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Jupiter in 2019, Report no.10: The GRS in 2019 and its interaction with retrograding vortices

The Great Red Spot in 2019 and its interaction with retrograding vortices as monitored by the amateur planetary imaging community

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‘Messenger’ No. 4 published

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

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The Sun by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.

New Substantial Cycle 25 Sunspot

Today 2020 06 03 Wednesday, a penumbral sunspot rounded the SE limb at high latitude. We can surmise this will

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Deep Sky Update – May 2020

Over the past couple of months there has been some excellent observing weather in many parts of the country, though

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Meet the Section Deputy Director

Meet the Deputy Director My name is Bill Barton and I am deputy director of the BAA Historical Section. I

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Directors of the BAA Telescope Making / Telescope Technology Section

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. The Section started life as the Telescope Making

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Directors of the BAA Instruments and Imaging Section

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. From To Title Forenames Surname 1994 2003 Dr

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Directors of the BAA Equipment and Techniques Section

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. The Equipment and Technology Section succeeded the Instrument

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Directors of the BAA Variable Star Section

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. See also the Directors of the Variable Star

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Director of the BAA Terrestrial Planets Section

Where applicable, you can access more information by clicking on the surname. From 1979 to 1991, the  Mercury and Venus

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