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Bipolar magnetic regions (BMRs) are the underlying cause of all photospheric and chromospheric solar activity including active sunspot regions, white light faculae and disturbances in the solar granulation. This paper describes how monochrome imaging with commercially available H-alpha telescopes can reveal intricate detail in BMRs.
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As we approach mid-summer with no or limited astronomical darkness through the night, searching for faint fuzzy objects can be
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Dunsink Observatory, Dublin, recently installed two meteor cameras and a radio-based meteor detection system as part of the NEMETODE (Network
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Many may not be aware of the twice-yearly fixture in the amateur astronomer’s calendar that is the Kelling Heath Star
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In the BAA Journal of 1917 September came the surprise announcement that E.-M. Antoniadi had resigned the Directorship of the
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