Observer’s Challenge – Conjunction of Venus and Saturn on 22-23 January
On 22 January a close conjunction of Venus and Saturn will be visible, low down in the western sky after
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Author: David Arditti
Sir Patrick Moore Prize and Cicely Botley Prize
Nominations are invited for these prizes The Sir Patrick Moore Prize of £500 plus a year’s membership of the BAA
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Death of the Queen
The President, Trustees and Council of the British Astronomical Association send their deepest condolences to His Majesty King Charles III
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Special General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that there will be a Special General Meeting of the Association at 17:30 on Wednesday 25
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An amateur detection of Uranus’ ring
Marc Delcroix reports that he detected the epsilon ring of Uranus with a 1m telescope and an ASI120MM camera
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Don Parker
Planetary imager Don Parker dies
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Giant sunspot AR2192 could trigger aurorae
Largest sunspot in a decade currently facing the Earth, with a high chance of geo-effective solar flares
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Storms on Uranus and Saturn imaged by amateur astronomers in Australia
While Anthony Wesley succeeds in imaging one of the storms on Uranus with a 41cm telescope, his compatriot Trevor Barry spots the remnant of the Dragon Storm on Saturn.
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The Sir Patrick Moore Prize
Nominations are invited for the recipient of the second BAA Sir Patrick Moore Prize
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Cyclonic ovals add interest to final part of Jupiter apparition
It is still worth observing Jupiter in the western sky, particularly to see how the new cyclonic ovals in the SSTB develop at the end of this apparition
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