At the meeting on September 30th, the Society awarded Phil Stone with an Honorary Membership in recognition of his many years of service to the Society. Phil actually built the observatory that BAS and Bedford School makes full use of, as well as the planetarium projector, enjoyed by countless members of the public when they …
After a mostly blue sky day which held out the prospect of a clear night, it was disappointing to find that the clouds had rolled in by 8:00pm. Checks at 9:00 & 9:30pm revealed much the same, with not even Jupiter visible through the murk. A little snooze for both after an afternoon’s gardening was …
Occultation of Uranus – 14th September 2022 – Report Read More »
Wednesday 24th November saw the long awaited return to live meetings for BAS, kicking off with a fantastic talk on the James Webb Space Telescope from John Thatcher. As many of you know, John was a Project Manager on the MIRI module (Mid Infrared Instrument), and while that module was delivered to NASA in 2012 …
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 attended with just under 40 BAA members making the journey from various corners of the UK. Following introductions by David Arditti (Section Head) and BAA …
Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower 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 that there will be a significant return of the alpha Monocerotid meteor shower this year (IAU shower 246, AMO), when Earth …
