Here are predictions for eclipses that are reasonably favourable from the UK during June, July and August:

Times are in UT (same as GMT, 1 hour behind BST – so, for example, 22.5h UT is 23.5h BST) Read more

Are you looking for a simple observing project to follow over the next few months?

If so, then Beta Lyrae is a good, easy to locate, object to follow. Read more

Here are predictions for eclipses that are reasonably favourable from the UK during March, April and May:

Times are in UT (same as GMT, 1 hour behind BST – so, for example, 22.8h UT is 23.8h BST) Read more

It is now nearly 10 years since R Coronae Borealis was last at its “normal” magnitude of around 6.0. Read more

The Mira type variable T Cephei ended its early 2017 “standstill” around six weeks ago and is now closing in on its 2017 maximum. Read more

The Mira type variable T Cephei ended its early 2017 “standstill” around six weeks ago and is now closing in on its 2017 maximum. Read more

Here are predictions for eclipses that are reasonably favourable from the UK during March, April and May:

Times are in UT (same as GMT, 1 hour behind BST – so, for example, 22.8h UT is 23.8h BST) Read more

The variable star Mira (omicron Ceti) brightened rapidly during January and is now visible with the naked-eye from reasonably dark observing sites. From less dark sites it should be easy to see in small binoculars. Read more

Here are the light curves for 2016 for the variable stars that are on the section’s programme. Also included at the end are light curves for a number of interesting variable stars that have been monitored by section members duriing 2016.

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Here is the 2016 light curve for Mira (omicron Ceti), based on observations made by Matthew Barrett, Tracie Heywood, Jonathan Shanklin and Tony Markham:

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