Supporting amateur astronomers since 1890
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.
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It is recognised that the equinoxes can produce more auroral activity than other times of the year. This has been
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The most extensive coverage yet of an asteroidal occultation visible from the United Kingdom was achieved thanks to the dedication
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This was the most significant lunar eclipse since 2008 for observers in the UK. It was also visible in Western
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Comet 2013 US10 (Catalina) could be a binocular or naked eye object at the beginning of the year. In the
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My membership of the BAA goes back to 1974 when I joined the Association as a schoolboy, having had my
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