Nominations for the 2021 Ballot for the BAA Council and Board of Trustees
Your chance to serve on the BAA’s Council or Board of Trustees
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Bright Nova in Cassiopeia!
I would like to alert members to a bright (8th mag) nova in Cassiopeia discovered on March 18. It is currently
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Venus as a planet
An introductory tutorial about the planet Venus
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Potential meteorite fall near Cheltenham
Update on March 9 – A large strewn field of meteorites has been found around the town of Winchcombe. See
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Observers Challenge – In the glare of starlight
There are many observing targets that get overlooked because of their proximity to a bright star makes observation difficult. One
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South Downs Virtual Planetarium
Update: 2021-02-13: The first virtual show, A guided tour of the winter night sky, is online here. As part of
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Using a polarscope
Introduction Many of us possess German equatorial mounts supplied with a polarscope, a small refracting telescope that passes through the
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Star Count 2021
Star Count 2021
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Wide-field astrophotography
Introduction If you have a DSLR, mirror-less or any other type of digital camera including a smartphone camera, have you
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Observer’s Challenge – The Eclipses of Algol
Observer’s Challenge – The Eclipses of Algol
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