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Launch of a new weekly BAA webinar

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Fig 1 - 2019y4_20200320_0300_mpm

The fragmentation of C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)

C/2019 Y4 was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on 2019 Dec 28 using a 0.50m Wright–Schmidt

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Solar Section

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From the President

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Dwarf nova PQ And undergoes rare outburst

30 May 20203 March 2022 Jeremy Shears 0 Comments

As announced in a recent BAA Alert email, the dwarf nova PQ And was found to be in outburst at

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The Whirlpool Galaxy – a video from John Mason

7 May 20203 March 2022 Callum Potter 0 Comments

The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, is a fine example of a spiral galaxy and has an interesitng history. At the moment

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Observing Highlights for Mercury and Venus – a video from Pete Lawrence and Paul G. Abel

4 May 20203 March 2022 Dominic Ford 0 Comments

A video from Pete Lawrence and Paul G. Abel

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News of the binary black hole, OJ287

29 April 20203 March 2022 Jeremy Shears 0 Comments

Point your telescope to a small patch of sky 3.5 degrees east of the open cluster M44 (The Beehive Cluster)

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Index to Volume 129

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Spring Webinar Saturday 25th April

22 April 20203 March 2022 Andy Wilson 0 Comments

BAA live webinars, 7pm every Wednesday

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