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Mercury and Venus

Section Officers Director: Dr Paul G Abel Mercury Coordinator: Chris Hooker Committee: Gianluigi Adamoli, David Arditti, Chris Dole, Prof. Bill Leatherbarrow, Dr Richard McKim

‘Messenger’ No. 6 published

The sixth issue of the Mercury & Venus Section Newsletter contains a summary of observations of made in the latter

‘Messenger’ No. 4 published

The fourth issue of the Mercury & Venus Section Newsletter contains many observations of both planets in 2020 March-May plus

Mercury Observing Guide published

The BAA’s Mercury Observing Guide by Chris Hooker has now been published, and may be downloaded (by members only) in

‘Messenger’ No. 3 published

The third issue of the Mercury & Venus Section Newsletter features the conjunction of Venus and the Pleiades, and a

‘Messenger’ No. 2 published

The second issue of the Mercury & Venus Section Newsletter concentrates mainly on the recent transit of Mercury, but recent

Transit of Mercury video

Seven members of Newbury Astronomical Society visited Francis Baily Primary School in Thatcham to view the transit and to give

Mercury and Venus Section Newsletter September 2019

Paul G. Abel announces the official newsletter of the BAA Mercury and Venus Section

Report on elongations of Venus 2007-’17 published

The Section now has now brought its published record of Venus observations almost up to date with a major paper

Mercury at Eastern Elongation, Spring 2017

Amateur images of Mercury taken in this period show bright areas that can be correlated with ray craters