BAA Journal – Volume Number – February 2026
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What was the comet depicted in Giotto’s Adoration of the Magi? - Mark Kidger
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Refereed Papers
- 25What was the comet depicted in Giotto’s Adoration of the Magi? - Mark Kidger
- 37Spectroscopic study of five Mira stars - David Boyd
- 45The opposition of Jupiter, 1960 - Richard McKim
Notes and News
- 3From the President - Janice McClean
- 3Photograph: Plato & Vallis Alpes - Luigi Morrone
- 4BAA members’ exoplanet research published in MNRAS - Ian D. Sharp
- 5In brief - Philip Jennings
- 5Comet Chasers in the news - Helen Usher
- 5Notice: Nominations for the Ballot for the BAA Council & Board of Trustees - Bill Tarver
- 6The BAA interview: Tom Killestein - Indra Bains
- 8The 44th European Symposium on Occultation Projects - William Stewart & Alex Pratt
- 10The Sixth European Conference on Amateur Radio Astronomy - Andrew Thornett
- 12The post-perihelion fragmentation of C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) - Nick James
- 15Observations during the 2022 & 2025 Mars oppositions: a short summary - Richard McKim
- 18T Coronae Borealis 80 years on from its last eruption - Jeremy Shears
- 19Auroral & noctilucent cloud activity, 2025 Oct 9 – Dec 8 - Sandra Brantingham
- 20Solar Section - Lyn Smith
- 34Index to volume 135 - Hazel McGee
- 43Membership information
- 58Anglesey Astronomical Society - Gavin Malone
- 66Meetings diary, notices & small advertisementst
- 67Board of Trustees & Council, Session 2025–2026t
The Archives
- 24From the Journal archive - John Chuter
- 55From the BAA Archives - John Chuter
- 56From the BAA Bookshelf - Richard McKim
BAA Updates
- 60Obituary: Eric ‘Americo’ Watkins (1956–2025) - Richard Miles
- 62Sky notes for 2026 February & March - Nick Hewitt
Observers' Forum
- 61Jewels in the winter Milky Way - Jim Latham



