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Quark

Equipment for observing the Sun (Part II: narrowband)

WARNING: Never look at the Sun with the naked eye or any optical instrument unless you are familiar with safe

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aurora

Auroral Activity 2020 January 1 – February 29, a sighting of STEVE & ‘dunes’ in the sky

Although the Sun is now at minimum, there have been some coronal holes so several aurora sightings have been made.

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caroline

The Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship

The William Herschel Society was founded in the 1970s with the help of Patrick Moore and others, to rescue the

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lintott

Into the Zooniverse: An interview with Prof Chris Lintott

From exoplanet detections to images of the early Universe, an overwhelming flood of astronomical data since the mid-2000s has produced

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Presentation of Edinburgh’s Lorimer Medal to Ron Livesey

On 2019 Sep 14, the Lorimer Medal of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh was awarded to Ronald J. Livesey at

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Asteroid (4) Vesta occults a bright star

On 2020 Feb 11 at 22:02 UT, observers in Newfoundland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the north of England, the Isle of

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new scientist

BAA at New Scientist Live 2019

Over Oct 10–13, the BAA took advantage of another huge outreach opportunity in taking their stand at New Scientist Live

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Thomas Cooke celebrated with blue plaque

On 2019 Aug 23, York Museum Gardens played host to members of various national and regional groups, including the BAA

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From the President

It is with considerable pride – and a degree of trepidation – that I take on the role of the

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Fig 6 Third contact diamond ring

Total Solar Eclipse, 2019 Jul 2 : An Argentinian adventure

The centre of the 2019 Jul 2 total solar eclipse umbra first touched the Earth’s surface at 18:02 UTC in

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