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Sky notes for 2023 August & September

The autumnal equinox on Sep 23 heralds longer evenings for observing, and we now have outer planets to enjoy on

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Past BAA covers

Have your say on the future of the BAA Journal

  A new short survey asks for your help in planning the direction of your Journal. It takes just five

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A light curve plot, showing periodicity but substantial variation in this

Delta Cephei’s companion variables

It is common knowledge that the prototype Cepheid variable star, delta Cephei, was discovered by John Goodricke in 1784 from

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The wooden box of numerous colour slides, open on a table

From the BAA Archives

On 2023 Jun 30, there is the 50th anniversary of a total solar eclipse which has become dubbed as the

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Jenny Shipway

An interview with Dr Jenny Shipway

Jenny was first hooked into astronomy education while working in a small, travelling planetarium. Following further roles in science centres

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The total solar eclipse of April 2023, at totality

The 2023 total solar eclipse, Australia

  On Apr 20, the Universe graced us yet again with one of the most awe-inspiring of events – a

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The radio dish of the Lovell Telescope

An astronomical day out in rural Cheshire

  One of the most iconic astronomical sights in this country surely must be the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank,

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Region I of Mars, during 2020: a selection of images showing the longitudes described in the text during the apparition. Syrtis Major is central in most.

The opposition of Mars, 2020: Part I

A report of the Mars Section. Director: R. J. McKim. For UK observers, 2020 was the most favourable year of

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Amateur images of Neptune in 2016 and 2017

Neptune in 2016–2017

A report of the Saturn, Uranus & Neptune Section. Director: Mike Foulkes. In 2016 and 2017, Neptune was observed by

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The Moon; the same image as previous but contrast-stretched to improve visibility of albedo variations

Backyard lunar mineral prospection, Part II: Measuring titanium in Mare Tranquillitatis

In Part I, we attempted to correlate the albedo and tonal differences of the lunar surface with compositional differences found

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