* Astronomy

ATel 9786: Follow-up observations of ASASSN-16ne with SEDM

Bletchley Park: 'Codebreakers school' planned for site Bletchley Park, the site of secret code-deciphering projects during World War Two, could become the centre for a new generation of codemakers and codebreakers. There are plans for a training college to teach cybersecurity skills to 16-19 y...

'Fireball' dazzles in Florida skies 'explosion' A bright fireball in the skies above Florida in the US has been caught on camera by a police officer and local residents. Read more

Fireball trajectory over Ireland observed today based on 61 observations. Nov 23, 2016 ~17:21 UTC pic.twitter.com/mMCfBkw3sk Ron Baalke (@RonBaalke) November 24, 2016

NGC 1317 (also NGC 1318, PGC 12653, ESO 357-23, MCG -6-8-6, FCC 22, IRAS03208-3716) is a magnitude +11.1 barred spiral galaxy located 55 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. The galaxy was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a 22.86 cm (9 inch) reflecting te...

ATel 9783: Gaia16bnn is a microlensing event in the Southern Bulge

Two panel photomosaic captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam.

Two image stack of a new sunspot on the eastern limb captured with a 100mm f5 Helios refractor and vesta pro webcam.

Alan Longstaff originally trained as a biochemist, and after working as a research scientist at the Universities of Rome and Aberdeen, taught for 18 years at the University of Hertfordshire. He jumped ship in 1998, becoming a University student once again, to study astronomy and geology. Read mor...

Dodo skeleton sells for £280,000 at auction A near-complete skeleton of a dodo has been sold at auction for £280,000. The bones of the extinct, flightless bird were sold at Summers Place Auctions, in Billingshurst, West Sussex, to a private collector. The remains were compiled by a dodo enthusiast...

NGC 2117 (also ESO 86-SC33) is a magnitude +12.7 open star cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. The cluster was likely first discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Parama...

NGC 1935 (also IC 2126, ESO 56-EN110) is a magnitude +10.1 emission nebula located in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. The nebula was likely first discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at...

NGC 1934 (also ESO 056-SC109, h 2842, GC 1140) is a magnitude +10.1 emission nebula located in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. It is part of a larger N44 nebula. The nebula was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecti...

NGC 1887 (also ESO 85-SC59) is a magnitude +12.7 open star cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado. The cluster was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflecting telescope at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape To...

The Lakangaon (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Madhya Pradesh, India, on the 24th November, 1910. A total mass of 213 g was recovered. 21° 52'N, 76° 2'E