Here are predictions for the most favourably timed eclipses from the UK during January and February:
Times are in UT (same as GMT).
Author: Tracie Heywood
Looking back to two late summer maxima
The Mira type variables Chi Cygni and R Ursae Majoris passed through their 2016 maxima during the late summer.
The decreasing amplitude of R Scuti
Observations by section members show that R Scuti has had a relatively quiet year in 2016, compared with recent years.
R CrB has been brightening
R Coronae Borealis has been brightening in recent months and is now approaching the brightness range that makes it visible in binoculars.
Eclipsing Binary predictions : 2016 Nov and Dec
Here are predictions for the most favourably timed eclipses from the UK during November and December:
R Trianguli now visible in binoculars
The Mira type variable R Trianguli is now visible in binoculars as it brightens towards its December maximum.
See Chi Cygni at maximum
There is an "extra" star to look for in Cygnus this month.
This is the variable star Chi Cygni.
R Ursae Majoris is approaching maximum
The Mira type variable R Ursae Majoris is currently approaching its 2016 maximum.
Chi Cygni now visible in binoculars
The Mira type variable Chi Cygni has produced some very interesting behaviour in recent years with two maxima being much brighter than the average and the intervening one being unusually faint, as can be seen in this light curve.
Eclipsing Binary Predictions : 2016 July-Sep
Here are predictions for eclipses that are reasonably favourable from the UK during July, August and September: