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A visual treat in the dragon’s den

Spring, when our view into deep space is at right angles to the plane of the Milky Way and away

Record-breaking SU Tauri & faded Betelgeuse keep observers guessing

One of the great joys of observing variable stars is the unpredictability in the way they behave. You can of

Proposed memorial sculpture to honour the father of English astronomy

The 380-year-old story of a humble yeoman farmer’s son who, only just out of his teenage years, revolutionised our ideas

Rosetta’s comets – amateur & schools’ campaigns

I attended a Royal Astronomical Society specialist discussion meeting on 2019 Dec 13 entitled ‘Cometary science with Rosetta: striking, timely

Sailing with the Argonauts

Puppis is an interesting constellation. Originally it was part of the huge southern constellation of Argo Navis (the ship in which

From the BAA Archives

Warren De la Rue (1815–1889) was a British astronomer, chemist and inventor, famous for his pioneering work in astronomical photography.

OSIRIS-REx and the origins of asteroid Bennu

Centimetre-sized particles being ejected from the surface of Bennu, taken by OSIRIS-REx on 2019 Mar 19. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Lockheed Martin

Deep Sky Section Annual Meeting 2019

The annual meeting of the Deep Sky Section was held on 2019 Mar 23 at Shurdington Village Hall, near Cheltenham.

Change at the helm of the Variable Star Section

The Variable Star Section Officers gathered on 2019 Aug 10 for Roger Pickard’s final Officers’ meeting, before he stood down

The 53rd BAA Winchester Weekend, 2019 April 5–7

Within a week of the booking information appearing in the Journal, the weekend at Sparsholt College was sold out. I