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From your new President

My membership of the BAA goes back to 1974 when I joined the Association as a schoolboy, having had my

The transit of Mercury on May 9 next year is entirely visible from western Europe, extreme west Africa, most of

Noctilucent clouds in 2015Following what was quite an early start to the NLC season in May, the number of reported

By the time you read this, October and autumn will be thoroughly upon us, and probably the best said about

In June this year, using his 35cm f/6 SCT with SXVR H9 CCD, longstanding BAA member Ron Arbour discovered two

On 1989 May 22, the Japanese X-ray satellite Ginga detected an X-ray nova outburst which was designated GS 2023+338. It

It may no longer be the most active meteor shower of the year – that distinction now rests with the

For many amateur astronomers, the Moon is often their first telescopic subject. The lunar surface is breathtaking in its beauty;

Auroral activity in the first few months of 2015 remained at relatively low levels with only a few major displays,