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News
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RAS Library Extra Opening Dates for BAA Members. The RAS Library will
be open on the first Saturday of the month in 2006, and extended hours on BAA
Ordinary Meeting days.
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BAA Awards 2005
At the Exhibition meeting on the 25th June, this years BAA Medals and Awards
were presented.
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George Alcock Plaque Unveiling
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NEW ! BAA Observing Guide to Variable Stars now available.
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Buy It Now... !
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Special Offer for Mid-Session Membership Applications. Read more...
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Extended RAS Library Opening
30th March and April 23rd.
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National Astronomy Meeting 2005
Discounted registration fee for BAA Members.
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George Alcock commemorative plaque unveiling
19th April 2005, 4.30 pm at Peterborough Cathedral
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Sir Patrick Moore's
70 years of membership marked.
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Light to be a Statutory Nuisance
Bob Mizon, Campaign for Dark Skies, reports that light will join other forms
of intrusion (e.g. noise) as a statutory nuisance in the next session of
Parliament as part of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill.
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BAA Out Of London Meeting, Isle of Man
Outstanding weekend of astronomy on the IOM
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Support the Campaign for Dark Skies on the BBC iCan website.
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- BAA Award Winners 2004
At the Exhibition Meeting the Association awarded the Merlin Medal to Neil
Bone and the Steavenson Award to John Toone.
- BAA Exhibition Meeting 2004 Was held at The Cavendish
Laboratory, Cambridge on the 26th June. Fine displays of the work of the
sections were on view. Members enjoyed a talk about observing Saturn in the
age of Cassini by David Graham, Martin Mobberleys Sky Notes, and members
observations of the Transit of Venus.
Pictures of the day can be found on the websites of
Maurice
Gavin and
Jonathan
Silverlight.
- Membership Renewals
You can renew your
membership in many ways.
If you want to set up a direct debit this will need to be received at the
Office by July 5th, or you can
renew online now.
- Lunar Transient Phenomena Research Program
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- On-Line Ordering now available
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Events
- 17 December 2005 Christmas Meeting.
The English Heritage Lecture Theatre, 23 Savile Row, London.
Prof. Don Kurtz, "It's about time", Rob Jenkins, "Star of Bethlehem",
Martin Mobberley, "Sky Notes"
- 21 January 2006 Back to Basics Workshop
- Canterbury.
Booking form and programme -
bookings must be at the office by 6th January 2006.
Local hotel listing (please note
the BAA cannot arrange accommodation for this meeting)
This event is on the ground floor and disabled access is
very good - with disabled parking close to the entrance and ground floor
toilets.
- 25 January 2006 Ordinary Meeting
Kings College - Guys Hospital, London Bridge.
- 25 February 2006 Observers' Workshop
Milton Keynes.
- 4 March 2006 Deep Sky Section Meeting
Northampton.
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Observing
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OJ287 Observing Campaign
Observe the predicted 2006 outburst of the suspected recurrent
binary Black Hole candidate OJ+287
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New SN in M51
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BAA Circular 799
A Circular has been issued including details of the following objects;
Possible nova in cygnus,
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz).
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Meteor prospects for Spring and Summer 2005 Update on the Meteor
Section website.
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- Ephemerides
Some useful ephemerides for planetary observers.
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