BAA Journal – Volume Number – April 2026

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  • Refereed Papers

  • 91Two independent British discoveries of the 1946 eruption of T Coronae Borealis - Jeremy Shears
  • 101Studying OJ287’s puzzling colour variations & searching for its host Galaxy with a backyard Telescope - Mark Kidger et al.
  • 113The brighter comets of 2023 - Jonathan Shanklin
  • Notes and News

  • 71From the President - Janice McClean
  • 71Photograph: LDN 1235: Shark Nebula - Manolo Rodriguez
  • 72In brief - Philip Jennings
  • 72Notice: Wanted – a Business Secretary - Bill Tarver
  • 72Photograph: A tale of two eclipses - Peter Anderson
  • 74The BAA interview: Ann Davies - Indra Bains
  • 78Cosmic Threads community quilt celebrating 80 years of Jodrell Bank goes on show - Jeremy Shears
  • 79Jupiter in 2024 & 2025: Part I - John Rogers
  • 84V Canum Venaticorum: a semi-regular variable with a tail? - Jeremy Shears
  • 85Auroral & noctilucent cloud activity, 2025 December 9 – 2026 February 8 - Sandra Brantingham
  • 86Solar Section - Lyn Smith
  • 99Membership information
  • 130Society Profile : Hampstead Scientific Society - Andrew Rennie
  • 137Sky notes for 2026 April & May - Nick Hewitt
  • 142Meetings diary, notices & small advertisements
  • 143Board of Trustees & Council, Session 2025–2026
  • The Archives

  • 90From the Journal archive - John Chuter
  • 128From the BAA Archives - John Chuter
  • Review

  • 133Wood & Collins: Extreme Illumination Atlas of the Moon - Barry Fitz-Gerald
  • BAA Updates

  • 132Notice: The BAA Awards & Medals for 2026 - Bill Tarver
  • 132Notice: Nominations for the Ballot for the BAA Council & Board of Trustees Bill Tarver - Bill Tarver
  • Observers' Forum

  • 134Messier 5 – a glorious globular cluster in Serpens Caput - Stewart Moore
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