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Author: David Arditti

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Observer’s Challenge – Conjunction of Venus and Saturn on 22-23 January

16 January 202316 January 2023 David Arditti 0 Comments moon, Observer's challenge, planets

On 22 January a close conjunction of Venus and Saturn will be visible, low down in the western sky after

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Parkin receives award
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Sir Patrick Moore Prize and Cicely Botley Prize

28 September 20225 October 2022 David Arditti 0 Comments Award, Patrick Moore 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

8 September 20229 September 2022 David Arditti 0 Comments

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

6 May 202229 September 2022 David Arditti 0 Comments BAA

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

17 December 20163 March 2022 David Arditti 0 Comments

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

23 February 20153 March 2022 David Arditti 0 Comments

Planetary imager Don Parker dies

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Giant sunspot AR2192 could trigger aurorae

24 October 20143 March 2022 David Arditti 0 Comments

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

3 October 20143 March 2022 David Arditti 0 Comments

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

31 August 20143 March 2022 David Arditti 0 Comments

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

30 April 20143 March 2022 David Arditti 0 Comments

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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