BAA Journal – Volume Number – December 2025
To download this journal, why not become a member.

The star that stopped: The Star of Bethlehem & the comet of 5 BCE - Mark Matney

Patterns in the initial System III longitudes of Saturn's Great White Spots 1876-2010 - Richard McKim
To access this journal you need to join the association
Refereed Papers
- 387The star that stopped: The Star of Bethlehem & the comet of 5 BCE - Mark Matney
- 407Patterns in the initial System III longitudes of Saturn's Great White Spots 1876-2010 - Richard McKim
- 411The 2023–2024 western elongation of Venus - Paul G. Abel
Notes and News
- 367From the President - Janice McClean
- 367Photograph: Aurora borealis & comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) - Alan Tough
- 368Photograph: Star of Wonder: Polaris & Integrated Flux Nebula - Manolo Rodríguez
- 369In brief - Philip Jennings
- 370Eighty years of observations at Jodrell Bank - Jeremy Shears
- 372C/2025 A6 (Lemmon): the year’s best northern-hemisphere comet - Nick James
- 377Auroral & noctilucent cloud activity, 2025 Aug 7 – Oct 8 - Sandra Brantingham
- 378Solar Section - Lyn Smith
- 383Amateurs help shed light on two unusual variable stars - Jeremy Shears
- 383Meteorite on Mars: A grand day out for Perseverance rover - Philip Jennings
- 384Exit pupils & the ageing eye - Peter Anderson
- 406Membership information
- 416Centenaries for 2026 - Timothy Parsons
- 423New members
- 424Society Profilett Isle of Man Astronomical Society - Howard Parkin
- 430Sky notes for 2025 December & 2026 January - Nick Hewitt
- 434Meetings diary, notices & small advertisements
- 435Board of Trustees & Council, Session 2025–2026
The Archives
- 386From the Journal archive - John Chuter
- 418From the BAA Archives: The BAA & the IAU Dublin meeting, 1955 - Richard McKim & Janice McClean
Review
- 429Potter: Stargazers’ Almanac 2026 - Philip Jennings
Letters
- 423You say Australis, I say Austrinus - Ian Ridpath
Observers' Forum
- 426Comet prospects for 2026 - Jonathan Shanklin
- 428Messier 34 – a splendid open cluster in the winter sky - Stewart Moore
Meetings
- 421BAA Christmas Meeting, 2024 December 7 - Alan Dowdell



