The brighter comets of 2019
A report of the Comet Section. Director: N. D. James. This report describes and analyses the observations of the brighter
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The Revd George Fisher (1794–1873) – Arctic Astronomer
The Revd George Fisher (1794–1873) started his career at an insurance company, but came to the attention of Royal Society
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Observations of the first confirmed superoutburst of the dwarf nova DDE 39
We present the light curve of the dwarf nova DDE 39 (= 1RXS J040253.8+435553) between 2011 October and 2021 January,
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The 2018 opposition of Mars & the global dust storm: Part II
A report of the Mars Section. Director: R. J. McKim. In Part I, we described the evolution and behaviour of
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EXPLORE: a new project to find hidden worlds
The aim of EXPLORE (EXoPLanet Orbit REsearch) is to build on the BAA Exoplanet Division’s participation in the ExoClock project
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A gravitationally lensed supernova
Supernova SN2022qmx was detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility at Palomar Observatory on Aug 1. What made this object especially
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The partial solar eclipse of 2022 October 25
The partial solar eclipse of 2022 October 25 is visible from the eastern strip of Greenland, Iceland, Europe except Portugal
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Occultation of 44 Cap by the Jovian satellite Io on 2021 April 2
The occultation of the star 44 Capricorni (44 Cap) by Io on 2021 April 2 was imaged from Curaçao. Occasional
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The 2018 opposition of Mars & the global dust storm : Part 1
The perihelic opposition that occurred on 2018 Jul 27 at areocentric longitude (Ls) 219° was monitored by 121 observers, yielding
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BAA variable star observers contribute to research on quasars & dwarf novae
The lure of the variables is strong. Variable star observers go out whenever the sky is clear to observe ‘their’
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