The dark skies of Wales, the Aristarchus events of 1963, and the 2007 apparition of Saturn…

New colour images from old planetary photographs, amateur observations of exoplanets, and multi-station observations of the 2012 Perseids.

The day of two asteroids, how to build a large Dobsonian telescope, and the Variable Star Section’s first five years of observing Polar variables.

Remembering Sir Patrick Moore 1923-2012, looking back at the lunar observers of the 1930s, and how much can we believe medieval accounts of annular solar eclipses?

The brilliant Earth-grazing fireball of 2012 September 21, how the Martian polar caps are affected by solar activity, and the libration zones of Mercury.

Curiosity touches down on Mars, the basics of variable star observing, and a bright Leonid fireball.

Venus transits the Sun, penetrating the veil of light pollution, and a review of Mars’s 2007 opposition.

An introduction to observing Saturn, how to modify DSLR cameras for astrophotography, and monitoring Gyulbudaghian’s nebula.

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