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Into the Zooniverse: An interview with Prof Chris Lintott

From exoplanet detections to images of the early Universe, an overwhelming flood of astronomical data since the mid-2000s has produced

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Rosetta’s comets – amateur & schools’ campaigns

I attended a Royal Astronomical Society specialist discussion meeting on 2019 Dec 13 entitled ‘Cometary science with Rosetta: striking, timely

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Protection for the stars of Cranborne Chase

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Presentation of Edinburgh’s Lorimer Medal to Ron Livesey

On 2019 Sep 14, the Lorimer Medal of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh was awarded to Ronald J. Livesey at

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Asteroid (4) Vesta occults a bright star

On 2020 Feb 11 at 22:02 UT, observers in Newfoundland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the north of England, the Isle of

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From the President

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Equipment review: Celestron Rowe–Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA 11)

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Sky Notes: 2019 December & 2020 January

Brian says take the opportunity to observe or image old favourites such as the Great Orion Nebula (M42), as well as the Flame (NGC 2024) and Horsehead (Barnard 33) for his last Sky Notes

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BAA Summer Meeting – ‘Astronomy & space today’

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BAA Spring Meeting – ‘Galaxies’

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