Two conjunctions of Venus and Jupiter
The 2014-15 Session began and ended with spectacular conjunctions of Venus and Jupiter.
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Archives
Hubble’s Variable Nebula
Observational Archive 2014 2014/12/28Fred Stevenson
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Caldwell Catalogue Observing Programme
The Deep Sky section has had an observing programme to collect observations of all objects in the Messier catalogue for
Read more2014 April 16 occultation of Lambda Aquarii by Venus
Brightest star to be occulted by Venus for 33 years, visible from parts of the southern hemisphere
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Naked eye observation of meteors is one of the easiest and most pleasant form of work open to the amateur
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Group watches should be made using the standard technique of the BAA Meteor Section (instructions available as a separate leaflet).
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The 2019-20 Eastern Elongation of Venus, Part II: Observations of the Night Side (PDF) Paper in JBAA 131, 4, 2021,
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ALPO Japan gallery of amateur images of the planets including Mercury and VenusNASA Mercury Messenger siteESA Venus Express site Return
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DirectorDr Paul G. Abel Mercury coordinatorChris Hooker Other committee members: Gianluigi AdamoliDavid ArdittiChris DoleProf. Bill LeatherbarrowDr. Richard McKim Return to
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