The Journal of the British Astronomical Association

Index to Volume 114 (2004)

Prepared by R. A. Marriott

The Subject Index references items under general headings; where a contribution covers two or more clearly defined subjects, each is separately referenced, but otherwise sub-headings within the same topic are not included. Publication reviews are indexed as such, but their subjects are not further cross-indexed. The Author Index details all named contributions, including talks at Ordinary Meetings, but not questions from the floor.

Abbreviations: ill.= illustration; news= in 'Notes and News' or 'BAA Update'; ltr.= letter to the Editor; rvw.= publication review; mtg.= meeting contribution

Pagination: (1) 1-56, (2) 57-116, (3) 117-176, (4) 177-236, (5) 237-304, (6) 305-372


Subject index
Announcements and BAA Notices
- FAS award for Guy Hurst (news), 311
- From the President (news), 4, 60, 121, 180, 240, 307
- Lydia Brown Award: D. Gavine (mtg.), 100
- Merlin Medal and Gift: S. J. Evans (mtg.), 100
- New members, 48, 109, 285, 361
- Officers and Medallists, 1991-2003 (news), 107
- Officers and Members of Council, 2003 May 28 (ill.), 60
- Report of the Council for the session 2003 August 1 to 2004 July 31, 263
- Steavenson Award: D. Parker (mtg.), 100
Asteroids
- Minor planet Hermes recovered (news), 4
- Near Earth Object discovered via the Internet (news), 244
- Nearest and farthest (news), 182
- Visual and photoelectric photometry of (11) Parthenope from 1989 to 2002, 331
Astrometry
- An introduction to astrometry, 29
Astrophysics
- Astrophysics and cosmology in the 21st century, 246
Aurora Section
- Jay Brausch: 2000 not out (news), 10
- Notes and News, 10, 65, 122, 181, 244, 312
Aurorae
- Aurora (ill.), 1
- Aurora 2002, 126
- Observing the aurora, 293
Biography
- Centenaries for 2005, 353
- Henry Wildey, 1913-2003 (obit.), 48
- J .C. D. Marsh, 1927-2004 (obit.), 285
- Janet Akyüz Mattei, 1943-2004 (news), 123
- Jeremy David Cook, 1933-2003 (obit.), 225
- John Tebbutt and observational astronomy at Windsor Observatory, 141
- Michael Gadsden, 1933-2003 (obit.), 47
- Nathaniel Everett Green: artist and astronomer, 13
Campaign for Dark Skies
- BAA Campaign for Dark Skies: fifteen years on, 165
- CfDS, CPRE and parliametary initiatives, 2002-2003 (mtg.), 104
- 'Encouraging progress' for Armagh Observatory's dark sky campaign (news), 186
- 'Lukewarm' response to Parliamentary Select Committee report (news), 61
- ODPM sees the light! (news), 122
Comets
- CCD imaging (mtg.), 45
- Comet NEAT and the Beehive (news, ills.), 245
- Comet prospects for 2005 (news), 307
- Comets (mtg.), 44
- Comets near the Sun (mtg.), 45
- Imaging distant comets (mtg.), 45
- Observing comets (mtgs.), 44, 103
- Random meanderings by Jove (mtg.), 45
- The Star of Bethlehem and the comet of AD 66, 336
- Visual observation of comets, 158
- Waiting for NEAT and LINEAR (news), 5
Computing Section
- New BAA Handbook editor appointed (news), 242
Cosmology
- Astrophysics and cosmology in the 21st century, 246
- Illuminating the invisible: uncovering dark matter with gravitational lensing, 356
Deep sky
- Comet NEAT and the Beehive (news, ills.), 245
- Deep sky observation from Australia, July 2002 (mtg.), 229
- NGC 300 (ill.), 117
- Observing and drawing the deep sky, 32
- Scutum star clouds (ill.), 245
- The sky from the Sinai desert (ill.), 239
- What's in a name? (mtg.), 288
Deep Sky Section
- A new Director and a new nebula (news), 120
- Meeting of the Section, Northampton, 2004 March 6, 283
Eclipses
- Eclipse predictions in the Kalendarium of Nicholas of Lynn, 343
- Lunar eclipse of 2003 May 8/9 (ills.), 39
- Lunar eclipse of 2004 May 4 (ill.), 187
Education
- Into the lion's den at Bishops Stortford High School (news), 8
History
- A short history of Hamburg Observatory, 78
- Centenaries for 2005, 353
- John Tebbutt and observational astronomy at Windsor Observatory, 141
- Nathaniel Everett Green: artist and astronomer, 13
Instruments and observatories
- A short history of Hamburg Observatory, 78
- An 'off the shelf' plastic runoff shed observatory, 68
Jupiter
- Amateurs track the winds in Jupiter's storms (mtg.), 359
- Elmer Reese's pre-discovery of the internal circulation of the Great Red Spot, 140
- Jupiter in 2000-2001, Part I: Visible wavelengths, 193
- Jupiter in 2000-2001, Part II: infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths, 313
- Jupiter with a webcam (ill.), 187
Jupiter Section
- The Jupiter Section programme in the new century, 88
Lunar Section
- A new website for the Lunar Section (news), 108
Mars
- Mars in 2003: fifth interim report (news), 6
- Mars in 2003: final interim report (news), 62
- Mars, the inside story (mtg.), 226
- The 2003 apparition of Mars (mtg.), 101
Mathematics
- Bode's law and the Fibonacci series (ltr.), 12
- Extreme conversion (ltr.), 109
- Significant digits and rounding numbers (ltr,), 11
Meetings and Courses
- Annual General Meeting, 2003 October 29, 163
- Another successful Observers' Workshop (news), 108
- Exhibition Meeting, Cambridge, 2003 June 28 (ills.), 103
- Meteorites, meteors and comets: a Pro-Am meeting, 44
- Ordinary Meetings, 42, 100, 163, 226, 287, 289, 356
- Out-of-London Meeting, York, 2003 September 5-7, 161
- Special General Meeting, 2004 March 31, 356
Mercury
- Simultaneous transits, 132
- Visual observations of Mercury in 2003: first interim report (news), 183
Mercury and Venus Section
- Change of Director (news), 241
Meteorites
- Meteorites (mtg.), 44
Meteors
- A Perseid meteor passing the Pleiades (ill.), 245
- Autumn meteor activity: whither the Leonids (news), 240
- Bright prospects for the Geminids this winter (news), 309
- Image-intensified video meteor observations and MetRec, 24
- Meteor review for 2002-2003 (mtg.), 102
- Meteor streams (mtg.), 44
- Prepare for the Perseids! (news), 181
- Video-recording meteors (mtg.), 44
- Visual observation of meteors, 219
Moon
- Emergence of low relief terrain from shadow: an explanation for some TLP, 136
- Lunar eclipse of 2003 May 8/9 (ills.), 39
- Lunar eclipse of 2004 May 4 (ill.), 187
Music
- Music from upstairs: a personal contribution, 280
Noctilucent clouds
- Noctilucent clouds: anywhere, any time? (ltr.), 11
Novae and supernovae
- A new bright supernova (news), 242
- Another bright supernova in the northern sky (news), 309
- Nova patrolling, 155
- SN2003ie in NGC 4051 (ill.), 39
Obituaries
- Henry Wildey, 1913-2003 (obit.), 48
- J. C. D. Marsh, 1927-2004 (obit.), 285
- Jeremy David Cook, 1933-2003 (obit.), 225
- Lionel George Mayling, 1924-2004 (obit.), 164
- Michael Gadsden, 1933-2003 (obit.), 47
Observation
- Exit pupil and visual acuity (ltr.), 365
- Pro-Am collaboration in astronomy, 251
- The influence of exit pupil diameter on visual acuity - a personal investigation, 73
- The ultimate location for amateur astronomy?, 188
Occultations
- Occultation by Saturn of SAO 78867, 2003 November 18 (ills.), 39
Planetary nebulae
- NGC 6543 (ill.), 305
- Recent developments in planetary nebula research (mtg.), 42
Quasars
- 3C 273 enters a bright state (news), 40
Reviews
- An Introduction to Astrobiology, Iain Gilmour & Mark A. Sephton (eds.), 364
- A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis, Brian D. Warner, 38
- An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology, Mark H. Jones & R. J. A. Lambourne, 362
- Astronomy of the Milky Way, Mike Inglis, 167
- Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars, Harm J. Habing & Hans Olofsson (eds.), 168
- Babylon to Voyager and Beyond: A History of Planetary Astronomy, David Leverington, 290
- Cometary Science after Hale-Bopp, Vols. I & II, H. Boehnhardt et al. (eds.), 38
- Cometography: A Catalog of Comets, Vol.2, 1800-1899, Gary W. Kronk, 223
- Expedition Mars, Martin J. L. Turner, 168
- Exploring Mercury: the Iron Planet, Robert G. Strom & Ann L. Sprague, 106
- Global Warming: the Complete Briefing, John Houghton, 362
- Impossible Extinction: Natural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World, Charles S. Cockell, 290
- John Herschel's Cape Voyage: Private Science, Public Imagination and the Ambition of Empire, Steven Ruskin, 292
- Mary Somerville and the World of Science, Allan Chapman, 291
- NASA's Voyager Mission: Exploring the Solar System and Beyond, Ben Evans & David M. Harland, 223
- Nearest Star: the Surprising Science of Our Sun, Leon Golub & Jay M. Pasachoff, 37
- Observing and Meauring Visual Double Stars, Bob Argyle (ed.), 167
- Star and Planet Almanac 2005, Liesbeth Bisterbosch, 363
- Starry Night Pro Plus (software), 292
- The Clementine Atlas of the Moon, Ben Bussey & Paul Spudin, 363
- The Edge of Infinity: Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe, Fulvio Melia, 37
- The Maunder Minimum and the Variable Sun-Earth Connection, Willie Wei-Hock Soon & Steven H. Yaskell, 224
- The Modern Moon: A Personal View, Charles A. Wood, 106
Saturn
- Cassini almost home (news), 123
- Cassini-Huygens arrives at Saturn (news), 177
- Occultation by Saturn of SAO 78867, 2003 November 18 (ills.), 39
- Saturn (ill.), 9
- Saturn, 2003-04: first interim report (news), 65
Sky notes (mtgs., news), 42, 50, 100, 119, 169, 228, 230, 287, 297, 358, 366
Solar Section
- Notes and News, 6, 63, 124, 184, 242, 310
Space exploration
- Listening to Rosetta: communicating with ESA's comet orbiter (mtg.), 43
- Rosetta (ills.), 57
Sun
- A massive solar prominence (ill.), 187
- Solar activity (ill.), 1
- photography with a small telescope, 95
- Sunspots (ill.), 1
Supernovae
- A new bright supernova (news), 242
- Another bright supernova in the northern sky (news), 309
- SN2003ie in NGC 4051 (ill.), 39
Variable Star Section
- Digitising variable star data - can you help? (news), 8
- Project Quixote: a Variable Star Section pilot project, 166
Variable stars
- Observing eclipsing variables, 215
- Observing variable stars with binoculars, 349
- Variable stars: why the professionals need our help (mtg.), 102
Venus
- An opportunity to view the Ashen Light? (ltr.), 109
- Observing the transit of Venus (news), 119
- Simultaneous transits, 132
- Transit of Venus (ills.), 178

Author index
Akutsu, T., Orton, G .S. & Rogers, J. H.
- Jupiter in 2000-2001, Part II: infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths, 313
Anderson, S. R. & Engels, D.
- A short history of Hamburg Observatory, 78
Arbour, R. W.
- SN2003ie in NGC 4051 (ill.), 39
Baddiley, C.
- CfDS, CPRE and parliametary initiatives, 2002-2003 (mtg.), 104
Bailey, M. E., Christou, A. & McFarland, J.
- 'Encouraging progress' for Armagh Observatory's dark sky campaign (news), 186
Bains, I.
- Recent developments in planetary nebula research (mtg.), 42
Barber, P.
- Star and Planet Almanac 2005 (rvw.), 363
Beales, M.
- Solar Section Notes and News, 242, 310
Beard, D.
- Eclipse predictions in the Kalendarium of Nicholas of Lynn, 343
Bembrick, C., Hollis, A .J., Miles, R. & Saxton, J. M.
- Visual and photoelectric photometry of (11) Parthenope from 1989 to 2002, 331
Boles, T.
- From the President (news), 4, 60, 121, 180, 240, 307
Bone, N. M.
- Autumn meteor activity: whither the Leonids (news), 240
- Bright prospects for the Geminids this winter (news), 309
- Meteor review for 2002-2003 (mtg.), 102
- Noctilucent clouds: anywhere, any time? (ltr.), 11
- Prepare for the Perseids! (news), 181
- Sky notes, 50, 110, 169, 230, 297, 366
- Visual observation of meteors, 219
Carson(Rowland, M.
- A new website for the Lunar Section (news), 108
- Starry Night Pro Plus (software) (rvw.), 292
Christou, A., Bailey, M. E. & McFarland, J.
- 'Encouraging progress' for Armagh Observatory's dark sky campaign (news), 186
Collett, H.
- Another successful Observers' Workshop (news), 108
- The Modern Moon: A Personal View (rvw.), 106
Cook, A. C.
- Jeremy David Cook, 1933-2003 (obit.), 225
- & Lena, R.
- - Emergence of low relief terrain from shadow: an explanation for some TLP, 136
Couper, H. & Henbest, N.
- Mars, the inside story (mtg.), 226
Daniels, D. G.
- Henry Wildey, 1913-2003 (obit.), 48
Dragesco, J.
- Solar activity (ill.), 1
Dymock, R.
- Project Quixote: a Variable Star Section pilot project, 166
Ebdon, Colin
- The Clementine Atlas of the Moon (rvw.), 363
Elliott, A.
- Video-recording meteors (mtg.), 44
Ellis, E.
- J.C.D. Marsh, 1927-2004 (obit.), 285
Elston, G.
- Solar Section Notes and News, 6, 63, 124, 184
Engels, D. & Anderson, S.R.
- A short history of Hamburg Observatory, 78
Evans, N. S. & James, N. D.
- The sky from the Sinai desert (ill.), 239
Evans, S. J.
- Image-intensified video meteor observations and MetRec, 24
Fitzsimmons, A.
- Imaging distant comets (mtg.), 45
Ford, D.
- An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology (rvw.), 362
- Annual General Meeting, 2003 October 29, 163
- Exhibition Meeting, 2003 June 28 (ills.), 103
- Ordinary Meetings, 100, 163, 226, 356
- Special General Meeting, 2004 March 31, 356
- & Mobberley, M. P.
- - Ordinary Meeting, 2004 January 10, 287
Forshaw, D.
- Music from upstairs: a personal contribution, 280
Foulkes, M.
- Lunar eclipse of 2004 May 4 (ill.), 187
- & Hatch, D.
- - Transit of Venus (ills.), 178
- & Mettig, H.-J., Peach, D. & Rogers, J. H.
- - Jupiter in 2000-2001, Part I: Visible wavelengths, 193
Frassati, M.
- Transit of Venus (ills.), 178
- Visual observations of Mercury in 2003: first interim report (news), 183
Frydman, D.
- Exit pupil and visual acuity (ltr.), 365
Gavine, D.
- Michael Gadsden, 1933-2003 (obit.), 47
- Observing the aurora, 293
- The Maunder Minimum and the Variable Sun-Earth Connection (rvw.), 224
Grady, M.
- Meteorites (mtg.), 44
Graham, D.,
- NASA's Voyager Mission: Exploring the Solar System and Beyond (rvw.), 223
Graham, D. & Peach, D.
- Saturn, 2003-04: first interim report (news), 65
Gray, M.,
- Illuminating the invisible: uncovering dark matter with gravitational lensing, 356
Haas, W. H.
- Elmer Reese's pre-discovery of the internal circulation of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter, 140
Hanna, E.
- Impossible Extinction: Natural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World (rvw.), 290
Hatch, D. & Foulkes M.
- Transit of Venus (ills.), 178
Hatfield, H. R.
- Lionel George Mayling, 1924-2004 (obit.), 164
Henbest, N. & Couper, H.
- Mars, the inside story (mtg.), 226
Hendrie, M. J.
- Sunspots (ill.), 1
Hetherington, B.
- Centenaries for 2005, 353
Hewitt, N. D.
- Ordinary Meeting, 2004 February 28, 289
- What's in a name? (mtg.), 288
- & McGee, H. W. & James, N. D.
- - Ordinary Meeting, 2003 May 21, 42
Hollis, A. J.
- Minor planet Hermes recovered (news), 4
- Nearest and farthest (news), 182
- Webcam imaging of the planets (ltr.), 365
- & Bembrick, C., Miles, R. & Saxton, J. M.
- - Visual and photoelectric photometry of (11) Parthenope from 1989 to 2002, 331
Hughes, D. W.
- Comets (mtg.), 44
Hurst, G. M.
- Comet NEAT and the Beehive (news, ills.), 245
- Cometography: A Catalog of Comets, Vol.2, 1800-1899 (rvw.), 223
- Into the lion's den at Bishops Stortford High School (news), 8
- Nova patrolling, 155
- Pro-Am collaboration in astronomy, 251
James, N. D.
- An introduction to astrometry, 29
- CCD imaging (mtg.), 45
- Expedition Mars (rvw.), 168
- Listening to Rosetta: communicating with ESA's comet orbiter (mtg.), 43
- Scutum star clouds (ill.), 245
- & Evans, N. S.
- - The sky from the Sinai desert (ill.), 239
- & Hewitt, N. D. & McGee, H. W.
- - Ordinary Meeting, 2003 May 21, 42
Jenkins, R. M.
- The Star of Bethlehem and the comet of AD 66, 336
Johnstone, G.
- Deep sky observation from Australia, July 2002 (mtg.), 229
Kemp, J.
- A Perseid meteor passing the Pleiades (ill.), 245
Langley, A.
- The influence of exit pupil diameter on visual acuity - a personal investigation, 73
Lena, R. & Cook, A.
- Emergence of low relief terrain from shadow: an explanation for some TLP, 136
Livesey, R. J.
- Aurora 2002, 126
- Aurora Section Notes and News, 10, 65, 122, 181, 244, 312
- Bode's law and the Fibonacci series (ltr.), 12
- Jay Brausch: 2000 not out (news), 10
Longair, M.
- Astrophysics and cosmology in the 21st century, 246
Macdonald, L. T.
- A massive solar prominence (ill.), 187
- Meeting of the Deep Sky Section, Northampton, 2004 March 6, 283
- Nearest Star: the Surprising Science of Our Sun (rvw.), 37
- Solar photography with a small telescope, 95
Mahoney, T.
- John Herschel's Cape Voyage: Private Science, Public Imagination and the Ambition of Empire (rvw.), 292
Manning, B.
- An opportunity to view the Ashen Light? (ltr.), 109
Markham, A.
- Observing eclipsing variables, 215
Marriott, R. A.
- Index to Journal, Vol.113, facing 28
Marsden, B. G.
- Comets near the Sun (mtg.), 45
Mason, J. W.
- Observing the transit of Venus (news), 119
McFarland, J., Bailey, M. E. & Christou, A.
- 'Encouraging progress' for Armagh Observatory's dark sky campaign (news), 186
McGee, H. W.
- Near Earth Object discovered via the Internet (news), 244
- Out-of-London Meeting, York, 2003 September 5-7, 161
- & Hewitt, N. D. & James, N. D.
- - Ordinary Meeting, 2003 May 21, 42
McKim, R. J.
- Mars in 2003: fifth interim report (news), 6
- Mars in 2003: final interim report (news), 62
- Mercury and Venus Section: change of Director (news), 241
- Nathaniel Everett Green: artist and astronomer, 13
- The 2003 apparition of Mars (mtg.), 101
- The great perihelic opposition of Mars, 2003, 163
Meeus, J.
- Significant digits and rounding numbers (ltr,), 11
- & Vitagliano, A.
- - Simultaneous transits, 132
Mettig, H.-J., Peach, D., Rogers, J. H. & Foulkes, M.
- Jupiter in 2000-2001, Part I: Visible wavelengths, 193
Miles, R.
- A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis (rvw.), 38
- & Bembrick, C., Hollis, A. J. & Saxton, J. M.
- - Visual and photoelectric photometry of (11) Parthenope from 1989 to 2002, 331
Mitton, J.
- Mary Somerville and the World of Science (rvw.), 291
Mizon, R.
- 'Lukewarm' response to Parliamentary Select Committee report (news), 61
- ODPM sees the light! (news), 122
- The BAA Campaign for Dark Skies: fifteen years on, 165
Mobberley, M. P.
- An 'off the shelf' plastic runoff shed observatory, 68
- Lunar eclipse of 2003 May 8/9 (ills.), 39
- Sky notes (mtgs.), 42, 100, 228, 287, 358
- & Ford, D.
- - Ordinary Meeting, 2004 January 10, 287
Moore, S.
- A new bright supernova (news), 242
- A new Director and a new nebula (news), 120
- Another bright supernova in the northern sky (news), 309
- Astronomy of the Milky Way (rvw.), 167
- Observing and drawing the deep sky, 32
Nicholson, M.
- Observing and Meauring Visual Double Stars (rvw.), 167
O'Brien, R.
- The Edge of Infinity: Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe (rvw.), 37
Orchiston, W.
- John Tebbutt and observational astronomy at Windsor Observatory, 141
Orton, G. S., Akutsu, T. & Rogers, J. H.
- Jupiter in 2000-2001, Part II: infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths, 313
Peach, D.
- Lunar eclipse of 2004 May 4 (ill.), 187
- The ultimate location for amateur astronomy?, 188
- & Graham, D.
- - Saturn, 2003-04: first interim report (news), 65
- & Rogers, J. H., Foulkes, M. & Mettig, H.-J.
- - Jupiter in 2000-2001, Part I: Visible wavelengths, 193
- & Tyler, D.
- - Transit of Venus (ills.), 178
Phillips, J.
- Occultation by Saturn of SAO 78867, 2003 November 18 (ills.), 39
Pickard, R. D.
- Digitising variable star data - can you help? (news), 8
- Janet Akyüz Mattei, 1943-2004 (news), 123
- Variable stars: why the professionals need our help (mtg.), 102
Potter, C.
- Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars (rvw.), 168
Rickwood, A.
- Aurora (ill.), 1
Rogers, J. H.
- Amateurs track the winds in Jupiter's storms (mtg.), 359
- An Introduction to Astrobiology (rvw.), 364
- Babylon to Voyager and Beyond: A History of Planetary Astronomy (rvw.), 290
- The Jupiter Section programme in the new century, 88
- & Akutsu, T. & Orton, G. S.
- - Jupiter in 2000-2001, Part II: infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths, 313
- & Foulkes, M., Mettig, H.-J. & Peach, D.
- - Jupiter in 2000-2001, Part I: Visible wavelengths, 193
Saxton, J. M., & Bembrick, C., Miles, R. & Hollis, A. J.
- Visual and photoelectric photometry of (11) Parthenope from 1989 to 2002, 331
Shanklin, J. D.
- Comet prospects for 2005 (news), 307
- Cometary Science after Hale-Bopp, Vols. I & II (rvw.), 38
- Global Warming: the Complete Briefing (rvw.), 362
- Meteorites, meteors and comets: a Pro-Am meeting, 44
- Observing comets (mtg.), 44, 103
- Visual observation of comets, 158
- Waiting for NEAT and LINEAR (news), 5
Taylor, G. E.
- New BAA Handbook editor appointed (news), 242
Taylor, M. D.
- Observing variable stars with binoculars, 349
Toft, R.
- Exploring Mercury: the Iron Planet (rvw.), 106
Toone, J.
- 3C 273 enters a bright state (news), 40
Tyler, D.
- Jupiter with a webcam (ill.), 187
- & Peach, D.
- - Transit of Venus (ills.), 178
Vitagliano, A. & Meeus, J.
- Simultaneous transits, 132
Waddington, G.
- Random meanderings by Jove (mtg.), 45
Weightman, J.
- Transit of Venus (ills.), 178
Welch, A.
- Extreme conversion (ltr.), 109
Williams, I.
- Meteor streams (mtg.), 44


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