Solar – British Astronomical Association

Solar Eclipse Conference 2025

From 13 to 15 June, the Belgian (Flemish) Society for Astronomy (Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde or VVS) together with the Institute

Some animations created by members of various types of solar activity are too large to be added to the Solar

The BAA Solar Section will be holding a Zoom meeting on Friday 24th November at 7:30pm (UK time). There will

Introduction As sunspots progress towards the limb their appearance becomes foreshortened. However, for some sunspots, the width of the penumbra

Two challenges were set during the Solar Section Meeting in 2023 February: – White light flares. With more complex sunspot

The BAA Solar Section’s 2022 meeting will be held as a Zoom webinar on Saturday 18th February 2022. To join

The Solar Section has a monthly Newsletter containing observer’s observations such as daily number of groups and sunspots numbers or images

The plots below shows the magnetic field strength variations as recorded by Stuart Green in Preston, Lancashire, UK. Stuart explains

Please use the form below to contact the Section Director. If you wish to submit your observations to the section,

16th June 2023 The Solar Section will be holding a Zoom meeting for members to have a general chat about