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Exposing the Heart of Darkness: the black hole in M87 imaged

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

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Auroral & NLC activity, 2018 Dec 1 – 2019 Feb 28

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

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The BAA Commission for Dark Skies: thirty years of defending the stars

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

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The lunar eclipse impact flash of 2019 Jan 21

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

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‘Through which end do I look?’ – the absolute basics of using a telescope

Having previously advised beginners on purchasing a telescope (see the December Journal),  it seems appropriate in this new year to

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen’s December close approach

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

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The nebula vanishes: a disappearance of McNeil’s Nebula

McNeil’s Nebula, in Orion, lies just south of the well-known reflection nebula Messier 78. It was identified as a nebula

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A compostable wrapper for your BAA Journal

All being well, members who receive their Journal through the post should have noticed something rather different about this issue.

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The BAA at New Scientist Live 2018

The BAA again took a stand this September at the increasingly popular New Scientist Live event. Over four days in

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes a close approach this December

Comet 46P was discovered in 1948 January by Carl Wirtanen using the 0.5m Carnegie Double Astrograph at Lick Observatory, California.

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