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Articles from the BAA

See Jupiter pass just over 1 degree south of the Moon

Stewart Moore, 2017 Apr 28

Paul Abel describes the features of Jupiter to observe and some tips on observing the gas giant

Paul G. Abel, 2017 Apr 23

Stewart Moore's fascinating talk on Charles Messier

Stewart Moore, 2017 Apr 10

Nick James, 2017 Mar 28

2017 Mar 27

A special membership offer for new BAA members

2017 Mar 27

Your last opportunity to see the Moon and Venus together in this evening apparition of the planet

Dominic Ford, 2017 Feb 27

Mars and Uranus sidle up to each other in the evening sky

Stewart Moore, 2017 Feb 21

Fragment shining 10x brighter than main comet

Richard Miles, 2017 Feb 11

Why not try your hand at observing this rare event?

Jeremy Shears, 2017 Feb 06

Asteroid 2017 BH30 passes to within 45,480 km of us

Richard Miles, 2017 Jan 30

Show your neighbours the space station

Stewart Moore, 2017 Jan 25