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Observer’s Challenge – Moon, Venus, Jupiter & Mercury on June 17

On the evening of June 17th the planets Venus, Jupiter and Mercury will be joined by the crescent Moon in

We are very sad to report that Dr Candice J. Hansen-Koharchek (Candy Hansen), leader of the JunoCam team in NASA’s

Jupiter passes through its equinoxes twice in every 12-year orbital period, when the Sun lies directly above the equator. At

Here is the Lunar Section Circular for June. Tim and his team have been exceedingly busy with occultations. Peter Anderson,

We’ve had a few nice days in Orkney in April, but not the heatwave experienced by those down south. A

The June edition of the BAA Variable Star Section Circular is now available for download here I do hope you enjoy

The latest Education and Outreach newsletter is now available. Thank you to all the contributors. This edition includes details of

Are you, or do you know, a Year 12 student interested in astronomy looking for something a bit different for

Please find enclosed the BAA Lunar Section Circular for May and congratulations to the Artemis crew for a successful round the Moon

Welcome to the 2026-27 BAA Mars blog. We shall be covering the observational work of our members right up to