1 December 2025: A new Galaxy, Double Stars, Nebula and Picture of the Month. Scroll down to take a look.
31 May 2025: Issue 195 of The Deep-Sky Observer (DSO) is now available for subscribers to download
31 May 2025: Wolfgang Steinicke has a new Object of the Season for you to observe
21 April 2025: New images of Messier 82 and Sextans A by David Davies
Our Annual Meeting for 2025 was held on Saturday the 28th of June 2025 at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. Thank you to all our helpers, speakers and those who attended and stuck with us in the heat.
So now the work of organising the 2026 Annual Meeting starts. We'll have a date for you as soon as possible, keep watching this space.
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 195 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.
Perhaps you'd like to join our groups.io mailing group? Access is limited to members, but you're all welcome.
You can subscribe to our mailing list to receive emailed updates when a new issue is released.
I bring you what I think is a very festive image from the outer reaches of our galaxy this December. More star formation, that's true, but from an unexpected place. And there are plenty of galaxies too.
A challenge low in the northern winter skies from Owen this month, but one that should be accessible in average scopes. In addition to the main event there are companions that will be a stiffer test.
Patrick is indulging himself this month by persuading you to seek out a tiny planetary nebula that's often overlooked by both visual observers and imagers alike. 'Stellar' nebulae are worth the effort.
Bob has a colourful wide and uneven pairing in the northern skies that was discovered by our own Reverend Webb. To the south his target is closer double, still accessible to smaller telescopes.
Wolfgang Steinicke would appreciate your observations of planetary nebula NGC 6543 in Draco 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.
