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Absolute Beginners No. 3: A short introduction to some common types of telescope
IntroductionFor most of us, the central issue in taking up astronomy is deciding what type of telescope to buy. In
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John Brashear and the BAA
The British Astronomical Association was founded in 1890, officially on October 1, though it was not until the first General Meeting on October 24 that the name was finally established and the first Council elected. Among those who joined before the end of that year – the Original Members – was the instrument maker John A. Brashear, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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A plaque to B.M. Peek at the Simon Langton School
A school in Canterbury honours a former Director of the BAA Jupiter Section
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George Alcock: an artist among the planets
The 2014 George Alcock Memorial Lecture, given at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, on 2014 May 28
Read moreLost comet 72P Denning – Fujikawa recovered
This periodic comet was discovered by William F. Denning of Bristol, the BAA’s first Comet Section Director, on 1881 Oct 4.13 but was then lost until its accidental recovery by Shigehisa Fujikawa (Onohara, Kagawa, Japan) on 1978 Oct 9.81, but was missed at the next three returns despite careful searches. It has now been recovered again by Hidetaka Sato (Japan).
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It’s darker down south
The night sky is getting darker in the south of England, where astronomers, environmentalists and others who care about the night-time environment are working on dark-sky initiatives.
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The Association’s Memoirs: can you help?
Copies of the Association’s Memoirs from the start of the 20th century are needed for digitising and for archive storage
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Amateur contributions to solar system studies
Report of a workshop held at the European Planetary Sciences Congress at UCL on 2013 Sept 13
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Dawn twilight fireball lights up the sky
At 07:58 UT on 2013 Dec 19, a fireball was observed across the UK from Yorkshire to the Irish Sea, and BAA observers recorded it on video
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