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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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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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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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Two female pioneers honoured with minor-planet names

The latest batch of International Astronomical Union (IAU) minor-planet names was released on 2023 Mar 20. The list includes two

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Comparing similar ED & standard-glass refractors

  I have been involved in observational astronomy for more than 60 years. I started with a six-inch reflector in

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From the Journal archive

One of the BAA’s most famous members was Sir Patrick Moore. He was born on 1923 March 4, so this

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Official opening of Stowmarket school honouring Alice Grace Cook

  The Orwell Multi Academy Trust (OMAT) celebrated the official opening of Grace Cook Primary and Nursery in Stowmarket, Suffolk

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