12P/Pons-Brooks observing campaign
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks comes to perihelion this April. It has an orbital period of 71 years and a large nucleus which
Read moreComet 12P/Pons-Brooks comes to perihelion this April. It has an orbital period of 71 years and a large nucleus which
Read moreJunoCam at PJ57: Part I: Io John Rogers (BAA) (2024 Jan.30) Juno’s 57th perijove was on 2023 Dec.30, shortly
Read moreJupiter in 2023/24, Report no.3: The major jets John Rogers, Gianluigi Adamoli, Rob Bullen, Michel Jacquesson, Hans-Joerg Mettig (BAA &
Read moreDecember has been a poor month for observing here in Orkney. We did have three nights where aurorae were visible,
Read moreJunoCam at PJ56: preliminary report John Rogers (2023 Dec.27) Juno’s PJ56 was on 2023 Nov.22, with equator crossing (on
Read moreBAA member Maxim Usatov has developed a remote observatory, called Alnitak, in southern Spain and he has generously offered the
Read moreThe Geminid meteor shower is expected to reach maximum activity sometime in the afternoon (UK time) of Thursday, December 14
Read moreThe BAA Deep Sky Section annual meeting will be held on March 16th 2024 at the Humfrey Rooms, Northampton. Doors
Read moreNovember has not seen great observing weather in Orkney. No deep-sky sessions sadly. We did have some aurorae early in
Read moreJupiter in 2023/24: Report no.2: The Galilean moons John Rogers (BAA) (2023 Nov.20) Here we present some of
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