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Mars in 2016-2017: Third interim Report

Since the second report on the 2016 opposition in the 2016 August Journal (126(4), 205-206 (2016)), Mars was kept under

The Sun is getting very quiet very fast and the 11-year cycle seems to be coming to an end, with

It is a singular honour to be elected as President of the Association, and our last president, Dr Jeremy Shears,

In 2012, the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority announced its intention to become an International Dark Sky Reserve within the

Paul puts you straight on what is meant by ‘seeing’, and why it is important, particularly for planetary and lunar observing.

As the nights draw in for northern hemisphere observers, two interesting comets will be well placed for observation from the

As shown in this map from NASA, the track of the total solar eclipse of 2017 Aug 21 crossed the