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The year 1957 saw the launch of The Sky at Night TV programme, the completion of Jodrell Bank and, of

On Jul 1, Dr Richard McKim stepped down as Director of the Mercury & Venus Section and it is with

With the launch of Apollo 11 on 1969 Jul 16, humankind embarked upon its greatest voyage of discovery. The successful

Museums Victoria is keen to hear from BAA members interested in assisting with the restoration of the Great Melbourne Telescope.

On Apr 10, the first image of a black hole was released by the team coordinating the Event Horizon Telescope

Most of the aurora sightings in this report are from Scotland, with the majority caused by coronal holes. There was

It should be obvious to all thinking people that the night sky is both a site of special scientific interest

Something extraordinarily rare was imaged and videoed across the world, during a routine total lunar eclipse on January 21. At

As expected, when the weather cooperated, comet 46P/Wirtanen put on a good show for northern hemisphere observers throughout 2018 December