BAA Journal – Volume Number – December 2025

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  • 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
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