Journal contents items – Page 10 – British Astronomical Association

Delta Cephei’s companion variables

It is common knowledge that the prototype Cepheid variable star, delta Cephei, was discovered by John Goodricke in 1784 from

On 2023 Jun 30, there is the 50th anniversary of a total solar eclipse which has become dubbed as the

Jenny was first hooked into astronomy education while working in a small, travelling planetarium. Following further roles in science centres

On Apr 20, the Universe graced us yet again with one of the most awe-inspiring of events – a

One of the most iconic astronomical sights in this country surely must be the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank,

A report of the Mars Section. Director: R. J. McKim. For UK observers, 2020 was the most favourable year of

A report of the Saturn, Uranus & Neptune Section. Director: Mike Foulkes. In 2016 and 2017, Neptune was observed by

In Part I, we attempted to correlate the albedo and tonal differences of the lunar surface with compositional differences found

BAA observations of comets have been analysed in a similar way since 1990, with results published in the annual series

The short nights mean frustration unless you are a solar observer. The summer solstice on Jun 21 allows a mere