Arthur Neville Brown: schoolmaster and variable star observer
Arthur Neville Brown, MA, FRAS (1864−1934) was a prolific variable star observer and served for many years as Secretary of the BAA Variable Star Section.
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Latitude dependency of the maximum duration of a total solar eclipse
What is the maximum duration of a total solar eclipse as a function of the latitude?
Read moreSaturn in 1994−’95
BAA observations from 1994 April to 1995 January are reviewed.
Read moreMeasurement of double stars
This short paper reports measurements of double stars made by BAA members, and aims to encourage double star observing by briefly describing the main observational ways of carrying out these measurements.
Read moreHenry Beighton and astronomy in the Ladies’ Diary
Henry Beighton, FRS (1687−1743) was a polymath who played an important role in the early days of the Industrial Revolution.
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Noctilucent cloud over Britain and Western Europe, 2011−2012
A report of the Aurora Section.
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Uranus 2014: a call for observations
The distant planet Uranus has emerged from its conjunction with the Sun and is slowly becoming well placed for observation.
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