Orion – Bristol Astronomical Society

BASIL January 2025

The front cover of BASIL shows an image of Caldwell 30, the ‘Deer Lick Group’, taken by BAS member Chris Lee. BASIL’s content has been reviewed for the new year and the revised edition is slightly shorter in length, but contains numerous active web links for further astronomical information e.g. object finder charts, solar phenomena, […]

BASIL January 2024

The front cover of BASIL shows an image of M81, M82 and NGC 3077, taken by BAS member Jane Clark. Observing highlights of the month include: 1 January: Comet 144P/Kushida lies 2° south of Uranus 4 January: Quadrantid meteor shower peak (am) 7 January: Double shadow transit of Jupiter, from 02:09 UT until setting 18 January: Jupiter lies 2° […]