The BAA Instrument Collection
The following instruments are currently available for loan: 150-mm reflector by Tal10-inch reflector, Dobsonian mount200-mm SCT by Meade8-inch Maksutov, no
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Archives
Deep Sky objects in the winter sky
With all the lovely deep sky objects to observe in the south, for example in Orion, it might seem perverse
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Meteors in a new light
Modern astronomy is now recording and analysing meteors as never before. Equipment is available off the shelf and at a
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Comet prospects for 2015
Jonathan Shanklin looks ahead to some of the comets which might be bright next year.
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Solar section update
Lyn Smith reports on some of the sunspots seen this month.
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Philae landing: the engineer’s tale
Nick James shares the inside story of Rosetta and Philae from his position as an engineer working on the mission.
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