Journal contents items – Page 120 – British Astronomical Association

Quadrantids 2014 − Multi-station meteor videography

The results from multi-station observations of the 2014 Quadrantids meteor shower are presented and discussed.

Optical outbursts of the cataclysmic variable 1RXS J140429.5+172352

We present the nine-year lightcurve of the cataclysmic variable 1RXS J140429.5+172352 from 2005 April to 2014 July.

Saturn in 1996-’97

A report of the Saturn Section. Director: M. Foulkes.

David Elijah Packer: cluster variables, meteors and the solar corona

David Elijah Packer (1862-1936), a librarian by profession, was an enthusiastic amateur astronomer who observed from London and Birmingham. He observed variable stars, meteors and nebulae, on one occasion reporting a brightening in the nucleus of the galaxy M77. However, his remarkable claims in 1896 that he had photographed the solar corona in daylight were soon shown to be flawed.

From the Journal Archive

Aurora Section update

It is recognised that the equinoxes can produce more auroral activity than other times of the year. This has been

Solar Section update

Stellar occultation by asteroid (275) Sapientia well seen from the UK

The most extensive coverage yet of an asteroidal occultation visible from the United Kingdom was achieved thanks to the dedication

The total eclipse of the Moon, 2015 September 28

This was the most significant lunar eclipse since 2008 for observers in the UK. It was also visible in Western

Comet prospects for 2016

Comet 2013 US10 (Catalina) could be a binocular or naked eye object at the beginning of the year. In the