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The Moon and Mars meet up on November 15

13 November 20173 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

See Mars get up close to the Moon

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M76 Map
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M76 – The Dumbbell Nebula’s Neglected Little Brother

24 October 201716 March 2022 Callum Potter 0 Comments

While Messier 27, the Dumbbell Nebula, is probably one of the most favourite Messier objects to observe and image, it’s

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A short historical account and guide to regular observation of Uranus

7 October 201716 March 2022 Dawson 0 Comments

IntroductionUranus is a planet which has long been neglected by amateur astronomers. This is not unreasonable from the northern hemisphere

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Mars / Venus conjunction in the morning sky

2 October 20173 March 2022 Stewart Moore 0 Comments

See Mars and Venus less than half a degree apart

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Mercury at Eastern Elongation, Spring 2017

Amateur images of Mercury taken in this period show bright areas that can be correlated with ray craters

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chi Cygni makes an appearance

21 September 201716 March 2022 Andy Wilson 0 Comments

chi Cygni will reach maximum brightness during October

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BAA Christmas Meeting 2017

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Noticeboard

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Planetary nebulae for autumn

There are not so many bright planetary nebulae available in the winter months so autumn is a good time to

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