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From the President

It is that time of year again when thoughts turn to the annual election of the Board of Trustees and

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Notes and News

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Observer’s Challenge – Observing Mars

23 June 20183 March 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

Mars at its best for Fifteen Years this July

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All about Juno and Jupiter at a pro-am workshop, 2018 May

New posts include the talks from a recent conference, recommendations for amateur imagers, and NASA bulletins about Juno’s mission.

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The visual observation of comets

16 June 201816 March 2022 David Basey 0 Comments

A guide to making worthwhile visual observations of comets.

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Comet 21P approaches the North America Nebula

It will be a challenging observation due to midsummer skies and a First Quarter Moon but the periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

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Latest Comet’s Tale online

Thanks to the very hard work of our editor, Janice McClean, the latest issue of the Section’s newsletter, issue 37,

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STEVE

4 June 201816 March 2022 David Basey 0 Comments

Sandra reports on the type of aurora known as STEVE

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Data Protection News – GDPR ready

24 May 20183 March 2022 Callum Potter 0 Comments

We’ve created a new Privacy Notice to reflect our commitment to protecting your personal data, to explain your rights and

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Sky Notes: 2018 June & July

The Summer Triangle takes the stage, and can be used as a pointer to many objects.

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