Your Society needs you – we’re looking for stars! The BAS is run by the Committee according to our Constitution and is very much a team effort, with currently 10 members on Committee. It’s a great experience to be part of such a happy team and also a lot of fun! We have a few […]
The front cover of BASIL celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Bristol Astronomical Society, showing the announcement in the Bristol Evening Post of 2 December 1942. Our first meeting was held in Cotham on 8 December 1942. Predicted solar activity, solar cycle progression, lunar phases and events, solar system finder charts and rise / set […]
The front cover of BASIL shows an image of the recent (25 October 2022) partial solar eclipse, taken by David Bennett (BAS) at the Cyril Swindin Observatory in Failand. Predicted solar activity, solar cycle progression, planetary observing notes, finder charts and rise / set times are reported for November. Solar activity continues to increase with […]
The front cover of BASIL is a photo of the BAS Failand Observatory, showing the recent refurbishment of the 18-inch NGT telescope roll-off shed (also see page 28). Solar activity continues to be slightly higher than predicted values for this stage of the solar cycle – see pages 4 to 5. November provides good opportunities […]
