BAA Journal – Volume 135 Number 03 – June 2025

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  • Refereed Papers

  • 177Martian canals in poetry & prose - Nick Lomb
  • 181Yangelʹ 1 dome with pyroclastic deposits– mineralogy & geology - Raffaello Lena & Barry Fitz-Gerald
  • 190Noctilucent cloud over Britain & Western Europe, 2024 - Ken Kennedy
  • 195The opposition of Jupiter, 1959 - Richard McKim
  • Notes and News

  • 151Photograph: Lunar occultation of Alcyone - Alan C. Tough
  • 151From the President - Janice McClean
  • 152In brief - Philip Jennings
  • 152Save the Observatory Science Centre, Herstmonceux - Zara Drake
  • 153A hidden molecular cloud discovered using ultraviolet light - Indra Bains
  • 154Interim report: Anomalous hot spot observed on the nightside of Venus - Paul G. Abel
  • 156Auroral & noctilucent cloud activity, 2025 Feb 7 – Apr 10 - Sandra Brantingham
  • 157Sunskirting comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) - Nick James
  • 160Celebrating the Sun An interview with Kim Hay - Indra Bains
  • 162Partial solar eclipse, 2025 March 29 - Philip Jennings
  • 163Sun, shadow & the City of Light - Mike Frost
  • 163A perfect outreach opportunity - Alexandra Hart
  • 164Project Helios - Stuart Green
  • 165Seeing Helios: A personal perspective - Indra Bains
  • 166Solar Section - Lyn Smith
  • 170Measuring the rotation speed of the Sun using Doppler shifts - Robin Leadbeater
  • 172A homemade focus position indicator for a Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope - James Dawson & Richard Severn
  • 189Membership information
  • 213Sky notes for 2025 June & July - Nick Hewitt
  • 218Meetings diary, notices & small advertisements
  • 219Board of Trustees & Council, Session 2024–2025
  • The Archives

  • 176From the Journal archive - John Chuter
  • 205From the BAA Archives - John Chuter
  • BAA Updates

  • 212Obituary: Dr Matthew Forman (1971–2024) - Paul G. Abel
  • Observers' Forum

  • 206Mr Packer’s variables in Messier 5: challenges for visual & smart-scope observers - Jeremy Shears
  • 208 Planetary nebulae for bright summer nights - Jim Latham
  • Meetings

  • 210BAA Autumn Meeting, 2024 Sept 21 – ‘Current Research Highlights’ - Alan Dowdell
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