Dawson – Page 3 – British Astronomical Association

The turning sky

1 November 20174 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Sitting at my computer, writing this article, I would appear to be fairly stationary, hardly moving at all. Nothing could

7 October 201716 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

IntroductionUranus is a planet which has long been neglected by amateur astronomers. This is not unreasonable from the northern hemisphere

7 October 201716 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Damian Peach encourages us to get out there and observe Uranus and Neptune

On Friday Sept 22nd at 21:27 UT (22:27 BST) [observe from 21:25 – 21:29 UT], the asteroid (4522) Britastra is

21 August 201716 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Many members and friends travelled to the USA to observe the eclipse, while others stayed home in a rather cloudy

11 August 201716 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

David demystifies some of the language and concepts relating to eyepieces

3 August 201716 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

John outlines how amateurs’ observations can be undertaken and the importance of this work

4 June 20174 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

The history and some tips on observing noctilucent clouds

25 May 201716 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Lyn shows how we can all safely contribute to recording solar activity

23 April 201716 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

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