From your new President
My membership of the BAA goes back to 1974 when I joined the Association as a schoolboy, having had my
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Archives
Absolute Beginners No. 3: A short introduction to some common types of telescope
IntroductionFor most of us, the central issue in taking up astronomy is deciding what type of telescope to buy. In
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The transit of Mercury on 2016 May 9
The transit of Mercury on May 9 next year is entirely visible from western Europe, extreme west Africa, most of
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Aurora Section
Noctilucent clouds in 2015Following what was quite an early start to the NLC season in May, the number of reported
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