Observer’s Challenge: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Paul Abel describes the features of Jupiter to observe and some tips on observing the gas giant
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Bicentenary of Charles Messier’s death
Stewart Moore’s fascinating talk on Charles Messier
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Observers’ Challenge – Two comets in April
If we are lucky there will be two comets in binocular range high in the UK sky in mid-April. Comet
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BBC Stargazing Live
The BBC is showing three Stargazing Live programmes on 28, 29 and 30 March. There will be stargazing events up
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18 months’ BAA membership for the price of a year
A special membership offer for new BAA members
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Jupiter and the amateur astronomer
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system; Tobias and James outline some facts about this giant and how to observe it.
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Saturn as a planet
Mike talks about the nature of the ringed planet and the missions mankind has sent to examine it more closely
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Robotic telescope astronomy – what’s it all about?
Damian Peach gives an overview of some of the benefits of robot astronomy and remote imaging
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Aurora – a beginners’ guide
Sandra describes what causes aurora, and how best to observe them.
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Using filters for visual planetary observations
Paul answers the question. What can I do with filters?
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