BAA Journal – Volume Number – February 2026

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  • Refereed Papers

  • 25What was the comet depicted in Giotto’s Adoration of the Magi? - Mark Kidger
  • 37Spectroscopic study of five Mira stars - David Boyd
  • 45The opposition of Jupiter, 1960 - Richard McKim
  • Notes and News

  • 3From the President - Janice McClean
  • 3Photograph: Plato & Vallis Alpes - Luigi Morrone
  • 4BAA members’ exoplanet research published in MNRAS - Ian D. Sharp
  • 5In brief - Philip Jennings
  • 5Comet Chasers in the news - Helen Usher
  • 5Notice: Nominations for the Ballot for the BAA Council & Board of Trustees - Bill Tarver
  • 6The BAA interview: Tom Killestein - Indra Bains
  • 8The 44th European Symposium on Occultation Projects - William Stewart & Alex Pratt
  • 10The Sixth European Conference on Amateur Radio Astronomy - Andrew Thornett
  • 12The post-perihelion fragmentation of C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) - Nick James
  • 15Observations during the 2022 & 2025 Mars oppositions: a short summary - Richard McKim
  • 18T Coronae Borealis 80 years on from its last eruption - Jeremy Shears
  • 19Auroral & noctilucent cloud activity, 2025 Oct 9 – Dec 8 - Sandra Brantingham
  • 20Solar Section - Lyn Smith
  • 34Index to volume 135 - Hazel McGee
  • 43Membership information
  • 58Anglesey Astronomical Society - Gavin Malone
  • 66Meetings diary, notices & small advertisementst 
  • 67Board of Trustees & Council, Session 2025–2026t 
  • The Archives

  • 24From the Journal archive - John Chuter
  • 55From the BAA Archives - John Chuter
  • 56From the BAA Bookshelf - Richard McKim
  • BAA Updates

  • 60Obituary: Eric ‘Americo’ Watkins (1956–2025) - Richard Miles
  • 62Sky notes for 2026 February & March - Nick Hewitt
  • Observers' Forum

  • 61Jewels in the winter Milky Way - Jim Latham
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