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Eta Aquarids 2013 − Dual-station meteor videography
NEMETODE, a network of low-light video cameras in Cheshire and West Yorkshire operated by members of the BAA Meteor Section, monitors the activity of meteor showers, enabling the precision measurement of radiant positions and, from the best quality data, the altitudes and geocentric velocities of meteors and their solar system orbits. The results from dual-station observations of the 2013 eta Aquarid shower are presented and discussed.
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A successful lunar graze observation by Loughton Astronomical Society
A successful observation of a lunar graze requires equipment testing, careful planning and good luck on the night. These criteria
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Aurora Section
Following what seems to have been the peak of solar cycle 24 in early 2014, solar activity became significantly less
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The partial solar eclipse of 2015 March 20
In March this year a total solar eclipse will be visible across the Faroe Islands and Svalbard (Spitzbergen) in the
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