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NGC 6751 – an overlooked planetary nebula in Aquila

Well placed in the late-summer night sky, Aquila is the mythological eagle that carried the thunderbolts of Jupiter. One of

In 2020 February, the Commission for Dark Skies’ travelling display formed part of the South Downs International Dark Sky Reserve’s

The annual Sir Patrick Moore Prize of £500 plus a year’s membership of the BAA may be awarded to any

Ron Livesey CEng, FICE, FRAS, a former Director of the BAA Aurora & Noctilucent Cloud Section, passed away on 2021

The bright skies and short nights of the summer months make observing fainter, fuzzier targets rather more challenging, especially for

With no coronal mass ejections and sunspot numbers just in double figures or at zero, there are 17 aurora sightings

Compared to the prominent constellations surrounding it, Coma Berenices is certainly not a showpiece object. In fact with the naked

During the pandemic of 2020 I recalled Stephen Hawking’s words ‘Remember to look up at the stars and not down

The 40km crater Aristarchus, located on the Oceanus Procellarum, is a favourite target for lunar observers and is unmistakable because

On 2020 Dec 8 a new first-class lighting installation in Dorset received the BAA Commission for Dark Skies’ Good Lighting