BA News March Night Sky 27 Feb 2016 The recent dearth of bright planets in the evening sky is coming to an end as Jupiter reaches opposition on 8 March. It is then at its closest, biggest (44"),…
BA News February Night Sky 28 Jan 2016 February is a good month to see two very different nebulae, the Eskimo and the Rosette. The Eskimo Nebula, NGC 2392 is a planetary nebula in Gemini. It was discovered…
BA News January Night Sky 31 Dec 2015 The strange winter we have been having this year so far has been hopeless for observing. There is so much moisture around that the rare gaps between spells of wind…