Derekscope

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International Astronomy Show 2024
(Saturday 14th September 2024)

This event attracted amateur astronomers from across the country, a wide range of vendors and guest exhibitors, and passionate astronomy lovers under one roof to celebrate the wonders of the universe and explore the latest advancements in the field where I enjoyed.

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BDAA Events / International Astronomy Show

The Belt of Venus is a pinkish glow that appeared in the evening sky shortly after sunset.

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The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cephus (The King).

Guides to the night sky
Deep Sky Object: IC1396 (Elephant’s Trust Nebula)
Constellation: Cephus (The King)

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks
BSL screening on the following dates:

• Monday 1st April at 5pm & 6pm
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• Sunday 7th April at 10am & 11am
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• Wednesday 15th May at 2pm & 3pm
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• Sunday 2nd June at 3pm & 4pm

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The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull).

Guides to the night sky
Deep Sky Object: M1 (The Crab Nebula)
Constellation: Taurus (The Bull)

Messier 35 is an open star cluster 2800 light-years away in Gemini with NGC 2158 appears to be situated but NGC 2158 is 14,700 lightyears away, and is believed to be about 2 billion years old.

Guides to the night sky
Deep Sky Object:
– M35 (open cluster)
– NGC2158 (open cluster)
Constellation:
– Gemini (The Twin)

Messier 67 is an open cluster in the Cancer constellation, and situated close to the celestial equator.

Guides to the night sky
Deep Sky Object: M67 (open cluster)
Constellation: Cancer (The Crab)

Messier 56 is a globular cluster located 33,000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Lyra (The Lyra).

Guides to the night sky
Deep Sky Object: M56 (globular cluster)
Constellation: Lyra (The Lyra)