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Supernova 2020uxz in NGC 514

14 October 202015 March 2022 Adrian Ashford 0 Comments

This Type Ia supernova in Pisces galaxy NGC 514 has brightened two magnitudes since discovery on October 5, and will likely brighten further.

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Stars 44 Oph and λ Sqr in early evening lunar occultations, Oct. 20-21

10 October 202015 March 2022 Adrian Ashford 0 Comments

A chance for observers in the British Isles to view two lunar occultations of naked-eye stars at similar times on consecutive evenings.

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Martian moons at the Red Planet’s closest approach

3 October 202015 March 2022 Adrian Ashford 0 Comments

Mars is closest to Earth for this apparition on October 6, so now is the time to seek out its tiny moons.

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Venus’s close encounter with Regulus, October 2/3

1 October 202015 March 2022 Adrian Ashford 0 Comments

Don’t miss dazzling planet Venus at dawn in the eastern sky as it skims by Leo’s brightest star.

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The British Astronomical Association Christmas Meeting Saturday 5th December 2020

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BAA Spring Webinar, 2020 April 25

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Addendum: Asteroids & Remote Planets Section Meeting, 2019 September 29

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Gordon Ernest Taylor (1925–2020)

The Association lost a senior figure with the death of Gordon Taylor on 2020 Mar 15 at the age of

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