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A deep sky gem in the Unicorn

The major winter constellations have a reputation for being bright and striking. Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Canis Major dominate the

Continuing my theme from the last issue, in which I considered the question ‘What telescope should I give a child?’,

IntroductionWhat makes for a really good night of observing? An obvious answer is that the skies should be clear, but

Maurice Victor Gavin was born in Parsons Green, Fulham, London on 1934 October 18, the youngest of six children of

Almost 100 people gathered on a beautiful sunny day in the historic city of Newcastle for the 2018 BAA Spring

The Local Group of galaxies is a modest collection of some 54 galaxies of assorted size and activity occupying a

Globular clusters are fascinating objects and summer and early autumn, when our southerly view is towards the galactic centre and

At its meeting in 2018 March, Council decided to establish a new BAA Section, called the Equipment & Techniques Section,

John Wall was born in Crayford, Kent on 1932 June 26. Within a year the family moved to Dartford where

With the death of Michael Hendrie at the age of 87, the Association has lost one of the great classical