The ghost mountains of Venus feature in the final paper by the late Richard Baum, alongside the 2021 BAA Christmas Quiz, and how to get involved in observing exoplanets

This icy issue explores astronomy from Antarctica and how to observe the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, this autumn. Plus, the annual Report of Council

From a curious pair of novae and a planet that never was, to upheaval on Jupiter and rediscovering the joy in observing

A bumper issue featuring the first powered flight on Mars, the inside story of the Winchcombe meteorite recovery and open clusters for the summer months

The colourful life of optics pioneer David Sinden, how to image the early Universe without a telescope, and much more

With articles ranging from a Patagonian eclipse adventure to advice on dealing with dew, this is a bumper issue! Plus, the answers to our fiendish Christmas Quiz

Celebrating women in astronomy, Dr Mark Kidger’s forecast for a well-known yet mysterious star, and the case of the vanishing nebula. Plus, try our challenging Quiz

Behind a special cover designed by space artist David Hardy is a packed issue, from observing Mars at opposition to getting involved with researching star formation

Mysterious waves in the atmosphere of Venus, the astronomical notes of a 17th century diarist, and how to observe the Sun’s polar faculae

Exciting results from NASA’s Juno mission, a new technique to study Martian dust storms and astronomical adventures in India, plus memories of Dr Heather Couper and Jim Hysom