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Author: Darren Jehan

BAA Equipment Section Report

By Darren Jehan On 19th November 201919th November 2019 In Meeting Report

Sunday 17th November saw the BAA return to Bedford School for their ‘Equipment and Techniques’ section meeting. The day promised to be an interesting mix of talks, and was well…

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Alpha Monocerotid Meteor Shower – 21st Nov

By Darren Jehan On 15th November 201915th November 2019 In Diary Date, Observing

Missed the Perseids and Orionids? This could be the one?? From the SETI Institute site: Peter Jenniskens, SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center, and Esko Lyytinen, Helsinki, Finland, report…

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11th Nov – Mercury Transit

By Darren Jehan On 11th November 201911th November 2019 In Observing

Some excellent views of the transit being observed by the group! Still time to catch a glimpse of this rare event!! An image of Mercury transiting the face of the…

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Venus, Jupiter and Crescent Moon Conjunction

By Darren Jehan On 3rd February 20193rd February 2019 In General

Well, for a change, the weather did indeed play ball for the morning of the 31st January, and we were treated to a wonderful view of the conjunction. It was…

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Summer Solstice

By Darren Jehan On 16th June 201816th June 2018 In General

We are about to enter the Summer Solstice for 2018! There are 3 events to watch out for: June 17th – earliest sunrise. In Bedford this is 04:40 Just 21st…

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