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Lunar Occultations

Timing the disappearance and reappearance of celestial objects at the lunar limb. Observing Programme What we do in the lunar

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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

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Very bright fireball on Saturday morning, March 30, at 03:52 GMT

A bright fragmenting fireball was picked up by multiple cameras of the BAA/NEMETODE/UKMON video networks at 03:52 GMT on Saturday

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Juno at PJ18

Perijove-18 was on 2019 Feb.12.  This report is a guide to the images (apart from those of the polar regions

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RESULTS FROM JUNO (2019, Perijoves 18-24)

Juno’s orbital mission continues in 2019; at the bottom of this page are links to our reports on the JunoCam

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Jupiter in 2019, Report no.3

Jupiter in 2019, Report no.3  (2019 March 29)   This is our first substantial report of the 2019 apparition, including

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M31 distortions

Imaging

Mars edge-rind: methods of mitigation (Further information related to Martin Lewis’s paper in JBAA, 130, 5) Understanding image defects (part 1) Understanding image

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100ED

Buying and using telescopes

What telescope should I give a child? What’s the best telescope for an adult beginner? ‘Through which end do I

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The opposition of Mars 1997

Mars In 1997: Final Report                         Section Circulars for 1997

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The opposition of Mars 1999

Mars In 1999: Final Report Mars In 1998-99: Circulars                      Return to reports of past oppositions of Mars  Return to

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