[BAA-ebulletin 00820] BAA Christmas Lecture - 2014 December 13

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Dear All

The meeting in December is likely to be very well supported as we are
fortunate that Lord Rees, the Astronomer Royal, has agreed to give the
BAA Christmas Lecture. This meeting will be in University College
London, Christopher Ingold Building, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H
0AJ on 13th December.

Doors open at 14:00. Meeting starts at 14:30 in the lecture theatre
and will be finished by 18:00. Tea & Coffee will be served at 15:45 in
the Ramsey Room.

If you would like to attend please book a place before 25th November
using the attached booking form. Alternatively you can ring the BAA
office, or you can find the form on our webpage
atwww.britastro.org/xmaslecture.

It will be free to all BAA members and affiliated society members if
booked in advance and for non-members the cost will be £5.00. If you
turn up on the day having not pre-booked the charge will be £5.00 to
all.

If you book and then find you cannot come please do let us know
soonest as there may be a waiting list and we can give your seat to
someone else.

Looking forward to seeing you there

Hazel

Hazel Collett
Meetings Secretary

Message sent: 2014-10-30


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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

Rapid-fire X-flares from Giant Sunspot 2192

Space Weather News for Oct. 25, 2014
http://spaceweather.com

Solar activity continues to be at high levels this weekend as giant
sunspot AR2192 crackles with strong flares, including two X-class
explosions in less than 24 hours. The flares are causing intermittent
HF radio blackouts around the dayside of Earth. However, no major
CMEs are yet heading in our direction. Visit http://spaceweather.com
for more information and updates.

DID YOU MISS THE FLARES? Next time get a phone call. Real-time solar
activity alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text)
and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).


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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
--
Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

[BAA-ebulletin 00819] Reminder of the next BAA meeting and AGM

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I would like to remind you that the Annual General Meeting of the BAA will
be held next Wednesday 29th October in the RAS lecture room, Burlington
House, Piccadilly, London.

17.30 Open AGM, minutes, report on the Accounts by Mr Alan Lorrain,
Treasurer

17.45 President's Review of the Year and presentation of the Awards
and Medals for 2013-'14

18.30 Report of the results of the Ballot for Council

18.40 The Presidential Address:
Mrs Hazel McGee, "Reflecting the Candle: 124 years of
the Journal of the BAA"

19.15 Close AGM. Open Ordinary Meeting, minutes, notices

19.25 Sky Notes - Dr Paul Abel

19.45 Close

Doors open at 17.00 and the meeting will start at 17.30 and is due to
finish by 20:00. Tea will be served in the RAS Library from 17:00.

Hope to see you there

Hazel Collett, Meetings Secretary
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--
Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
--
Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
--
Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (October 27, 2014)

Dear comet observers,

We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:

C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS):

- a 12x16 degrees chart for the period 27 October - 5 November 2014


This new chart is now available in the charts section of our
mainpage at: http://www.shopplaza.nl/astro

Reinder Bouma/Edwin van Dijk
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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
--
Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

Solar eclipse on Thursday, Oct. 23rd

Space Weather News for Oct. 22, 2014
http://spaceweather.com

Solar activity is surging on the eve of Thursday's solar eclipse.
Giant sunspot AR2192 is crackling with M- and X-class solar flares as
the Moon approaches the sun for a partial eclipse that will be visible
across almost all of North America on Oct. 23rd. The eclipse will be
particularly beautiful in the Central Time Zone where maximum coverage
occurs at sunset. Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information.

SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Giant sunspot AR2192 is poised to erupt again.
Would you like to know when flares are in progress? Realtime alerts
are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and
http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).


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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
--
Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

Big Sunspot Produces X-Flare

Space Weather News for Oct. 19, 2014
http://spaceweather.com

X-FLARE: Solar activity increased sharply on Oct. 19th when huge
sunspot AR2192 unleashed an X1-class solar flare. The blast produced
an HF radio blackout on the dayside of Earth and it likely hurled a
CME into space. Check http://spaceweather.com for pictures of the
flare and more information about possible Earth-effects.

DID YOU MISS THE FLARE? Next time get a phone call. Realtime solar
activity alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text)
and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).


--
Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
--
Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

Orionid meteor shower on night of October 20-21

http://earthsky.org/tonight/orionid-meteors-are-debris-from-famous-comet-halley?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=0d18e068cb-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-0d18e068cb-393732205

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/17oct_orionids/

http://spaceweather.com/

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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
--
Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
--
Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (October 18, 2014)

Dear comet observers,

We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:

C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS):

- a 12x16 degrees chart for the period 19 - 27 October 2014


This new chart is now available in the charts section of our
mainpage at: http://www.shopplaza.nl/astro

Reinder Bouma/Edwin van Dijk
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--
Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
--
Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
--
Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

A Big Sunspot Emerges

Space Weather News for Oct. 17, 2014
http://spaceweather.com

A large and active sunspot is emerging over the sun's southeastern
limb. Only two to three days ago, this active region unleashed
multiple flares and hurled a massive CME over the edge of the sun. If
these eruptions continue apace, solar activity could sharply increase
in the days ahead as the sunspot turns to face Earth. Visit
http://spaceweather.com for photos and updates.

REAL-TIME SOLAR FLARE ALERTS are available from
http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com
(voice).


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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
--
Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Info: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/lowestoft/lowestoft_and_great_yarmouth_regional_astronomers_(lyra)

Comet Siding Spring is about to buzz Mars

Space Weather News for Oct. 16, 2014
http://spaceweather.com

MARS COMET: This weekend, Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) will make a
historically close approach to Mars. Satellites and rovers will get
an eye-full as the green comet passes less than 140,000 km above the
Red Planet's surface. No one knows what will happen. Possible
side-effects of the flyby include a Martian meteor shower and auroras.
More information and amateur images of the comet approaching Mars
may be found on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com .


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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/

Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (October 10, 2014)

Dear comet observers,

We have prepared the following new charts for our homepage:

C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS):

- a 12x16 degrees chart for the period 11 - 19 October 2014


C/2013 V5 (Oukaïmeden):

- a 4.5x6.0 degrees chart for the period 10 - 20 October 2014


These new charts are now available in the charts section of our
mainpage at: http://www.shopplaza.nl/astro

Reinder Bouma/Edwin van Dijk
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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)

Total Lunar Eclipse!

Space Weather News for Oct. 7, 2014
http://spaceweather.com

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON: The Moon is about to pass through the
shadow of Earth, producing a colorful lunar eclipse. Sky watchers in
the Americas, Australia, Pacific islands and parts of Asia can expect
to see the full Moon turn beautiful shades of red and turquoise for
nearly an hour on Wednesday morning, Oct. 8th. Check
http://spaceweather.com for viewing times and observing tips.

LIVE WEBCAST: Got clouds? No problem. The eclipse will be broadcast
live on the web by the Coca-Cola Science Center:
http://www.ccssc.org/webcast.html


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Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)

Stratospheric Radiation Rebounds Following CME Strike

Space Weather News for Oct. 3, 2014
http://spaceweather.com

STRATOSPHERIC RADIATION: Stratospheric radiation levels are returning
to normal, according to a Space Weather Buoy launched on Sept. 28th by
students in California. This follows a mid-September drop in ionizing
radiation caused, ironically, by a strong solar storm and CME strike.
Data and a discussion of the phenomenon may be found on today's
edition of http://spaceweather.com.


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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)

[BAA-ebulletin 00818] Final Reminder for Saturday October 11th 2014 Back to Basics Workshop in Glasgow

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We do still have a few places left for this workshop so if you or someone
you know would like to attend please contact the BAA office this week.

Saturday October 11th 2014 we are running a Back to Basics Workshop in
Glasgow at the Premier Inn Glasgow City Centre (George Square) Hotel, 187
George Street, Glasgow, G1 1YU

This programme of talks and practical sessions is a way to help you learn
basic techniques and develop your interest to its full potential.
Experienced people will be on hand help you and to answer any questions you
may have

The cost for meeting is Free to all but if you would like refreshments (tea
or coffee) and the buffet lunch the cost is £8.00

This is the programme for the day: -

10:00

Registration – Tea/coffee

10:30

Official welcome – BAA Vice President – Mr Tom Boles

10:35

So what astronomy can I do? – Mrs Hazel Collett

10:45

What equipment & books do I need? – Dr Stewart Moore

11:30

Lunar observing & Workshop – Mr Nick James

12:15

Lunch


13:15

Astronomical Society of Glasgow - David Degan, President.

13:30

Planet observing & Workshop – Dr John Rogers

14:15

Solar observing and Workshop – Ms Lyn Smith

15:30

Afternoon Tea

16:00

Starting Radio Astronomy – Mr Paul Hyde

16:45

Feedback, Q&A session & Raffle

17:00

Close

To book please phone the BAA office, 020 7734 4145, or e-mail
office@britastro.org

Hazel Collett
Meetings Secretary
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--
Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and
also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland
Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)