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George Faillace (1937–2020)

It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of long-time BAA member, friend and fellow observer, George

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Observing carbon stars with large binoculars

Thinking back to my teenage years in the 1970s, one memory that sticks in my mind is a recommendation by

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Gordon Ernest Taylor (1925–2020)

The Association lost a senior figure with the death of Gordon Taylor on 2020 Mar 15 at the age of

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Sagitta – explore the assassin’s arrow

Despite being one of the smallest constellations in the sky – only Crux and Equuleus are smaller – Sagitta is

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Asteroids & Remote Planets Section Meeting, 2019 September 29

Thanks to the support of the local Hampshire Astronomical Group (HAG), the Section was able to stage a most successful

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Dr Heather Couper (1949–2020)

Heather Anita Couper, astronomer who inspired countless television viewers to take up stargazing, died on 2020 Feb 19. Heather Couper

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Asterisms for the summer months

In the bright skies of the summer months, deep sky observing becomes rather limited with many of the favourite fainter

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Hunting flares on red dwarfs

Having decided to relocate my telescope to the PixelSkies site at Castilléjar in Spain,1 I was looking for a project

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Dr David Myles Gavine (1937–2020)

(Compiled from notes by the deceased.) Local and national astronomical groups lost a widely known and respected speaker and friend

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Dr Ronald Charles Maddison (1935–2019)

With the death of Ron Maddison on 2019 Dec 29, at the age of 84, the Association has lost not

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