What's New

Jupiter

  • A very close opposition in 2010 -
    Good conditions and a missing belt allow me to see shadow transits
  • Information on the orbits of the Galileans -
    Transits, occultations and synchronised rotations!

Saturn

  • Colour changes -
    Spring greets the northern hemisphere as the rings turn edge-on to the earth
  • Opposition Surge -
    A sudden brightening of the rings near opposition

Uranus and Neptune

  • Pictures of Neptune during conjunctions with Venus and Jupiter -
    The dimmest planet gets together with the brightest and the largest
  • Images of both Uranus and Neptune taken with the digital camera, September 2007 -
    Crystal-clear skies come to my aid with the outer planets

Moon

  • Lunar Eclipse, 10th December 2011 -
    The final phases caught at moon-rise
  • Partial Lunar Eclipse, 31st December 2009 -
    A rare partial eclipse of a Blue Moon

Asteroids

  • A favourable opposition of Juno, August/September 2009 -
    A chance to spot one of the more elusive asteroids
  • A very close opposition of Ceres, February/March 2009 -
    The dwarf planet gives me some interesting theoretical problems!

Conjunctions & Occultations

  • Near occultation of Mars by the Moon, 24th December 2007 -
    Clouds conspire to spoil this remarkably close approach
  • Occultation of Saturn by the Moon, 2nd March 2007 -
    I just about manage to capture this very unusual and spectacular sight

Comets

  • Comet McNaught, June 2010 -
    Late nights were required to capture this one!
  • Comet Lulin, February 2009 -
    An exceptionally speedy visitor to the solar system

Artificial Satellites

  • Information on the International Space Station and Iridium flares, plus pictures


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