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On 2015 September 29/30 the UK will see its most favouable asteroid occulation of 2015

Richard Miles & Tim Haymes, 2015 Sep 15

See M33 in binoculars

Stewart Moore, 2015 Sep 11

Later this month, the UK will see a total lunar eclipse -- the first visible in its entirity since 2008.

Bill Leatherbarrow, 2015 Sep 09

See Mars pass M44

Stewart Moore, 2015 Aug 20

Observe NGC 6229

Stewart Moore, 2015 Aug 15

The Perseids reach maximum activity this Wednesday

John Mason, 2015 Aug 11

Amateur confirmation of SWAN comet.

Denis Buczynski, 2015 Aug 11

Some speculative thoughts about what we are seeing on Pluto.

John Rogers, 2015 Jul 29

The hi-res Pluto images have been assembled into a mosaic by Damian Peach.

John Rogers, 2015 Jul 29

Targets of the three current space missions, and similar objects, to scale.

John Rogers, 2015 Jul 14

Spacecraft are closing in on two dwarf planets

John Rogers, 2015 Jul 14

Ron takes his tally to 34 supernova discoveries

Callum Potter, 2015 Jul 06