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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

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

The Association is most grateful to Stephen Swan for his recent donation of a fine telescope and mount. As we

Aurora With no coronal mass ejections and sunspot numbers only just in double figures or at zero, the majority of

The October Draconid (or Giacobinid) meteor showers were among the most spectacular of the twentieth century. Two outstanding Draconid meteor

The New Scientist Live show kicks off again this September at London’s Docklands – ‘the world’s most exciting festival of

For the present opposition of the planet I have maintained a running commentary on the Section website, www.britastro.org/mars. On average

It is that time of year again when thoughts turn to the annual election of the Board of Trustees and

Commission for Dark Skies In February this year the BAA Commission for Dark Skies (CfDS) ran its annual prize draw

Astronomers seem to be entering a golden age for occultation astronomy now that star positions and the orbits of small