Lunar Section Circular – January 2026
Here is the LSC for January 2026. https://britastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-lsc.pdf We have exciting news from some of our members who observed lunar
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Deep Sky Update – January 2026
Happy New Year. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Good New Year. Now we are in 2026!
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No interference from moonlight for the Geminids this year
The maximum of the 2025 Geminid meteor shower coincides with a 25-day old waning crescent Moon, so there will be
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Deep Sky Update – November 2025
November has not been a great observing month – a couple of clearish nights, but not very transparent. And no
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Lunar Section Circular – December 2025
Welcome to the BAA Lunar Section Circular for December. https://britastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-lsc.pdf Don’t forget to try out some of Tim Haymes occultation
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Education and Outreach Section Newsletter Edition 4 – November 2025
I’m delighted to say that our fourth Education and Outreach Section Newsetter has now been published. The content includes: From
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Deep Sky Update – October 2025
Another month seems to have flown by – just when you think that things might quieten down. Observing weather in
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Lunar Section Circular – November 2025
Welcome to the BAA’s Lunar Section Circular for November. Note that there is an external (to BAA) webinar on lunar
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SATURN’S NARROW RINGS AND TITAN TRANSITS
Those who have been observing Saturn recently will have noted how narrow the rings appear. Earlier this year, on March
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Two comets in the evening sky
Unusually, there are two bright comets visible in the evening sky at the moment. One of them, C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)
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