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Probing the bizarre Comet 29P system from afar

Richard Miles, 2020 Nov 30

The peak of this year's Leonid meteor shower occurs on November 18, just three days after new Moon.

Dr John Mason, 2020 Nov 16

Callum Potter, 2020 Nov 16

2020 Nov 12

Mike Foulkes, 2020 Oct 18

This Type Ia supernova in Pisces galaxy NGC 514 has brightened two magnitudes since discovery on October 5, and will likely brighten further.

Ade Ashford, 2020 Oct 14

A chance for observers in the British Isles to view two lunar occultations of naked-eye stars at similar times on consecutive evenings.

Ade Ashford, 2020 Oct 10

Mars is closest to Earth for this apparition on October 6, so now is the time to seek out its tiny moons.

Ade Ashford, 2020 Oct 03

Don't miss dazzling planet Venus at dawn in the eastern sky as it skims by Leo's brightest star.

Ade Ashford, 2020 Oct 01

Everyone throughout the British Isles with a clear sky can view this magnitude +4.4 star hide behind the almost full Moon.

Ade Ashford, 2020 Sep 28

The approaching opposition of Mars may be drawing eyes to the Red Planet, but there are lots of Jupiter events occurring throughout October.

Ade Ashford, 2020 Sep 27

BAA autumn webinars

2020 Sep 25