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From the President: Celebrating Patrick
Remembering the legendary BAA astronomer and broadcaster, Sir Patrick Moore
Read moreUranus 2014: a call for observations
The distant planet Uranus has emerged from its conjunction with the Sun and is slowly becoming well placed for observation.
Read moreAppulse of asteroids (1) Ceres and (4) Vesta – A project for your DSLR camera
Jean Meeus drew attention to this appulse back in 2012 October in an e-mail to Paul Abel and myself. Jean
Read moreFollow Mars at its best this summer
Mars came to opposition on 2014 April 8, and the Director is pleased to report he has been deluged with
Read moreThe crescent Venus and bright spots on the limb
A short note about the gibbous phase of the Eastern elongation of Venus in 2013 was published in the Journal.1
Read moreSolar observing notes, 2013 December & 2014 January
2013 DecemberThe southern hemisphere continued to outperform the northern for the eighth consecutive month. A further rise in southern sunspot
Read moreTwo new supernova discoveries from the UK
Steve Fossey, a tutor at the University of London, was teaching a routine undergraduate class at UCL’s Observatory in Mill
Read moreThe Great Aurora of 2014 February 27/28
What prompted this spectacular aurora display? Section Director Ken Kennedy tells all!
Read moreThe first asteroid found in 2014 collides with Earth
Asteroid 2014 AA, discovered by Richard Kowalski, collided with the Earth on 2014 January 2
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