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Astronomy for all – all for astronomy

Claudia (top right) has a PhD in astronomy and is an expert in public engagement with the subject. Osnat (top

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A brief primer on filters

Everywhere in observational astronomy, there are filters. I cannot tell you all about them in a short article, as there

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Revealing the anatomy of C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)

The low surface brightness of most comets beyond the bright central coma makes spectroscopy of these regions difficult. When a

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Life in the Venusian clouds?

On 2020 Sep 14, very exciting news was announced: the detection of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus by a

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From the Journal archive

This year the BAA has been highlighting the role of its women members. Many of us know that the BAA

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An amateur’s observations of Saturn’s satellite Janus

In these difficult times during the COVID-19 virus pandemic, I am sure that some BAA members have been using the

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BAA members take part in ‘Measure to the Moon’ project

During the early part of this year we were treated to spectacular, monthly evening conjunctions between the planet Venus and

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Astronomical adventures in India

Little did I know when I was writing about my 76mm airline-portable refractor (see the 2020 February Journal, p.37) that

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Fiammetta Wilson: A centennial appreciation

2020 Jul 21 marks the centenary of the death of Fiammetta Wilson, a woman who led a life of some

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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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