News – Page 48 – British Astronomical Association

Comet C/2020 A2 (Iwamoto)

CBET 4714 announces the discovery of a new comet by Masayuki Iwamoto, Awa, Tokushima-ken, Japan, on two CCD frames taken

It’s not often that variable stars make the mainstream news, let alone the popular press! The current fading of Betelgeuse

A relatively bright, circumpolar comet Comet C/2017 T2 (PanSTARRS) was discovered by the PanSTARRS telescope on Haleakala, Hawai when it

The first members of this year’s Geminid meteor shower are now beginning to appear. Active from December 6-17, but with

This months Observers’ Challenge is the conjunction of Venus and Saturn that will occur on December 11th. This will be

Warren De la Rue (1815–1889) was a British astronomer, chemist and inventor, famous for his pioneering work in astronomical photography.