[BAA-ebulletin 00878] Reminder: Occultation by (275) Sapientia tonight Sept 29/30

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Reminder:
Occultation of star HIP14977 by asteroid (275) Sapientia, Wednesday Sep 30 05:27--05:30 BST
Area of possible UK visibility: Southern Counties and Midlands. Observations are requested.

Weather prospects are encouraging for this event, where the 8th mag star will disappear from sight for up to 18 seconds when the much fainter asteroid passes across.

Members may download BAA Circular no.834 from the Downloads section on the BAA website, https://britastro.org/downloads/3843

Further observational notes here: http://www.stargazer.me.uk/call4obs/NextEvent.htm
with details on Steve Preston's web site: http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2015_09/0930_275_35134.htm

Good luck with this interesting appulse.   Please report if the star disappears (+ve) or not (-ve) to the Asteroids and Remote Planets Section. Include timings where possible.

Best wishes

Tim Haymes
ARPS (Occultations)
tvh.observatory@btinternet.com
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[BAA-ebulletin 00875] TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HARVEST MOON TONIGHT

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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HARVEST MOON TONIGHT

In the early hours of tomorrow morning, 28 September, there will be a total
eclipse of the Moon. Eclipses of the Moon occur when the Full Moon (in this
case the Harvest Moon) passes through the cone of shadow cast by the Earth
into space. Weather permitting this will be the first total lunar eclipse to
be visible in its entirety from the UK and Ireland since 2008, and there
won't be another until 2019.

The eclipse begins at 00:12 UT (01:12 BST) when the Moon enters the fainter
outer part of the Moon's shadow known as the penumbra. The main phase of the
eclipse begins at 01:07 UT (02:07 BST) when the Moon first enters the
central, dark part of the Moon's shadow known as the umbra. It is at this
stage that it will become very obvious that a lunar eclipse is underway.
From London the Moon will be 35 degrees above the south-south-western
horizon at this time.

The eclipse becomes total at 02:11 UT (03:11 BST) and lasts for a full 1
hour 12 minutes, ending at 03:23 UT (04:23 BST). Mid-eclipse is at 02:47 UT
(03:47 BST). As the Moon will be passing through the more southerly part of
the Earth's umbral shadow, it is probable that the Moon's southern limb will
appear relatively bright during totality, fading to rather darker further
north.

The partial eclipse ends at 04:27 UT (05:27 BST), when the Moon exits the
umbra.  By this time the Moon will be only 13 degrees above the western
horizon (from London)and dawn twilight will be breaking towards the east -
with the brilliant Venus nicely on display if the sky is clear. The faint
penumbral phase finally ends at 05:22 UT (06:22 BST).

One never quite knows how dark or how bright a lunar eclipse will be.
Everything depends on the conditions in the Earth's upper atmosphere through
which all light falling onto the shadowed Moon has to pass. There have been
eclipses when the Moon has been difficult to find even with a telescope,
while at other eclipses it has remained bright red or vividly coloured. The
Moon appears a reddish hue because of Rayleigh scattering - the same effect
that causes sunrises and sunsets to appear reddish - and the refraction of
that light by the Earth's atmosphere into its umbral shadow.

This total lunar eclipse takes place at the Moon's descending node in
Pisces, with the Moon just one hour past its closest approach to Earth in
2015 at mid-eclipse, an event that is nowadays often called a 'supermoon',
although this term is not particularly well defined. The Moon's apparent
diameter will be 33' 28".

Some further information on this eclipse may be found on page 14 of the 2015
BAA Handbook, and also at:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2015Sep28T.pdf

Please send any images or other observations of this event to the BAA Lunar
Section.

This e-bulletin issued by:

Dr John Mason

BAA Press and Publicity Officer

2015 September 26
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[BAA-ebulletin 00876] TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HARVEST MOON TONIGHT - CORRECTION

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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HARVEST MOON TONIGHT - CORRECTION

PLEASE NOTE;

Due to an unfortunate lack of communication between my brain and hands in
the early hours of this morning, there is an error in BAA eBulletin No.
00875

The first sentence of the second paragraph should read:

The eclipse begins at 00:12 UT (01:12 BST) when the Moon enters the
fainter outer part of the Earth's shadow known as the penumbra.

This e-bulletin issued by:
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BAA Press and Publicity Officer

2015 September 27
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[BAA-ebulletin 00877] TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HARVEST MOON TONIGHT - 2nd CORRECTION

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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HARVEST MOON TONIGHT - 2nd CORRECTION

PLEASE NOTE;

Further to BAA eBulletin 00876, the second sentence of the second
paragraph should read:

The main phase of the eclipse begins at 01:07 UT (02:07 BST) when the Moon
first enters the central, dark part of the Earth's shadow known as the
umbra.

This e-bulletin issued by:
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Live Webcast of the Supermoon Eclipse

Supermoon Eclipse

Space Weather News for Sept. 26, 2015
http://spaceweather.com

This weekend's full Moon is a "supermoon," the biggest and brightest of the year, and it is about to be eclipsed.  On Sunday evening, Sept 27th, sky watchers in North America will see the swollen lunar orb glide through the shadow of Earth, turning it a beautiful shade of sunset red. The same eclipse will be visible from South America, Europe, Africa and parts of Asia during the early hours of Sept. 28th.  The Coca-Cola Space Science Center is broadcasting the event live at  http://www.ccssc.org/webcast.html .

For more information about the eclipse, and a big sunspot facing Earth this weekend, visit http://spaceweather.com

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The Total Lunar Eclipse of 28th September 2015

http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/eclipse/1412015/

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[BAA-ebulletin 00874] Reminder of Next Back to Basics Workshop

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I am writing to remind people that the closing date for the Back to Basics
in St Asaph on Saturday 10th October is fast approaching

OpTIC Technium, Glyndŵr University, Ffordd William Morgan, St Asaph LL17 0JD

*It is being held in OpTIC Technium, Glyndŵr University, Ffordd William
Morgan, St Asaph LL17 0JD*

The British Astronomical Association has designed a programme of talks and
practical sessions to help you learn basic techniques and develop your
interest to its full potential. Experienced people will be on hand to
answer your questions.

*The cost for the meeting is £13.00 BAA Members & children under 16. £15.00
for non-members. Price includes refreshments and a buffet lunch.*

*Retailers attending will be BAA Sales and Cambrian Photography Ltd.*

*The closing date is 28th September but we will continue taking bookings
until Friday 2nd October *

*The Programme for the day is: -*

09:30 Registration – Tea/coffee Cofrestru – te/coffi

10:00 Official welcome – BAA President – Mrs Hazel McGee Croeso swyddogol –
Llywydd BAA

10:05 So what astronomy can I do? – Mrs Hazel Collett Felly pa seryddiaeth
ga i ei wneud?

10:15 What equipment & books do I need? – Dr Stewart Moore Pa offer a
llyfrau ydw i eu hangen?

11:15 Solar observing and Workshop – Ms Lyn Smith Arsylwi'r Haul a gweithdy

12:00 Starting Radio Astronomy – Mrs Karen Holland Cychwyn efo
radio-seryddiaeth

12:45 Lunch Cinio

13:45 Preliminary: Excursion through this remarkable building called OpTIC
Technium.

15:00 Lunar observing & Workshop – Mr Nick James Arsylwi'r Lleuad a gweithdy

15:45 Afternoon Tea Te prynhawn

16:15 Imaging for Beginners – Tony Morris Creu delweddau i ddechreuwyr

17:00 Feedback, Q&A session & Raffle Adborth, Hawl i holi a Raffl

17:15 Close. Gorffen

Details Correct at time of Printing - Taith i weld OpTIC Technium

If you or someone you know would be interested in coming please complete
the booking form which was in the August Journal or you can get a copy from
the BAA website *www.britastro.org/stasaphb2b
<http://www.britastro.org/stasaphb2b>*

Hope to see you there
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*Piccadilly*
*London*
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Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (September 24, 2015)

Dear comet observers,    We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:    C/2013 US10 (Catalina):    - a 12x16 degrees chart for the period 28 September - 23 October 2015    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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[BAA-ebulletin 00873] Spectroscopy Meeting 10th Oct

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For those of you who might not have noticed the VSS home page and the
announcement of the Spectroscopy Meeting on Saturday October 10th, time
is running short if you've not advised me that you wish to attend.

There is still plenty of room even though we do have a good number
attending so far. In addition, there will almost definitely be an
informal session on the Friday evening and possibly the Saturday
evening as well.

roger.pickard sky.com
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Sept. 11th Geomagnetic Storm

Space Weather News for Sept. 11, 2015
http://spaceweather.com

GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A stream of solar wind hit Earth's magnetic field on Sept. 11th, sparking one of the strongest geomagnetic storms of the year and auroras in multiple US states. This continues a trend of relatively high geomagnetic activity that began on Sept. 7th.  High-latitude sky watchers could see more auroras tonight.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates.

AURORA WAKE-UP CALLS:  Did you miss last night's display?  Next time get a wake-up call. Geomagnetic storm alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

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NASA spacecraft sees a rare double solar eclipse

Space Weather News for Sept. 14, 2015
http://spaceweather.com

DOUBLE SOLAR ECLIPSE:  Yesterday, a NASA spacecraft witnessed a rare double eclipse.  The Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed Earth and the Moon passing in front of the sun at the same time.  Photos are highlighted on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.

AURORA SEASON BEGINS:  For reasons researchers still don't fully understand, auroras love equinoxes. At this time of year even gentle gusts of solar wind can spark a nice display of Northern or Southern Lights.  Such an event is about to occur.  A stream of solar wind is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field on Sept. 14-15. Aurora alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

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[BAA-ebulletin 00872] Favourable asteroid occultation of 7th magnitude star on 2015 September 29/30

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Observers are strongly encouraged to try their hand observing the most favourable stellar occultation by an asteroid visible from the UK in 2015.

The event will take place between 04:27:00-04:30:00 UT (5.27 a.m. - 5.30 a.m.) early on Wednesday morning, September 30 when asteroid (275) Sapientia passes in front of the 7th magnitude star, HIP 14977 in Aries, close to the border with Taurus and Cetus, blocking out the light from the star for up to 18 seconds. Since the asteroid is 13th magnitude, when the occultation starts the star will appear to vanish albeit temporarily - accurately timing the disappearance and reappearance of the star will allow us to construct the silhouetted profile of this minor planet for the first time and if lots of observers monitor the event, we may even detect a companion object if the system happens to be a binary asteroid, or discover that the star in question is a double. So do please set your alarm and try to observe this very rare phenomenon - the more observations we receive, the better; and remember, even if the star is not seen to blink out from your location, a negative observation is still valuable in helping to define the shape and size of the asteroid.

The position of star HIP 14977 is RA(J2000) 03:13:03.2, Dec(J2000) +11:16:07. Finder charts and more detailed observing advice can be found at the following webpage maintained by Tim Haymes, the BAA's Occultation Co-ordinator (N.B. We are also planning to issue a BAA Circular together with details of the total lunar eclipse, which takes place the previous night):

http://www.stargazer.me.uk/call4obs/NextEvent.htm

The star will be well placed and visible towards the south-west at an altitude of more than 40 degrees. Note that a bright moon (93%-lit) will be situated some 13 degrees away and so try to shield the telescope/ camera from direct moonlight. If clear, the ~150-km wide shadow track is more or less guaranteed to pass somewhere across England during the observing window. Please report observations to Tim Haymes: tim at stargazer dot me dot uk

Thank you and good luck,

Richard Miles
Director, Asteroids and Remote Planets Section

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[BAA-ebulletin 00871] Meteor Scatter Workshop, Northampton, Sat October 31

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BAA Radio Astronomy Group and Meteor Section
Meteor Scatter Workshop Saturday, 2015 October 31, 10:30 – 17:15
Northamptonshire Natural History Society, Castilian Terrace, Northampton, NN1 1LD

It is now practical for the non-radio expert to observe radio reflections from meteors, allowing monitoring of meteor activity 24 hours a day under all sky conditions. This workshop is aimed at helping beginners and experienced observers alike, starting with a presentation from J-L Rault (Director, IMO Radio Commission) outlining the opportunities available with meteor scatter systems and the prospects for pro-am collaboration using the FRIPON project as an example.
Other presentations will be:

Building a meteor scatter observing station                 Chris Jackson
Observing with Spectrum Lab                                 Paul Hyde
Improving the quality of meteor data – Scatterthon         Victoria Penrice
Correlating video meteors with radio detections             Richard Fleet
Actual observation experiences                             James & Gerry Lowe
Using backscatter radar for determining meteor properties   Jeff Lashley

Attendance is limited to 50 places and places will be allocated on a first-come basis.

Tickets are £8 for BAA members and £12 for non-members, to include tea/coffee and biscuits but
not lunch. There are plenty of eating places nearby or you are welcome to bring your own.

To book for this meeting, visit <https://www.britastro.org/radioscatter2015>


Paul Hyde  Coordinator, BAA Radio Astronomy Group

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Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (September 9, 2015)

Dear comet observers,    We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:    C/2013 US10 (Catalina):    - a 12x16 degrees chart for the period 11 - 28 September 2015    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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156 Years Ago, A Solar Superstorm

Space Weather News for Sept. 2, 2015
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Today is the anniversary of an historic solar storm, the Carrington Event. On Sept. 2, 1859, a CME struck Earth's magnetic field with such power that telegraph stations caught fire and people in Cuba read their morning newspapers by the red light of the aurora borealis. If a similar storm struck our planet today, it might cause trillions of dollars of damage to society's high-tech infrastructure. Could the Carrington Event happen again?  It almost did just a few years ago. Extreme solar storms--past, present and future--are highlighted on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com .

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[BAA-ebulletin 00870] Call for nominations for the Sir Patrick Moore Prize

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The annual Sir Patrick Moore Prize of £250 is awarded to a member or members or to an affiliated society or school for one or more of the following areas of activity, selected to reflect Sir Patrick's life and enthusiasms:

1. The encouragement of a public interest in astronomy
2. A contribution to the understanding of the history of astronomy
3. Outstanding observational work by a member or members under 21 years of age
4. The encouragement of participation in observational astronomy by youngsters
5. The carrying-out of a collaborative research project, whether between amateurs only, or also involving professional astronomers.

The prize was won in 2013 by young planetary imager Dennis Put and last year by another of our youngest members, who has worked on meteor observing and deep sky imaging, Cameron Watson.

Council is now inviting nominations for this year's Prize. Nominees may be nominated by themselves or by another. Please send nominations, including a short statement explaining the reason the person should be considered for the awarding of the Prize, to Madelaine Davey at the Office (email office@britastro.org) by October 20. Nominations will be considered by a committee, which will make a recommendation to Council, and the Prize will be presented at the December Ordinary Meeting.

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