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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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Comet 67p/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

BAA comet observations: magnitude parameters

BAA observations of comets have been analysed in a similar way since 1990, with results published in the annual series

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Sky notes for 2023 June & July

The short nights mean frustration unless you are a solar observer. The summer solstice on Jun 21 allows a mere

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The enigmatic Miss Cicely M. Botley (1902–1991)

Cicely M. Botley was one of the BAA’s most memorable characters, regularly contributing letters and short notes to the Journal

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Backyard lunar mineral prospection, Part I

Knowledge of the lunar surface and its composition has increased enormously in the last six decades thanks to the lunar

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Revisiting the nova-like variable HS 0229+8016 with data from a BAA VSS campaign & TESS

A report of the Variable Star Section. Director: J. Shears We present the light curve of HS 0229+8016 between 2019

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Back to Basics in York – blazing trails for beginners

The BAA, in line with its status as an educational and scientific charity and its remit to promote astronomy and

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BAA members’ research into circumbinary exoplanets published

Four BAA members (David Pulley, John Mallett, Sebastian von Harrach and myself), have recently had our research published in the

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