The front cover of BASIL shows an image of the 16 day Moon taken by BAS member Chris Lee. Observing highlights of the month include: 5 October: Venus lies near the waxing crescent Moon (pm) 14 October: Saturn very near the waxing gibbous Moon (pm) 17 October: Perigee full Moon (supermoon) 19 October: Lunar occultation of the southern part […]
The front cover of BASIL shows BAS members attending a lecture given on 5 Sep 2023 at Bristol University by J.M. van der Hulst, Professor in Radio Astronomy at the University of Groningen, on the subject of: “Impact of the advances in radio astronomy on science and society”. The lecture included an update on latest […]
The front cover of BASIL shows an image of the Great Cygnus Wall, by BAS member Chris Lee. Predicted solar activity, solar cycle progression, planetary observing notes, finder charts and rise / set times are reported for October. Solar activity continues to increase with enhanced activity forecast due to Coronal Hole High Speed Streams (CH […]
Observing sessions and star parties will be restarting from October – see the monthly calendar for more details. October is a good month to observe Jupiter, the planetary surface features and moons. There are two asteroid occultations in October – Asteroid (165) Loreley and Asteroid (2) Pallas (information provided by Nigel Wakefield). Visible passes of […]
