Michael Hendrie
Mike Hendrie, Director of the Comet Section from 1977 to 1987 died on Februrary 25 at the age of 87.
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Digital membership
Digital membership to the BAA launched
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Mira a ‘Wonderful’ Maximum
Fantastic opportunity to observer Mira at its maximum brightness
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A January Mars Jupiter conjunction in the morning sky
See Mars and Jupiter a few arcmin apart on 2018 January 7
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174P outburst progress
Around two weeks after the outburst of 174P noted here the coma continues to expand but the total magnitude remains
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Hunting Outbursting Young Stars with the Centre of Astrophysics and Planetary Science
A pro-am collaboration on research into young stars
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174P Echeclus in outburst
For an update on this outburst see here. The unusual Centaur comet 174P Echeclus is currently undergoing one of its
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A Great Year for the Geminids!
The Geminids meteor shower may be the best of the year
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Upcoming Opportunity to Video Lunar Impact Flashes from the Geminid Meteor Shower
On Dec 12-15 there is the opportunity for astronomers to capture video of the 35 km/s Geminid meteoroids striking the lunar surface on the eastern night side.
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Juno’s images show another significant change on Jupiter
While Jupiter was invisible from Earth behind the Sun, Juno’s images mapped the planet and revealed a new South Tropical Disturbance
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