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Introducing the Equipment & Techniques Section
At its meeting in 2018 March, Council decided to establish a new BAA Section, called the Equipment & Techniques Section,
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A major dust storm on Mars
For the present opposition of the planet I have maintained a running commentary on the Section website, www.britastro.org/mars. On average
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From the President
It is that time of year again when thoughts turn to the annual election of the Board of Trustees and
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Lunar Eclipse 2018
Summer Spectacular Saros 129
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All about Juno and Jupiter at a pro-am workshop, 2018 May
New posts include the talks from a recent conference, recommendations for amateur imagers, and NASA bulletins about Juno’s mission.
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Comet 21P approaches the North America Nebula
It will be a challenging observation due to midsummer skies and a First Quarter Moon but the periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner
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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner will brighten through the summer
This comet was discovered by Giacobini in 1900 and recovered by Zinner in 1913 and it has an orbital period
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