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Double the fun as magnitude-3.6 star λ Geminorum is hidden by the Moon

8 December 2014 Ade Ashford

The last lunar occultation of a conspicuous naked-eye star for UK observers in 2014 occurs around 6 am on Tuesday, 9th December. Set your alarm and prepare your telescope for the disappearance and reapparance of λ Geminorum.

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Jupiter’s moon dance and shadow play to delight observers

3 December 2014 Ade Ashford

The orbits of Jupiter’s large Galilean moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are presently almost edge-on to our line of sight, causing the moons to regularly eclipse and occult each other. Multiple shadow transits are also on view!

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Alert: Scotland favoured for asteroid occultation of bright star

15 November 2014 Ade Ashford

Although the weather forecast is not too good, observers in Scotland and northern England could see asteroid (12655) 5041 T-3 occult a 5.7-magnitude star in western Cetus close to 7:48pm tonight.

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  • Researchers spot whirlwind marking possible exoplanet in the making

    21 January 2021
  • NASA InSight’s ‘Mole’ no longer digging the red planet

    14 January 2021
  • Most distant quasar – and youngest supermassive black hole – identified

    13 January 2021
  • Researchers find strong hints of background ‘sea’ of gravity waves

    12 January 2021
  • Review board recommends extending Juno and Insight missions

    8 January 2021
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