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The y axis gives the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and the x axis gives the epoch numbers. Each SNR curve starts low and tends towards a flat higher number as the epoch number increases

Image denoising in astrophotography – an approach using recent network denoising models

Image denoising is an important consideration for improving the accuracy of acquired data. Given the morphological nature of astrophotography, with

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A star field containing the dwarf nova in outburst

The 2021 superoutburst of the dwarf nova LL Andromedae

We present photometry of the 2021 outburst of LL And, which was only the fourth confirmed on record, with a

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The white telescope tube is mounted on an equatorial mount upon a plinth.

The New South Wales Branch of the BAA & the Sydney University Observatory

The first university observatory in Australia was opened at the University of Sydney in 1909, with help from members of

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Black and white pencil drawings of Mars arranged in five rows and labelled A to T, with key features appearing as described in the caption

The opposition of Mars, 2020: Part II

A report of the Mars Section. Director: R. J. McKim. We report seasonal timings of the appearances and disappearances of

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Seven drawings, labelled a to g. The first four appear yellow, red, blue and white, respectively, due to filters used. Cloud markings appear as dark smudges. The last three are in white (integrated) light, i.e. with no filter.

The 2021–’22 eastern elongation of Venus

A report of the Mercury & Venus Section. Director: P. G. Abel This paper covers observations of Venus made by

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Region I of Mars, during 2020: a selection of images showing the longitudes described in the text during the apparition. Syrtis Major is central in most.

The opposition of Mars, 2020: Part I

A report of the Mars Section. Director: R. J. McKim. For UK observers, 2020 was the most favourable year of

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Amateur images of Neptune in 2016 and 2017

Neptune in 2016–2017

A report of the Saturn, Uranus & Neptune Section. Director: Mike Foulkes. In 2016 and 2017, Neptune was observed by

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The Moon; the same image as previous but contrast-stretched to improve visibility of albedo variations

Backyard lunar mineral prospection, Part II: Measuring titanium in Mare Tranquillitatis

In Part I, we attempted to correlate the albedo and tonal differences of the lunar surface with compositional differences found

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Comet 67p/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

BAA comet observations: magnitude parameters

BAA observations of comets have been analysed in a similar way since 1990, with results published in the annual series

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The enigmatic Miss Cicely M. Botley (1902–1991)

Cicely M. Botley was one of the BAA’s most memorable characters, regularly contributing letters and short notes to the Journal

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