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March Night Sky

27 Feb 2016
The recent dearth of bright planets in the evening sky is coming to an end as Jupiter reaches opposition on 8 March. It is then at its closest, biggest (44"),…
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February Night Sky

28 Jan 2016
February is a good month to see two very different nebulae, the Eskimo and the Rosette. The Eskimo Nebula, NGC 2392 is a planetary nebula in Gemini. It was discovered…
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January Night Sky

31 Dec 2015
The strange winter we have been having this year so far has been hopeless for observing. There is so much moisture around that the rare gaps between spells of wind…

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