The Journal of the British Astronomical Association

Index to Volume 121 (2011)

Prepared by R. A. Marriott

The Subject Index references items under general headings; where a contribution covers two or more clearly defined subjects, each is separately referenced, but otherwise sub-headings within the same topic are not included. Publication reviews are indexed as such, but their subjects are not further cross-indexed. The Author Index details all named contributions, including talks at Ordinary Meetings, but not questions from the floor.

Abbreviations: ill.= illustration; news= in 'Notes and News' or 'BAA Update'; ltr.= letter to the Editor; rvw.= publication review; mtg.= meeting contribution

Pagination: (1) 1–64, (2) 65–124, (3) 125–184, (4) 185–252, (5) 253–320, (6) 321–380


Subject index
Announcements and BAA Notices
– BAA archives – an appeal for original material, 132
– BAA Council, 2009–2010 (ill.), 53
– Exhibition Meeting – Consultation, 195
– From the President, 3, 67, 127, 187, 255
– From your new President, 323
– New members, 178, 336
– Report of the Council for the Session 2010 August 1 to 2011 July 31, 288
– Results of the BAA essay competition, 263
– Saturday opening of the RAS library, 58
– Special award: Gordon Taylor, 117
– Steavenson Award: Monty Leventhal, 118
– Walter Goodacre Award: Eric Strach, 117
Asteroids
– Asteroid (596) Schiela (ill.), 373
– Asteroid (229255) Andrewelliott (news), 193
– Asteroidal occultation observed from the UK and Europe (news), 194
– Earth’s first ‘Trojan’ asteroid discovered (news), 264
– Cratered surface of Vesta (ill.), 254
– NEO makes a close approach (ill.), 240
– Possible collision involving the large main-belt asteroid (596) Scheila (news), 4
– Rotational lightcurve of Haumea – an interesting observational challenge, 223
– Strange case of ‘asteroid’ 2010 KQ (mtg.), 167
– Unusual case of ‘asteroid’ 2010 KQ: a newly-discovered artificial object orbiting the Sun, 350
Aurora Section
– Notes and News, 6, 67, 129, 193, 323
Aurorae
– Aurora in the United Kingdom, 1962–2009, 163
– Aurora, 2011 August/September (ills.), 321
– Reporting the aurora (ltr.), 170
– Reporting the aurora, and dark skies in Scotland (ltr.), 196
Biography
– G. E. D. Alcock: Visual observing successes without a telescope (mtg.), 46
– Centenaries for 2012, 367
– Andrew Ainslie Common (1841–1903) (mtg.), 138
– Fιlix de Roy (mtg.), 110
– Fιlix de Roy: a life of variable stars, 203
– Andrew John Elliott, 1946–2010 (obit.), 176
– Mary and John Evershed (mtg.), 110
– Cmdr Henry R. Hatfield, 1921–2010 (obit.), 54
– Commander Henry Hatfield (ltr.), 119
– Sir Fred Hoyle (mtg.), 112
– William Maximilian Lindley (1891–1972) (ltr.), 45
– Brian Geoffrey Marsden (1937–2010) (obit.), 56
– Maria Mitchell (mtg.), 111
– Elmer J. Reese (1919–2010) (obit.), 108
– Eric Hugo Strach, 1914–2011 (obit.), 306
– An ambiguous truth: T. J. J. See and the surface relief of Mercury, 276
– Valerie Ann White (1952–2010) (obit.), 109
Campaign for Dark Skies
– 2011 Joy Griffith Award (news), 195
– CfDS award for sugar processing plant (news), 9
– Exmoor – Europe’s first International Dark Sky Reserve (news), 325
– Join the CfDS and CPRE in Orion Star Count Week (news), 9, 50
– Light pollution: plus ηa change? (ltr.), 169
Comets
– Comet C/2010 XI (Elenin) (ill.), 369
– Comets of 2012 (news), 331
– Dust to dust: Comet C/2010 XI (Elenin) (news), 369
Computing Section
– What’s observable tonight? (news), 10
Cosmology
– Cosmic enigma, or, the dark side of the universe (mtg.), 168
– Supermassive black holes and the growth of galaxies (mtg.), 371
– Theory of photometric and astrometric microlensing (mtg.), 237
Deep sky
– Bright supernova in galaxy Messier 51 (news), 188
– Bright supernova in M101 (news, ills.), 370, 371
– Jones–Emberson I: the Headphone Nebula (news, ills.), 369, 370
– Leo I and Leo II (ills.), 49
– Messier 17 – the Swan Nebula (news, ill.), 239, 240
– More supernova discoveries for BAA members (news), 130, 325
– NGC 891 – a silver needle in the autumn sky (news, ills.), 314
– NGC 2239 – the Rosette Nebula (ill.), 65
– NGC 6888 – the Crescent Nebula (news, ills.), 125, 174
– NGC 6960 – the Veil Nebula (ill.), 185
– Observations of supernova 2011B in NGC 2655 (news), 129
– Owl Nebula – M97 (news, ills.), 114, 115
– Robotic observations of SN 2011dh (news), 313
– Spectrum of SN 2011fe (ill.), 371
– Two challenging galaxies in Leo (news), 49
– Two more supernova discoveries for Tom Boles (news), 12
Deep Sky Section
– Founding of the Deep Sky Section (ltr.), 311
– Meeting of the Section, Newbury, 2011 March 12 (Parts I/II), 244, 310
Eclipses
– Shadow bands seen on the clouds of the 2010 total solar eclipse (mtg.), 167
– Speed of the lunar shadow on Earth during solar eclipses, 105, 169
– Total eclipse of the Moon, 2010 December 21 (news, ills.), 50
– Total eclipse of the Moon, 2011 June 15 (news), 187
– Total lunar eclipse, 2007 March 3 (ill.), 179
Education
– Glimpses into astronomical education (mtg.), 168
Exoplanets
– Portraits of other worlds (mtg.), 372
Gamma-ray bursts
– Afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (news), 175
Historical Section
– Meeting of the Section, Cambridge, 2010 November 27, 110
History (see also Biography)
– A short historical account and guide to regular observation of Uranus, 197
– Centenaries for 2012, 367
– Hampstead Observatory 1910–2010: A century of service to the public, 13
– Isaac Newton Telescope (mtg.), 110
– Pro–am collaboration in astronomy – past, present and future, 73
Instruments and observatories
– A useful DSLR camera modification (news), 115
– Five spiders in a Newtonian (ltrs.), 119, 170
– GrepNova: a tool for amateur supernova hunting, 341
– Hampstead Observatory 1910–2010: A century of service to the public, 13
– Isaac Newton Telescope (mtg.), 110
– Making visual lunar and planetary observations at the Lowell Observatory, 91
– News from Hanwell Community Observatory (news), 44
– Project Drax (mtg.), 111
– Software architecture for an unattended remotely controlled telescope, 265
– Will Hay’s 6-inch Cooke refractor (ltr.), 196
Jupiter
– Brilliant storm-cloud initiates the revival of Jupiter’s belts (news), 9
– Jupiter’s high-latitude storms: a Little Red Spot tracked through a Jovian year, 19
– The 2010 perihelic opposition of Jupiter observed from Barbados, 337
Lunar Section
– New Lunar Section publication (news), 257
Mars
– Mars opposition of 2010 January 29 (mtg.), 47
– Observing Mars in 2011–12 (news), 258
– Opposition of Mars, 2005: Parts I/II, 143, 215
Meetings and Courses
– 29th European Symposium on Occultation Projects, 173
– Annual General Meeting, 2010 October 27, 165
– Back to Basics at Macclesfield, 128
– Exhibition Meeting, Greenwich, 2010 June 26, 116
– Ordinary Meetings, 46, 117, 166, 167, 237, 371
– Winchester Weekend, 2011, 334
Mercury
– An ambiguous truth: T.J.J. See and the surface relief of Mercury, 276
– Maximum elongations for Mercury and Veus (ltr.), 45
– Mercury’s spring evening elongation, 2011 March–April (news), 189
– Messenger at Mercury (news), 189
Meteors
? Draconid meteor outburst successfully observed (news), 326
– The Draconid meteors – will there be an outburst this October? (news), 256
– The UK daylight fireball of 2009 December 19 (news), 51
Neptune
– Uranus and Neptune: an interim report on the 2010 apparition (news), 68
Noctilucent clouds
– Noctilucent cloud over Britain and western Europe, 2009–2010, 346
– Noctilucent clouds, 2010 July 9 (ill.), 179
Novae
– Explosions of novae (mtg.), 47
Obituaries, see Biography
Observation
– Herschel’s objects and Norton’s Star Atlas (ltr.), 196
– Making visual lunar and planetary observations at the Lowell Observatory, 91
– Pro–am collaboration in astronomy – past, present and future, 73
– Visual observing successes without a telescope (mtg.), 46
– What’s observable tonight? (news), 10
Radio Astronomy Group
– Abundance of SIDs (news), 72
– Busy morning for SIDs (news), 315
– Introduction to solar radio astronomy, 241
– Radio Astronomy Group in 2010 (news), 133
Reviews
– Amateur radio astronomy, John Fielding, 172
– Asteroids and dwarf planets and how to observe them, Roger Dymock, 113
– Cometography: A Catalog of Comets, Vol.5: 1960–1982, Gary W. Kronk & Maik Meyer, 58
– Cosmic challenge: the ultimate observing list for amateurs, Philip S. Harrington, 113
– Deep Sky Companions: The Secret Deep, Stephen J. O’Meara, 375
– Discoverers of the Universe: William and Caroline Herschel, Michael Hoskin, 172
– Europa, R.T. Pappalardo, W.B. McKinnon & K. Khurana (eds.), 58
– Exoplanets, Sara Seager (ed.), 374
– Galileo and 400 years of telescopic astronomy, Peter Grego & David Mannion, 171
– Mapping the Universe: the interactive history of astronomy, Paul Murdin, 374
– Stargazers’ Almanac 2012: monthly guide to the stars and planets, Bob Mizon, 312
– Strange New Worlds: the search for alien planets and life beyond our solar system, Ray Jayawardhana, 312
– The Cambridge atlas of Herschel objects, James Mullaney & Wil Tirion, 171
– The complete guide to the Herschel objects, Mark Bratton, 375
Saturn
– Bright storm on Saturn: an interim report of the 2010/2011 apparition (news), 5
– Great White Spots on Saturn: current and historical observations, 270
– Second interim report on the 2010/2011 Saturn apparitions (news), 71
– Storm in the northern hemisphere of Saturn (ill.), 373
Sky notes, 48, 59, 120, 166, 168, 179, 237, 248, 316, 373, 376
Sun
– Busy morning for SIDs (news), 315
– Introduction to solar radio astronomy, 241
– Massive solar eruption (ill.), 1
– Solar Section notes, 6, 69, 131, 190, 260, 327 (news)
Supernovae
– Bright supernova in M101 (news, ills.), 370, 371
– Bright supernova in galaxy Messier 51 (news, ills.), 188
– GrepNova: a tool for amateur supernova hunting, 341
– More supernova discoveries for BAA members (news, ills.), 130, 325
– Observations of supernova 2011B in NGC 2655 (news, ills.), 129
– Robotic observations of SN 2011dh (news), 313
– Spectrum of SN 2011fe (ill.), 371
– Two more supernova discoveries for Tom Boles (news, ills.), 12
Uranus
– A short historical account and guide to regular observation of Uranus, 197
– Uranus and Neptune: an interim report on the 2010 apparition (news), 68
Variable stars
– Discovery and outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova ASAS J224349+0809.5, 155
– Fιlix de Roy: a life of variable stars, 110, 203
– First confirmed superoutburst of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova SDSS J083931.35+282824.0, 363
– HS2325+8205 – a frequently outbursting dwarf nova, 273
– Measuring the white dwarf spin period of the intermediate polar IRXS J063631.9+353537, 161
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
– Outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova SDSS J073208.11+413008.7, 228
– Outburst of V713 Cephei in 2009 August, 233
– Precursor outbursts and superoutbursts in the SU UMa-type dwarf nova NN Camelopardalis, 355
– Superoutbursts of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova CP Draconis, 36
– VSX J003909.7+611233: a new Slowly Pulsating B (SPB) star in Cassiopeia?, 33
– WZ Cassiopeiae (ltr.), 45
Venus
– Maximum elongations for Mercury and Venus (ltr.), 45
– Nocturnal occultations of Venus, 31
– Transit of Venus, 2012 June 5–6, 135
– Venus in 2011–2012: first interim report (news), 332


Author index
Abel P. G.
– Making visual lunar and planetary observations at the Lowell Observatory, 91
– & Peach D. A.,
– – A short historical account and guide to regular observation of Uranus, 197
Adamoli G. et al.
– Jupiter’s high-latitude storms: a Little Red Spot tracked through a Jovian year, 19
Aigrain, S.
– Portraits of other worlds (mtg.), 372
Arbour R. W.
– Founding of the Deep Sky Section (ltr.), 311
– Spectrum of SN 2011fe (ill.), 371
Arditti D.
– Andrew Ainslie Common (1841–1903) (mtg.), 138
– Jones–Emberson I: the Headphone Nebula (ill.), 370
– NGC 6960 – the Veil Nebula (ill.), 185
– Ordinary Meetings, 46, 167, 371
– Sky notes (mtg.), 166
Baum R. M.
– An ambiguous truth: T. J. J. See and the surface relief of Mercury, 276
Bode M.
– The explosions of novae (mtg.), 47
Bolt G. et al.
– Discovery and outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova ASAS J224349+0809.5, 155
Boon D.
– Noctilucent clouds, 2010 July 9 (ill.), 179
Bowell E.
– Asteroids and dwarf planets and how to observe them (rvw.), 113
Boyd D.
– Afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (news), 175
– From the President, 3, 67, 127, 187, 255
– Pro–am collaboration in astronomy – past, present and future, 73
– et al.
– – Outburst of V713 Cephei in 2009 August, 233
– – Superoutbursts of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova CP Draconis, 36
– – VSX J003909.7+611233: a new Slowly Pulsating B (SPB) star in Cassiopeia?, 33
Brazell O.
– Deep Sky Companions: The Secret Deep (rvw.), 375
Brierley P.
– NGC 891 (ill.), 314
Buczynski D. G.
– Bright supernova in M101 (ill.), 370
– et al.
– – Superoutbursts of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova CP Draconis, 36
Campbell T. et al.
– First confirmed superoutburst of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova SDSS J083931.35+282824.0, 363
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
Carson P.
– NGC 6888 – the Crescent Nebula (ill.), 125
– Owl Nebula – M97 (ill.), 114
Carton W. H. C.
– Speed of the lunar shadow on Earth during solar eclipses, 105
Chambers R. H.
– BAA archives – an appeal for original material (news), 132
Collett H.
– Ordinary Meeting, 2010 June 26, 117
Collins D. F. et al.
– First confirmed superoutburst of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova SDSS J083931.35+282824.0, 363
Collins M.
– Total eclipse of the Moon, 2010 December 21 (ill.), 50
Cook J.
– Introduction to solar radio astronomy, 241
– Radio Astronomy Group in 2010 (news), 133
Cooper A.
– How and why I became interested in astronomy (news), 263
Crook L.
– Exhibition Meeting – Consultation, 195
Daniels D. G. & Daniels J. V.
– Hampstead Observatory 1910–2010: A century of service to the public, 13
Davies A.
– Results of the BAA essay competition (news), 263
– Stargazers’ Almanac 2012: Monthly guide to the stars and planets (rvw), 312
– Winchester Weekend, 2011, 334
Denisenko D. et al.
– Outburst of V713 Cephei in 2009 August, 233
dePonthiere, P. et al.
– VSX J003909.7+611233: a new Slowly Pulsating B (SPB) star in Cassiopeia?, 33
Dominik M.
– Theory of photometric and astrometric microlensing (mtg.), 237
Downing P. & L.
– Messier 17 – the Swan Nebula (ill.), 240
Dymock R.
– Dust to dust Comet C/2010 XI (Elenin) (news), 369
– Ordinary Meeting, 2010 December 11, 237
Entwisle L.
– The UK daylight fireball of 2009 December 19 (news), 51
Foote J. et al.
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
– Precursor outbursts and superoutbursts in the SU UMa-type dwarf nova NN Camelopardalis, 355
Ford D.
– GrepNova: a tool for amateur supernova hunting, 341
– Meeting of the Deep Sky Section, Newbury, 2011 March 12 (Parts I/II), 244, 310
Foulkes M.
– Bright storm on Saturn: an interim report of the 2010/2011 apparition (news), 5
– Second interim report on the 2010/2011 Saturn apparitions (news), 71
– Uranus and Neptune: an interim report on the 2010 apparition (news), 68
Fowler M. J. F.
– Robotic observations of SN 2011dh (news), 313
Frost M.
– Galileo and 400 years of telescopic astronomy (rvw.), 171
Garner R.
– NGC 891 (ill.), 314
Garrett R. et al.
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
Gavin M. V.
– Owl Nebula – M97 (ill.), 115
Gavine D.
– Aurora Section Notes and News, 6
Ghorbal M.
– Eric Hugo Strach, 1914–2011 (obit.), 306
Griffin R. F.
– WZ Cassiopeiae (ltr.), 45
Hager T. et al.
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
Hambsch F.?J. et al.
– Discovery and outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova ASAS J224349+0809.5, 155
Harlow M.
– NGC 891 (ill.), 314
Hawkins S.
– How I became interested in astronomy (news), 263
Haymes T.
– Asteroidal occultation observed from the UK and Europe (news), 194
Hetherington B.
– Centenaries for 2012, 367
Hewitt N. D.
– NGC 6888 – the Crescent Nebula (ill.), 174
– Sky notes (mtg.), 168
– The complete guide to the Herschel objects (rvw.), 375
Hickox R.
– Supermassive black holes and the growth of galaxies (mtg.), 371
Hill R.
– Total eclipse of the Moon, 2010 December 21 (ill.), 50
Hingley P. D.
– Saturday opening of the RAS library (news), 58
Holt D.
– Owl Nebula – M97 (ill.), 115
Hurst G. M.
– Brian Geoffrey Marsden (1937–2010) (obit.), 56
– Glimpses into astronomical education (mtg.), 168
– Observations of supernova 2011B in NGC 2655 (news), 129
– Visual observing successes without a telescope (mtg.), 46
Hyde P.
– Abundance of SIDs (news), 72
– Amateur Radio Astronomy (rvw.), 172
– Busy morning for SIDs (news), 315
James N. D.
– Asteroid (596) Schiela (ill.), 373
– NEO makes a close approach (ill.), 240
– Shadow bands seen on the clouds of the 2010 total solar eclipse (mtg.), 167
– Sky notes (mtg.), 373
Januszewski R. et al.
– HS2325+8205 – a frequently outbursting dwarf nova, 273
Jones A.
– Jones–Emberson I: the Headphone Nebula (ill.), 369
Julian M. et al.
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
– Precursor outbursts and superoutbursts in the SU UMa-type dwarf nova NN Camelopardalis, 355
– VSX J003909.7+611233: a new Slowly Pulsating B (SPB) star in Cassiopeia?, 33
Kemp J.
– Aurora, 2011 September 26/27 (ill.), 321
Kennedy K.
– Aurora Section Notes and News, 67, 129, 193, 323
– Noctilucent cloud over Britain and western Europe, 2009–2010, 346
Kingsley B.
– Total lunar eclipse, 2007 March 3 (ill.), 179
Koff R. et al.
– Outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova SDSS J073208.11+413008.7, 228
– Outburst of V713 Cephei in 2009 August, 233
– VSX J003909.7+611233: a new Slowly Pulsating B (SPB) star in Cassiopeia?, 33
Kolb U. & Lucas R. J.
– Software architecture for an unattended remotely controlled telescope, 265
Krajci T. et al.
– Discovery and outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova ASAS J224349+0809.5, 155
– Precursor outbursts and superoutbursts in the SU UMa-type dwarf nova NN Camelopardalis, 355
– VSX J003909.7+611233: a new Slowly Pulsating B (SPB) star in Cassiopeia?, 33
Kudzej I. et al.
– Precursor outbursts and superoutbursts in the SU UMa-type dwarf nova NN Camelopardalis, 355
Leatherbarrow W.
– From your new President (news), 323
– Mapping the Universe: the interactive history of astronomy (rvw.), 374
– New Lunar Section publication (news), 257
– Total eclipse of the Moon, 2010 December 21 (news), 50
– Total eclipse of the Moon, 2011 June 15 (news), 187
Ligustri R.
– Comet C/2010 XI (Elenin) (ill.), 369
Livesey R. J.
– Reporting the aurora (ltr.), 170
– Aurora in the United Kingdom, 1962–2009, 163
Lloyd C. et al.
– VSX J003909.7+611233: a new Slowly Pulsating B (SPB) star in Cassiopeia?, 33
Lucas R. J. & Kolb, U.
– Software architecture for an unattended remotely controlled telescope, 265
Macdonald L.
– Isaac Newton Telescope (mtg.), 110
– Meeting of the Historical Section, Cambridge, 2010 November 27, 110
Macdonald P.
– Speed of the lunar shadow on Earth during solar eclipses (ltr.), 169
– Transit of Venus, 2012 June 5–6, 135
Mackie G.
– Aurora, 2011 August 5/6 (ill.), 321
Marriott R. A.
– Five spiders in a Newtonian (ltr.), 119
– Index to Journal, Vol.120, facing 32
– Mary and John Evershed (mtg.), 110
Martin B. et al.
– Superoutbursts of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova CP Draconis, 36
Martin J.
– A useful DSLR camera modification (news), 115
Masi G. et al.
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
Mason J. W.
– Draconid meteors – will there be an outburst this October? (news), 256
? Draconid meteor outburst successfully observed (news), 326
Maxson P.
– Storm in the northern hemisphere of Saturn (ill.), 373
McGee H. W.
– Annual General Meeting, 2010 October 27, 165
– Exhibition Meeting and Ordinary Meeting, Greenwich, 2010 June 26, 116
– Ordinary Meeting, 2010 October 27, 166
McKim R. J.
– Great White Spots on Saturn: current and historical observations, 270
– Mars opposition of 2010 January 29 (mtg.), 47
– Mercury’s spring evening elongation, 2011 March–April (news), 189
– Messenger at Mercury (news), 189
– Observing Mars in 2011–12 (news), 258
– Opposition of Mars, 2005: Part I, 143; Part II, 215
– Venus in 2011–2012: first interim report (news), 332
Meeus J. & Rao J.
– Nocturnal occultations of Venus, 31
Meredith C.
– NGC 6888 – the Crescent Nebula (ill.), 174
Messier D. et al.
– Superoutbursts of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova CP Draconis, 36
Mettig H.?J. et al.
– Jupiter’s high-latitude storms: a Little Red Spot tracked through a Jovian year, 19
Miguel E. de. et al.
– First confirmed superoutburst of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova SDSS J083931.35+282824.0, 363
Miles R.
– 29th European Symposium on Occultation Projects, 173
– Andrew John Elliott, 1946–2010 (obit.), 176
– Asteroid (229255) Andrewelliott (news), 193
– Earth’s first ‘Trojan’ asteroid discovered (news), 264
– Exoplanets (rvw.), 374
– Possible collision involving the large main-belt ateroid (596) Scheila (news), 4
– Sky notes (mtg.), 48
– Strange case of ‘asteroid’ 2010 KQ (mtg.), 167
– Strange New Worlds: the search for alien planets and life beyond our solar system (rvw.), 312
– Unusual case of ‘asteroid’ 2010 KQ: a newly-discovered artificial object orbiting the Sun, 350
Miller I. et al.
– Discovery and outburst characteristics of the dwarf nova ASAS J224349+0809.5, 155
– HS2325+8205 – a frequently outbursting dwarf nova, 273
– Measuring the white dwarf spin period of the intermediate polar IRXS J063631.9+353537, 161
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
– Outburst of V713 Cephei in 2009 August, 233
– Precursor outbursts and superoutbursts in the SU UMa-type dwarf nova NN Camelopardalis, 355
– Superoutbursts of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova CP Draconis, 36
Mitton J.
– Discoverers of the Universe: William and Caroline Herschel (rvw.), 172
– Maria Mitchell (mtg.), 111
Mitton S.
– Sir Fred Hoyle (mtg.), 112
Mizon R.
– 2011 Joy Griffith Award (news), 195
– CfDS award for sugar processing plant (news), 9
– Join the CfDS and CPRE in Orion Star Count Week (news), 9, 50
Mobberley M. P.
– Bright supernova in M101 (ill.), 370
– NGC 891 (ill.), 314
– Will Hay’s 6-inch Cooke refractor (ltr.), 196
Moore P. A.
– Cmdr Henry R. Hatfield, 1921–2010 (obit.), 54
Moore S. L.
– Bright supernova in galaxy Messier 51 (news), 188
– Bright supernova in M101 (news), 370
– Jones–Emberson I: the Headphone Nebula (news), 369
– Messier 17 – the Swan Nebula (news), 239
– More supernova discoveries for BAA members (news), 130, 325
– NGC 891 – a silver needle in the autumn sky (news), 314
– NGC 6888 – the Crescent Nebula (news), 174
– Owl Nebula – M97 (news), 114
– Sky notes (mtg.), 237
– The Cambridge atlas of Herschel objects (rvw.), 171
– Two challenging galaxies in Leo (news), 49
– Two more supernova discoveries for Tom Boles (news), 12
Morelle E. et al.
– Precursor outbursts and superoutbursts in the SU UMa-type dwarf nova NN Camelopardalis, 355
Morris T.
– Back to Basics at Macclesfield (news), 128
Myers G. et al.
– First confirmed superoutburst of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova SDSS J083931.35+282824.0, 363
Oksanen A. et al.
– Superoutbursts of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova CP Draconis, 36
Owens S.
– Exmoor – Europe’s first International Dark Sky Reserve (news), 325
Patterson J. et al.
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
Peach D. A.
– 2010 perihelic opposition of Jupiter observed from Barbados, 337
– Total eclipse of the Moon, 2010 December 21 (ill.), 50
Pietz J. et al.
– Superoutbursts of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova CP Draconis, 36
Potter C.
– Cosmic Challenge: The ultimate observing list for amateurs (rvw.), 113
– Sky notes, 59, 120, 179, 248, 316, 376
Poyner G. et al.
– HS2325+8205 – a frequently outbursting dwarf nova, 273
Privett G.
– Jones–Emberson I: the Headphone Nebula (ill.), 370
– Leo I and Leo II (ills.), 49
Rao J. & Meeus J.
– Nocturnal occultations of Venus, 31
Relf G.
– What’s observable tonight? (news), 10
Richmond M. et al.
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
Ringwald F. et al.
– Orbital and superhump periods of the deeply eclipsing dwarf nova SDSS J150240.98+333423.9, 96
Roberts G. et al.
– First confirmed superoutburst of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova SDSS J083931.35+282824.0, 363
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