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Articles from the BAA

Ideal conditions for this year's Perseid meteor shower

Dr John Mason, 2018 Aug 05

Summer Spectacular Saros 129

Steve Harvey, 2018 Jul 11

Mars at its best for Fifteen Years this July

John Chuter, 2018 Jun 23

As the opposition of Saturn approaches, Alan Heath challenges us to observe the ringed planet

Alan Heath, 2018 May 15

As the opposition of Jupiter approaches, Damian Peach encourages us to image the planet

Damian Peach, 2018 Apr 28

The ISS is visible in the evening sky

Dominic Ford, 2018 Mar 25

An opportunity to see Mercury and Venus only 1 degree apart

Stewart Moore, 2018 Feb 28

Digital membership to the BAA launched

2018 Feb 01

Fantastic opportunity to observer Mira at its maximum brightness

Gary Poyner, 2018 Jan 09

See Mars and Jupiter a few arcmin apart on 2018 January 7

Stewart Moore, 2018 Jan 01

A pro-am collaboration on research into young stars

Dr Dirk Froebrich, 2017 Dec 11

The Geminids meteor shower may be the best of the year

John Mason, 2017 Dec 02