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Why have we all heard of Einstein?

6 November 20193 March 2022 Dominic Ford 0 Comments

Debunking the myth of Eddington’s bias in the 1919 eclipse test of Einstein’s General relativity.

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Observing the transit of Mercury

1 November 201916 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

On 2019 November 11 the planet Mercury will pass in front of the sun as viewed from Earth. This event

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Observer’s Challenge – Colours of Double Stars

20 October 201916 March 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

We are told there is no such thing as a green star. I’ve read papers, articles and heard talks on

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The transit of Mercury: how to observe it

16 October 20193 March 2022 David Swan 0 Comments

How to observe the November 2019 Mercury transit

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Imaging comets: an introduction

15 September 20194 March 2022 David Swan 0 Comments

A brief history of comet imaging and some of the fundamentals of current imaging technology

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Mercury and Venus Section Newsletter

15 September 20193 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Paul G. Abel announces the official newsletter of the BAA Mercury and Venus Section

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Observer’s Challenge – opposition of Neptune

9 September 201916 March 2022 Dawson 4 Comments

On 10th September 2019, Neptune will come to opposition. The planet will be nearly 29 astronomical units (AU) from Earth,

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An introduction to variable star observing

11 August 20194 March 2022 David Swan 0 Comments

Roger Pickard writes about why and how you should observe variable stars

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Get out early for this year’s Perseid meteors – and persevere!

5 August 201916 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Sorry, your browser does not support embedded videos. Sorry, your browser does not support embedded videos. The Earth is now

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Observer’s Challenge – Locate the Landing Site of Apollo 11

6 July 20193 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

Finding the region of the Moon which man first stepped onto 50 years ago

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