The total solar eclipse of 2015 March 20
Details are given of the visibility of the 2015 total eclipse in Svalbard and the Faroe Islands, and the very large partial eclipse which will be seen from the British Isles,
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The amateur astronomer, then and now
Bill Leatherbarrow’s second Presidential Address explores the changes in amateur astronomy during the past 50 years, coinciding with his own membership of and activity within the British Astronomical Association.
Read moreChanging characteristics of an anticyclone in Jupiter’s South South South Temperate Current
The longitude and latitude of a white oval (A1) on Jupiter was measured on 83 different visible light images.
Read moreCentral and non-central total lunar eclipses
A study of the extremes of eclipse behaviours between 2000 BC and 3000 AD.
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The Comets of 2001: Part 2
This is the author’s second report of the comets of 2001.
Read moreTopography of the Alphonsus and Arzachel area of the Moon
Alphonsus (111km diameter) is one of the most intensively studied craters in the solar system.
Read moreThe Occultation Machine of HM Nautical Almanac Office
This paper describes an ingenious Occultation Machine that simplified the process of making occultation predictions.
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