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ALERT: Long-duration asteroid occultation – 2022 January 21 20h

20 January 20223 March 2022 Richard Miles 0 Comments

Rare long-duration stellar occultation – very favourable

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Close approaching asteroid (7482) on January 18-19

This 1-km object is due to approach the Earth to within about FIVE times the distance of the Moon attaining

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Newtonian Telescopes
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Newtonians are cool

13 January 202216 September 2022 Emily Bick 0 Comments

How to avoid image distortions caused by heat

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A beginners Guide to Observing the Satellites of the Giant Planets Video

12 January 20223 March 2022 Andy Wilson 0 Comments

Wednesday Webinar 12th Jan – Observing the satellites of the giant planets

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Deep Sky Update – 2021 December

I am sure everyone will have breathed a sigh of relief when the James Webb Space Telescope was launched successfully

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The First Meteor Shower of the Year

Much has been made in the popular astronomical press of the fact that many of the most important annual meteor

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Observer’s Challenge – The Moon’s Tour past the Planets in Early January

31 December 202115 March 2022 John Chuter 0 Comments

In Early January 2022, the Moon takes a tour past several of the planets in the Solar System in the

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BAA Sponsors SolarChat!

20 December 20213 March 2022 Callum Potter 0 Comments

In December the BAA made the decision to become one the major sponsors of the SolarChat! Forum. The sponsorship will

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Christmas comes early for Comet Chasers

Welsh school children feature in a study of a mysterious hybrid comet/asteroid

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