Binocular Sky Newsletter, August 2022

[BinocularSky]

The latest edition of the Binocular Sky Newsletter is ready. As well as the usual overview of DSOs, variable and double stars, this month we have:

    * A grazing lunar occultation for southern UK
    * Enjoy some asterisms
    * Ice giants 
    * Asteroid Vesta 

I hope this helps you to get the best out of these still short, but lengthening, nights with your binoculars or small telescopes.

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[Stormbringer]

Cheers and thx mate 🍻

[bomberbaz]

great list for August, the Sagittarius targets are amazing, still never had the lagoon, hopefully this month. 

Thanks Steve 👌 

[BinocularSky]

19 hours ago, bomberbaz said:

great list for August, the Sagittarius targets are amazing, still never had the lagoon, hopefully this month. 

A good southern horizon is key. I'm lucky in this regard, living relatively close to the south coast: from Purbeck, the nearest settlement to the south is Cherbourg, about 60 miles away.

[bomberbaz]

1 minute ago, BinocularSky said:

A good southern horizon is key. I'm lucky in this regard, living relatively close to the south coast: from Purbeck, the nearest settlement to the south is Cherbourg, about 60 miles away.

Cheers Steve. I have to admit my near dark sky site (which is around an half hours drive) is a little wishy washy in the south, however the next decent location, which has a cracking southern horizon is an hour and a half away, so I will give it a shout at the near place first.

TBF I have managed M33 from it with my bins but then again that wasn't in the south.