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2026 Opposition of Saturn

The opposition of Saturn was on Sun 4th October. This is when it is closest to us in its orbit and hence is also brightest. As we orbit the Sun once per year and Saturn orbits the Sun every 29.5 years we ‘catch up’ with Saturn about every 13 months. […]


Orbits

All our Society Newsletters, Orbits, from the initial formation of EAS in October 1960 have now been scanned, and made available on the website. The page is password protected so that only members can access the page, in accordance with some of our presenters. Contact the membership secretary or webmaster […]


Great Conjunction

Well, the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on 21st Dec 2020 didn’t go quite to plan – it was cloudy and rainy! However I managed a quick photo the day before (when they were still of course very close) with my Smartphone and telescope. Just a single image so […]