Young Astronomer Awarded the 2016 Sir Patrick Moore Prize
Young Astronomer Awarded the 2016 Sir Patrick Moore Prize A young astronomer from Coventry received the 2016 Patrick Moore Prize
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Binoculars for the travelling astronomer
Stewart Moore looks at the parameters that should be considered when choosing binoculars for astronomy.
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A new astronomy publication: Nature Astronomy
The prestigious natural science journal, Nature has just started a new publication entitled Nature Astronomy.
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Mars gets close to Neptune on December 31
A close conjunction between Mars and Neptune
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The BAA Christmas Quiz 2016 – now with answers!
Test your knowledge, or pit your wits against friends at your local astronomical society with our Christmas quiz!
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An amateur detection of Uranus’ ring
Marc Delcroix reports that he detected the epsilon ring of Uranus with a 1m telescope and an ASI120MM camera
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See the Moon hide Aldebaran – yet again
An early morning occultation in Taurus
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The Moon and Venus together on December 3
Crescent Moon and Venus together in the evening sky
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The phases of Venus
Paul reveals some of the secrets of Venus
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Launch of the BAA Spectroscopy Database
To cater for the recent increase in spectroscopic capability and interest within the amateur community the BAA is pleased to announce the launch of an online spectroscopy database.
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