1 May 2025: A new Galaxy, Cluster, Double Stars and Picture of the Month. Scroll down to take a look.
21 April 2025: New images of Messier 82 and Sextans A by David Davies
27 December 2024: Double Star Section Circular (DSSC) 32 is available to download as a PDF.
14 November 2024: Issue 194 of The Deep-Sky Observer (DSO) is now available for subscribers to download
Our Annual Meeting for 2025 will be held on Saturday the 28th of June 2025 at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge.
We have finalised all of the details of this year's Annual Meeting with a schedule for the talks and price of entry.
The Webb Deep-Sky Society has a wide range of publications on offer.
Mike Swan's excellent Atlas of Open Star Clusters is now available as a single spiral-bound volume. This has a few additions over his earlier volumes 1 and 2.
Owen has added a Volume 2 to his Galaxy of the Month book series. We have a special price for those that choose to buy both volumes.
Issue 194 of The Deep-Sky Observer (DSO) is now available.
You can now join the Webb Deep-Sky Society online using PayPal. Options include Paper and PDF versions of the Deep-Sky Observer journal, or PDF alone for a reduced price.
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I really was going to bring you an amateur image this month, but I couldn't get permission in time. The professional substitute isn't bad though, and I've stuck with star formation and clouds of dust.
A tight group of galaxies that will provide a test for observers using a range of telescope apertures from Owen. The bright skies are arriving for northern astronomers, so have a go while you can.
Patrick's struggling for objects again, but he's broken his own rules for this unusual open cluster. Accessible to small telescopes, it's well worth closer study, and more aperture if you have it.
Bob has a bright and even double for small telescopes in Boötes this month, whilst his choice in Virgo is distinctly unequal. There's a serious challenge for large telescopes too.
Wolfgang Steinicke would appreciate your observations of the NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 galaxy pair in Corvus for his Object of the Season column in the Deep-Sky Observer.
Profusely illustrated, The Deep-Sky Observer is printed on art paper. Its magazine format encourages all amateurs to make a contribution to the Society's work.
Double Star Section Circulars (DSSC) feature the latest techniques and measurements from double star observers around the World. They are available as PDFs for free download.
Some observations and images provided by amateur astronomers around the globe. We're happy to receive your images, sketches and observations of the deep-sky made in pursuit of your projects.
