Rare outburst of the dwarf nova LL And
Image of LL And courtesy of Gary Poyner who used the COAST telescope, CDK 17. Field: 43 arcmin, E to
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Observer’s Challenge – September’s Thin Moon
As astronomical targets go, it has to be said that the Moon is one of the easiest. Big and bright,
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ASTEROID OBSERVING CAMPAIGNS FOR 2021-22
A list of targets for the keen observer
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VSS Circular 189, September 2021
The September 2021 Variable Star Section Circular, number 189, is available for download here. Many thanks to all our contributors
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Eclipsing Binary Observing Guide
Revised edition of the Eclipsing Binary Observing Guide now available Eclipsing binaries can be studied with a range of techniques,
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Eruption of the Recurrent Nova RS Oph
The Recurrent Nova RS Oph is in eruption. It was reported at mag 5 last evening (Aug 8) by Alexandre
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Unusual Asteroid appears with a comet-like tail
On July 9, Professor Alan Fitzsimmons of the ATLAS survey telescope team in Hawaii reported observations of an unusual “active”
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Observer’s Challenge – Five outer planets in one night
Over the next few weeks it should be possible to view five of the outer planets on the same night.
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BAA Summer Webinar
Please visit the BAA YouTube Channel to watch the recordings. 11:00 Dr Nicolas Peretto –‘The earliest stages of stellar cluster formation’
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BAA Observers’ Challenge: Occultation of a star by Saturn and its rings on 2021 June 27/28
Occultation of a star by Saturn and its rings on 2021 June 27/28
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