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BAA Winchester Weekend 2022

After three difficult years, the 54th Winchester Weekend took place on 2022 Apr 8–10. The number of places was limited

Historical round-up In the year 1054, a new star appeared in the sky, close to the star known today as

In this article I look at a range of planetary nebulae visible in the autumn skies. The objects chosen go

Hats off to Nick Vermeulen of Altair Astro and John Timmins (skipping about on his new knees and keeping the

Percy Braybrooke Molesworth (1867 April 2 – 1908 December 25) was a major in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Born

Introduction The UK Meteor Beacon (call sign GB3MBA:‘Meteor Beacon for Astronomy’) is a collaborative project between the UK amateur radio

Rob was a lunar and planetary observer who contributed many observations to the BAA Sections in the 1980s and ’90s.

Uranus (Yew-ran-us – no smirking at the back…) has endured a 200-year-old PR problem; its name, which (in English) has

Very often, the visual variable star observer will find that in the crowded Milky Way areas of the night sky,

More than 25 years and $10 billion in the making, the release of the first images from the James Webb