Rupes Recta – Bristol Astronomical Society

BASIL August 2026

The front cover shows an image of NGC 1491, the Fossil Footprint Nebula in Perseus, recently taken by BAS member Chris Lee. Monthly observing opportunities: 2 August: Mercury reaches greatest western elongation (morning) 12 August: See a significant partial solar eclipse (evening) (Join the BAS for viewing the partial solar eclipse at the Sea Walls, […]

BASIL August 2025

The front cover shows the dark matter distribution of a Milky Way mass halo in a Lambda-cold dark matter (LCDM) cosmological simulation (see p23 for more info). Key topics for the month include: The Perseid meteor shower will be active from 17 July to 24 August, producing its peak rate of meteors around 12 August […]