The front cover of BASIL shows the Star Chair 3000, a motorised, joystick controlled binocular observing chair. The Star Chair 3000 was kindly donated to the BAS by Andy Stephens (a former Chair of the BAS) and the cover photo (top) shows Andy and Dave Bennett with the equipment. Predicted solar activity, solar cycle progression, […]
Solar cycle progression data continues to show a spike in sunspot numbers over the last few months – predicted numbers are given for the next 12 months, as solar activity is forecast to slowly increase. September is a good month to observe Jupiter and the Great Red Spot – see the monthly planetary observing notes. […]
Solar cycle progression data shows a spike in sunspot numbers over the last two months – predicted numbers are given for the next 12 months, as solar activity is forecast to slowly increase. August is a good month to observe Jupiter and the Great Red Spot – see the monthly planetary observing notes. Andrew Grasemann […]
