News – Page 43 – British Astronomical Association

Astronomy for all – all for astronomy

Claudia (top right) has a PhD in astronomy and is an expert in public engagement with the subject. Osnat (top

Our richest annual meteor shower

Probing the bizarre Comet 29P system from afar

The peak of this year’s Leonid meteor shower occurs on November 18, just three days after new Moon.

This months challenge is to spot Hind’s Variable Nebula – a faint patch of nebulosity associated with the variable star

The British Astronomical Association supports National Astronomy Week, which runs this year from November 14th to 22nd. So time to

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

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

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