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Comet E3 ZTF Brightens as the First Good Comet of 2023
The first good comet of the year, Comet E3 ZTF is a fine object for northern hemisphere observers in January.
Dawn Patrol: Jupiter and Saturn at Opposition 2020
Missing the planets in the first half of 2020? That’s all about to change, as the gas giants Jupiter and…
Catch a Solstice ‘Ring of Fire’ Annular Solar Eclipse Over Africa and Asia This Weekend
Ready for the first solar eclipse of the year? This weekend sees one of the top draw astronomical events for…
Spying a Rare ‘Ring of Fire’ Around Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Amazing things happen in the day-to-day sky, often unseen and unwitnessed in our normal routine. Just such a ‘non-event’ happened…
Venus Meets Mercury This Weekend in a Fine Dusk Conjunction
What’s that? You say you’ve never seen elusive Mercury for yourself? You won’t have an excuse after this weekend, when…
Review: Galileo and the Science Deniers by Mario Livio
So, you think you know Galileo? A new book out from Simon and Schuster publishing looks at the life and…
Our Review of Stellina: a ‘Smart Telescope’ for 21st Century Astronomy
A new breed of smart telescopes is set to take users past these hurdles, and get them out under the…
Watch Asteroid 1998 OR2 Zip Past Earth This Week
A fascinating asteroid nammed 1998 OR2 pays our neck of the inner solar system a visit early Wednesday morning, and…
Catching the Peak of the 2020 April Lyrids
Stuck at home with clear skies? We’re all in a similar situation, as the ongoing pandemic sees most of the…
Comet Y4 ATLAS Breaks Up…Enter Comet F8 SWAN
When it comes to comets, the only thing that is certain is the orbit. Though the cosmos has yet to…