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News Archive
- 25 May 2005
Ordinary Meeting
17:30 - 20:00
The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
"Outbursts, Orbits & Oscillations" - Dr Andy Norton (The Open University). "Sky
notes" - Martin Mobberley. "CCD observations from the Bunbury Observatory"
- Dr Jeremy Shears.
- 21 May 2005
I&I Section Meeting
The Humfrey Rooms, Castilian Terrace, Northampton. Entrance £5.00
including lunch and refreshments. Doors open 9.30, meeting starts at 11.00.
Programme: Bob Marriott Introduction, Director's report and miscellanea. Doug
Ellison "Thirty-Three Cameras: Our Eyes on Mars"
The design and use of camera systems on Mars spacecraft, from Viking to the
present day. Doug will also be holding a lunchtime workshop to
demonstrate the procedures and techniques of processing the images obtained.
John Wall "Dialytes beyond Schupmann". Martin Taylor "Deep-sky imaging with a
digital SLR camera". Jamie Cooper "Imaging allsorts". Members' contributions.
Directions...
- 14 May 2005
Comet Section Meeting
Starts 10:30. The Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge. Comet
CCD Imaging.
Guy Hurst "Visual comet observing, naked eye to telescope"; Martin Mobberley
"The future of amateur comet discovery"; Peter Birtwhistle "CCD imaging and
astrometry of faint comets"; Mark Kidger "CCD cometary photometry - The Spanish
approach"; Giovanni Sostero "Amateur CCD imaging and photometry"; Jonathan
Shanklin "Historical comet observations"; Denis Buczynski "Discoveries of the
past, tools of the trade"
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- Perseid Meteors 2004 - Observing Prospects
August 5 - 15
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- BAA Circular 793
details of:
Comet C/2004 F4 (Bradfield)
Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)
Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT)
Supernova SN2004bh in UGC5161
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- Total Lunar Eclipse 4th May 2004
Collection of images.
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- Mars - 4th Interim Report available on the
section website
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Saturday 16th April 2005 11:00 - 17:30 (doors open 10:30)
Meteor Section Meeting
At the South Downs Planetarium, Kingsham Farm, Kingsham Road,
Chichester. speakers include Tony Markham
'Sources of Error in Meteor Observations', Dr John Mason 'Prospects for
the Giacobinids in 2005', Neil Bone, Alex Pratt 'Video Recording of
Meteors' and Len Entwisle ('Meteor Photography and Fireball Patrolling').
Mark Ford from the British and Irish Meteorite Society will also be
talking,
and bringing along some meteorite samples for attendees to examine.
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Saturday 23 April 2005
14:30 - 17:30 (doors open 14:00)
Ordinary Meeting
The English Heritage Lecture Theatre, Savile Row, London.
"Quasars, black holes and galaxy formation" - Omar Almaini (Nottingham
University)
"Sky notes" - Martin Mobberley
"Bonneville and Beyond : A Year on Mars with the Spirit Rover" - Doug
Ellison
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Wednesday, 30 March 2005. 17:30 - 20:00 Special General Meeting and
Ordinary Meeting The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly,
London.
"Titan revealed - first results from Huygens" Dr. Simon F. Green, Space
Science Research Group, Planetary and Space Sciences Research
Institute, The Open University; "Sky notes", Martin Mobberley; "BAA
Instrument Number One", Bob Marriott, Director, I&I Section and Curator of
Instruments
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1-3 April 2005
Winchester Weekend
Alfred Curtis Memorial Lecture, Dr. David Whitehouse "The Moon". Helen
Smillet "Strings (and things) made easy". Mike Beales "The BAA Solar
Section". Alan Dowdell "Who discovered the Deep Sky?". Len Entwisle
"Fireball survey". Martin Mobberley, "Telescopes from Hell". Andy Hollis
et al, Asteroids and Remote Planets Section Meeting.
Booking form supplied with the February Journal or contact the Office.
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Saturday 5 March 2005.
Deep Sky Section Meeting - Nebulae
The Humphrey Rooms, Castilian Terrace, Northampton. 11:00 - 17:30, doors
open 10:00
Entrance £5.00 to include buffet lunch and refreshments. Speakers to
include Neil Bone, George Sallit, Owen Brazell, Maurice Gavin, Adrian
Catterall, Lee Macdonald.
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Saturday 26 February 2005 Workshop No 6 "Image Processing"
The Berrill Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton
Keynes
Doors Open 10:00.
Entry free.
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Thursday 10 February 2005.
Near Earth Asteroids,
a
lecture by Dr Jacqueline Mitton to The
Society of Chemical Industry, Cambridge. 7.00 pm at Cambridge Univ
Dept of Chemistry (Lensfield Road), Unilever Centre lecture theatre. The
event is free and all are welcome.
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Saturday 29 January 2005,
Southern "Back To Basics", South Downs Planetarium, Chichester
(Bookings required, contact the Office to check on availability).
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Events: Wednesday 26 January 2005
Ordinary Meeting
18:00 - 20:00
The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
Dr. David Boyd "Clocking a spinning white dwarf". Martin Taylor and Peter
Wise "New Developments in Imaging Technology"
Nick James "Wide field Astrophotography with Digital Cameras"
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Events: 22 - 24 October 2004
Variable Star Section Meeting
2 day meeting at Alston Hall, Preston. More details available on the VSS
website
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Events: 27 October 2004
Annual General Meeting
17:30 - 20:30
The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
The Presidential Address + supporting programme
- Events:
Friday 10th - Sunday 12th September 2004
BAA Out of London Weekend, Douglas, Isle of Man
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- News: Supernovae Discoveries First of 2004 made by Tom Boles and Mark Armstrong.
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- News: Deep Sky Section Meeting Galaxies were the theme at this years annual section meeting
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- News: 2004 Transit of Venus BAA/FAS/SPA site for information, events and observations.
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- Observing: Pons-Winneckid Meteors 2004 - Observing Opportunity
Active June 26-July 2
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- Observing: Chi Cygni Brightens
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- Observing: Comet Bradfield (2004 F4)
New comet should be visible in the morning twilight as a 4th magnitude object
around April 23rd. Read more ...
- Observing: Spring / Early Summer Meteor Prospects
Update on the Meteor section website Goto ...
- Observing: New Nebula in Orion
Observations requested. Read more ...
- Observing: Martian dust storm: Chryse-Argyre-Thaumasia
A regional dust storm has broken out on Mars. Read more ...
- Observing: Comet Encke Read more ...
- Observing: Comet News Read more ...
- Observing: BAA Circular 791
details of:
Mars - Hellas Dust Storm Alert. Comet C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem).
Fireballs. Goto ...
- Observing: BAA Circular 790
details of:
Comet C/2000 V1 (NEAT) Comet C/2002 Y1 (Juels-Holvorcem)
Comet C/2001 RX14 (LINEAR) Read more ...
- News: Scottish Executive Light Pollution Working Group
Members are encouraged to write to the Working Group Read more ...
- News: BAA Workshop 4
A great day of practical astronomy at the BAA's 4th Observers Workshop.
Pictures by Maurice Gavin
- News: Astrofest 2004
Some pictures of this years Astrofest have been posted on Maurice Gavin's
site.
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- News: BAA Awards for 2004
Nominations requested.
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- News: The BAA Welcomes New Members of All Ages.
Many of the older generation are turning their eyes to the heavens, as
discussed in this article in The Observer newspaper Read
the article...
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Events: 26 June 2004
The Exhibition Meeting 11:00 - 18:00
The Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge
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News:
Solar Viewers - stock has now run out, there will be no more
available before the transit.
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Events: 26 May 2004
Ordinary Meeting 17:30 - 20:00
The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
Peter Hingley: Historical transits of Venus.
Richard McKim: Henry McEwen of Glasgow. Martin Mobberley's Sky Notes
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News: Solar Viewers to be available for viewing the Venus Transit -
members will receive a free viewer.
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Events: 15/16 May 2004
Pro-Am VSS / I&I /RAS CCD Photometry Symposium
Now extended to two days Humfrey Rooms, Castilian Terrace, Northampton.
Speakers include Professor Tim Naylor,
Dr Peter Wheatley
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Events: 24 April 2004
Observers Workshop 5 11:00 - 18:00
Nottingham High School for Girls, Arboretum Street, Nottingham
Practical observing tips for amateurs.
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Events:
2-4 April 2004 Winchester Weekend, King Alfred College, Winchester.
Incorporating a meeting of the Instruments and Imaging Section.
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Events:| 31 March 2004
Special General Meeting and Ordinary
Meeting. 17.30 hrs, The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
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Events: 6 March 2004
Deep Sky Section Meeting. Humfrey Rooms, Castilian Terrace, Northampton.
11:00 - 17:30, entry £5.00 including lunch and refreshements. Featuring
talks by Nick Hewitt, Bob Marriott, Dr. Katherine Gunn, Owen Brazell,
Stewart Moore.
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- News: Parliament Science & Technology Select Committee report on
Light Pollution - Government Response published.
The Report and Government Response will be debated in Westminster Hall
from 2.30 -5.30 pm on Thursday 12 February (note change of date). This debate is open to the
public. It would be good to see as many BAA members as possible there. Read
the report...
- News: Light Pollution Appeal Write to the P.M.
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- News: New Council Elected
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- News: Parliament Science & Technology Select Committee report on
Light Pollution - Conclusions and recommendations
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News: Parliament Science & Technology Select Committee report on
Light Pollution published. Read
the report...
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Events: 28 February 2004 Observers Workshop 4 11:00 - 18:00
Walton Hall, The Open University, Milton Keynes. Including talks:
"Astrometry - an introduction" Nick James, "Photometry of
Variable stars using AIP software" Roger Pickard,
"Controlling your telescope with your computer" Tom Boles,
"Photometry of asteroids" Richard Miles,
+ demonstrations & tutorials.
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Events: 6-7 February 2004
European Astrofest Kensington Town Hall, London.
The BAA will have a stand at this years Exhibition. Why not drop by and say
"hello" ?
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- News: Bob Mizon, BAA CfDS Coordinator awarded at FAS Convention. Read more ...
- News: BAA Out-of-London weekend in York hailed a huge success. A brief
report. Read more ...
- News: New Mercury and Venus Section Director Appointed.
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- News: 100 Supernova discoveries by UK Observers! Read more ...
- News: Pictures at an Exhibition - Maurice Gavin has kindly posted
pictures of the BAA Exhibition meeting on the 28th June on his
website.
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Observing: Meteor Observations Required: Ursids 2003.
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Events: 10 January 2004 BAA Ordinary Meeting and Christmas Lecture.
14.30 hrs, The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
Featuring Professor Malcolm Longair: "The Astrophysics and Cosmology of
the 21st Century".
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Events: 29 November 2003. BAA Ordinary Meeting. 14.30 hrs (doors open 14:00),
The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. Including
Nigel Henbest and Heather Couper: "MARS: The inside story of the Red
Planet". Read more ...
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Observing: Mars - 3rd Interim Report and colour images available on the
section website Goto ...
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Observing: Leonids 2003, observing opportunity Read more ...
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Observing: Autumn Meteor Prospects
Update on the Meteor section website. Goto ...
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Events: 8 November 2003. BAA Variable Star Section Meeting.
10.30 hrs, The Humfrey Rooms, Northampton. Details on the section
website. Goto ...
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Events: 29 October 2003.
BAA Annual General Meeting and Presidential Address. 17.30
- 20.00
The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London Read more ...
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News: Parliament Science & Technology Select Committee to issue report on
Light Pollution and Astronomy on the 6th October Read
more ...
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News: UK Nova/Supernova Patrol discoveries Read more ...
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News: Select Committee on Light Pollution Update Your help is
requested Read more ...
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Events: 10 - 12 October.
The 2003 AGM of The Astronomer will be held at Alston Hall,
near Preston. For further details contact Denis
Buczynski. A full speaker line-up can be found here
on the TA Website.
- Events:
Equinox Star Camp
26 September - 5 October
Dower House Touring Park, East Harling, Thetford More details on the Loughton
AS website
- Events: Federation of Astronomical Societies Annual Convention
20 September
Being held in Cambridge. More details on the FAS
Website.
- Observing: Reports and images of the Annular and Partial Solar Eclipse of 2003 May
31 Read more ...
- Observing: Observations of the Transit of Mercury, 7th May 2003. Read more ...
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Events: BAA Observers Workshops
Are taking place throughout the year.
Next workshop 6th September, York. Read more ...
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Events: 23-30 August, National Astronomy Week 2003. More details on the NAW
Website.
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Events: 5-7 September, BAA Out of London Weekend, York.
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Events: Horncastle Astronomy Weekend
12 - 14 September Organiser: Paul Money
- News: Instrument and Imaging Section Website updated
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- News: Mars Section Website moved to britastro.org and
updated Goto ...
- News: Mercury and Venus Section Director Read more ...
- News: New Instrument and Imaging Section Director
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Observing: Mars: Dust Storm Alert Read more ...
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Observing: Mars: Southern spring begins ! Read more ...
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Event: 16 August, Instrument & Imaging Section meeting, Northampton Read more ...
- News: April Supernovae Discoveries Read more ...
- News: Night Blight
Campaign to raise awareness of light pollution Read more ...
- News: BAA Awards and Medals for 2003 Read more ...
- News: BAA Journal On-line Read more ...
- Event: 28th June 2003
BAA Exhibition Meeting, 11:00 - 17:00, Ordinary Meeting at 14:30.
The Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge. Read more ...
- News: March Supernovae Discoveries Read more ...
- News: Sir Patrick Moore is 80 Read more ...
- News: Light Pollution & Astronomy
Parliament Select Committee investigation Read more ...
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Event: Events at the London Planetarium. "Magic Skies", May 24 +.
"Astronomical Any Questions", June 7. Read more ...
- Observing: The Unusual Solar Eclipse of 2003 May 31. Read more ...
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Event: 21st May 2003
Ordinary Meeting of the Association, 5.30pm at the Geological Society. Dr.
Indra Bains "Recent developments in planetary nebula research" Read more ...
- Observing: Total Lunar Eclipse Friday, 16th May 2003. Read more ...
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Event: 17th May 2003
Webb Society Annual Meeting, Cambridge
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- Transit of Mercury, 7th May 2003. Observing details update.
Read more ...
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Event: 10th May 2003.
Pro-am meeting on Meteors, Meteorites and Comets. Read more ...
- News: Observers Workshop 1
in Cambridge. Read more ...
- News: Competition "Why I observe comets" Read more ...
- News: Supernovae discoveries + 1 by Tom Boles Read more ...
- News: Mount Stromlo Observatory
destroyed by bush fires Read more ...
- Observing: Transit of Mercury, 7th May 2003. Read more ...
- Event: Winchester Weekend and Observers Workshop 2 Update
25th-27th April 2003 Read more ...
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Event: 25th-27th April 2003 BAA Winchester Weekend Read more ...
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Event: 26th April 2003 BAA Observers Workshop 2 at Winchester
Read more ...
- News: Supernova discovery by Ron Arbour. Read more ...
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Event: 19th March 2003
Special General Meeting then Ordinary Meeting of the Association, 5.30pm at the Geological Society
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- Event: 8th March 2003
Deep Sky Section annual meeting in Northampton Read more ...
- Observing: Comet C/2002 V1 (NEAT) now out of range of the SOHO
LASCO C3 Coronagraph
but images and movies available. Read more ...
- Observing: Observe Comet 2002/V1 NEAT
with the SOHO satellite Read more ...
- Observing: Asteroid Occultation, 13th Feb
Favourable asteroid occultation - (663) Gerlinde Read more ...
- Event: 15th February 2003
Observers' Workshop 1 in Cambridge. Read more ...
- Observing: Comet Update
Comet 2002 V1 (NEAT) has continued to brighten.
Read more ...
- Observing: BAA Circular 789
released. Information on Comet C/2002 X5 (Kudo-Fujikawa) and Comet
C/2002 V1 (NEAT) Read more ...
- Event: 7/8th February 2003
European Astrofest Read more ...
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