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 shows the ‘COME STARGAZING with the Bristol Astronomical Society’ invitation for public observing sessions, with the scheduled dates in November. Observing highlights of the month include: 3 Nov – Jupiter reaches opposition. 9 Nov – a rare daylight lunar occultation of Venus (see p18). 10 Nov – excellent transit of […]
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 Society received the very sad news in the last few weeks that two of our Vice-Presidents have passed away, Professor Mark Birkinshaw and our longest serving member Maurice Brain. The front cover of September’s BASIL contains a message from the BAS Chair, Fiona Lambert, and tributes to Mark and Maurice are given on pages […]
The front cover of August’s BASIL shows progress with the installation of the foundations for the Star-Chair 3000 – an electrically driven, joystick controlled large binocular (6-inch) observing chair. Since this photograph was taken, the concrete pour has taken place and preparations are being made for the installation of the shed which will house the […]
The front cover of July’s BASIL shows an image of the Trifid Nebula (M20) taken recently by BAS member Chris Lee. More members’ astro images are shown, as follows: Solar Disk and Sunspots by Chris Lee (p4). Montes Apenninus by Andrew Grasemann (p18). The Cigar Galaxy, M82, by Jane Clark (p30). Globular Cluster M10 by […]
The front cover of BASIL shows an image of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) with supernova (SN) 2023ixf taken recently by BAS member Jane Clark. Jane’s M101 image and acquisition details were featured in the ‘Sky at Night’ magazine, along with a similar image taken by BAS member Chris Lee (Amateur astrophotographers capture bright supernova in […]
The front cover of BASIL shows an image of the Sunflower Galaxy (M63) taken recently by BAS member Chris Lee. M63 is well-placed for observing this month. Predicted solar activity, solar images from the GOES SUVI telescope, solar cycle progression, lunar phases and events, solar system finder charts and rise / set times are reported […]
This special ‘BASIL 80th Anniversary Supplement’ records the Society’s 80th anniversary celebration, held at the Old Bristolians RFC on Saturday 25 March 2023.
The front cover of BASIL shows NASA images of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) taken at x-ray, optical and infra-red wavelengths, and a combined image. M104 is well-placed for observing during the month. Predicted solar activity, solar images from the GOES SUVI telescope, solar cycle progression, lunar phases and events, solar system finder charts and rise […]
