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Vote for new Card Image

24 Mar 202424 Mar 2024
Everyone who joins Bath Astronomers receives a membership card which allows them to demonstrate membership for benefits like accessing the Herschel Museum of Astronomy. The current image on the front…
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British Science Week

17 Mar 202417 Mar 2024
Bath Astronomers threw themselves into full support of British Science Week (BSW) this year with visits to 5 different schools from 11th to 15th March. On Monday we visited St.…
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Replay Members’ Talk Night

29 Feb 202429 Feb 2024
We enjoyed the following talks on Wednesday 28th Feb at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy: Charles' talk on the Herschel Society Meyrick's talk on planetary atmospheres Paul's talk on building…

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  • Stargazing @ Alice Park[Register] Sat, 2nd May starting at 9:00 pm for up to 2 hours at Alice Park, Gloucester Rd, Bath BA1 7BL, UK Open map

Please register for stargazing so you're notified when events are cancelled due to weather or illness. Free registration for members with a discount code.

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20:4221:2622:1604:02

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Space Weather

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Lyrids23 Apr18
Pi Puppids24 Aprvariable

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Age:28.2d
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05:31R19:14S

Planets

Neptune05:43R17:43S
Mars05:44R17:59S
Mercury05:48R17:36S
Saturn05:55R18:07S
Venus07:04R22:23S
Uranus07:31R23:08S
Jupiter10:36R02:51S

R means Rise time
S means Set time
Times are local to Bath

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