Wednesday 10 April 2013

Astronomy News: Last Chance to See Jupiter

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system with its distinctive pattern of red and white bands, will cease to be visible from our latitude at the end of April and won't reappear until August.

Tuesday 9 April 2013

Object of the Month: The Whirlpool Galaxy

The Whirlpool Galaxy or Messier 51 is one of the more spectacular astronomical objects that can be photographed by the Telescope.

Composite RBG, H-Alpha and Clear images taken with the BRT