BBC Sky At Night Magazine, Telescopes Masterclass – 27 April
Next Masterclass is: Your next telescope setup, delving deeper into stargazing and astronomy – Will GaterThursday 28 April, 7pm BST
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Recordings from our 2022 Spring Meeting
Recordings are now available for several lectures from our Spring Meeting at the University of Leeds on the theme of
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Observer’s Challenge – Observe the James Webb Space Telescope
As of mid-April, commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope continues without significant hiccough. It is now ‘at’ the place
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The Doppler Effect in Astronomy
Introduction How is it we know how fast stars and galaxies are moving towards or away from us? How can
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Observer’s Challenge – Mercury at Maximum Elongation
Mercury was at Inferior Conjunction on 2nd April but has been moving eastward since then and possibly became visible after
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Nominations for BAA Trustees and Council
Nominations for the BAA Trustees and Council are now open, and applications from all members are very welcome, and if
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Webinar Recording – The history of silvering telescope mirrors
The recording of this webinar is now available to watch at https://britastro.org/videos/wednesday-webinar-the-history-of-silvering-telescope-mirrors. We are pleased to welcome back US astronomer,
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A few places left on the BAA Winchester Weekend
This event is not being recorded or streamed, so if you want to see the lectures then book now to
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Welcome to the new BAA Website
Welcome to the new look BAA website – we’ve working on this for some time and hope you like it.
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Coming soon – the BAA’s new website
Coming soon, to a screen near you, the new BAA website. Due to some delays we are a little behind
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