Sky Update – 2021 May

Deep Sky Update – 2021 May Sorry for the late update this month. And just a couple of notes, as

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