[BAA-ebulletin 00953] Aurora Alert

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Aurora Alert

A coronal hole has started to impact earth from 11:00UT 31st December 2016.

The field is unstable both positive and negative however the wind speed has increased to over 550kps.

It is only affecting Northern Scotland at the moment but could go further. It is showing on http://www.shetland.org/60n/webcams/cliff-cam-3


Any reports please to - sandra-b@hotmail.co.uk<mailto:sandra-b@hotmail.co.uk>


Cheers & clear skies and a Happy New Year to all my readers.


Sandra Brantingham

Aurora and NLC Director
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[BAA-ebulletin 00950] Invitation to Exoplanet Observation Workshop in support of the TWINKLE and ARIEL space missions

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Dear BAA Member,

We would like to invite interested observers to a workshop at the Royal Astronomical Society on the afternoon of Monday, 9th January 2017 to explore amateur involvement in support of the proposed TWINKLE and ARIEL space missions. The workshop will be held in the Council Room of the Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BQ.

The aim of the workshop is to take the first steps in setting up a worldwide group of amateur observers able to provide ground-based support for measuring photometric variability of space mission target stars, including exoplanet transits.

TWINKLE is an independent mission to characterise the atmospheres of around 100 hot, bright exoplanets observed from Earth-orbit. The mission is led by University College London and Blue Skies Space Ltd. It will be built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd involving a consortium of over 15 institutions across the UK, and scheduled for launch in 2019. ARIEL is a more ambitious exoplanet mission in which observations are planned from the L2 position in space, due for launch about 2026.

EXOPLANET WORKSHOP Agenda - Monday 9th January

1:30 - Coffee / tea on arrival
2:00 - 2:15 - Welcome, introduction to the Twinkle mission  (Jonathan Tennyson, Twinkle Senior Advisor)
2:15 - 2:25 - Twinkle's target list  (Giovanna Tinetti, Twinkle Science Lead)
2:25 - 2:40 - Twinkle's instrumentation and ground-based/amateur observations required in support of the mission  (Giorgio Savini, Twinkle Payload Lead)
2:40 - 2:50 - Groundbased support via the BAA Observing Sections  (Richard Miles, Roger Pickard, BAA)
2:50 - 2:55 - Europlanet workshops and ground-based campaign in support of Rosetta  (Anita Heward)
2:55 - 3:05 - Connected Telescope Project  (Marco Rocchetto, Konica Minolta)
3:05 - 4:45 - Discussion on next steps
           - Mechanisms for communicating and sharing data
           - Further groups to involve
           - Roles and responsibilities
           - Planning for Europlanet workshop
4:45 - 5:00 - Summary

As a follow-up to this initial UK-focused workshop, the plan is to submit a proposal to the Europlanet organisation for funding a 2-day international workshop (most probably to be held in London) to progress amateur observational support of TWINKLE, ARIEL, Gaia and other exoplanet missions.

Despite the rather short notice, we hope that a good number of interested observers will be able to participate in this first workshop. If you are planning to attend then do please let us know in advance by e-mailing the undersigned (R. Miles). Many thanks.


Richard Miles, BAA Asteroids and Remote Planets Section Director
rmiles [at] baa [dot] u-net [dot] com

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Roger Pickard, BAA Variable Star Section Director
Anita Heward, Communications Manager, Twinkle Space Mission
Giovanna Tinetti, Twinkle Science Lead
Giorgio Savini, Twinkle Payload Lead
Jonathan Tennyson, Twinkle Senior Advisor


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[BAA-ebulletin 00944] Showcasing your observations on the BAA website

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In recent months, the BAA's Website Operations Team has been looking
for ways to build a greater sense of online community within the
Association. After a busy summer's work, we are excited to announce
the launch of "BAA Member Pages"
<https://britastro.org/member_profiles>.

These are the latest addition to the Community section of the
Association's website and allow you to upload and showcase your
observations. Whether you observe with the naked eye, or using
equipment, this is a place where you can share your work with others.
You can put up anything that relates to your enjoyment of astronomy -
from historical photographs to images of your own equipment; sketches
of Mars to light curves of variable stars. You can even add a few
lines of text to narrate a specific observation, or a summary of a
whole observing session. All we ask is that you don't upload other
people's work without their permission.

We want to encourage all members to feel part of the BAA community,
whatever their experience level. So, whether you are just starting
out, or have been observing for a life-time, please do share your
work. Once you've uploaded your observations, you can share links to
them on your own website or blog, or on Facebook or Twitter.

It is very easy to start uploading your observations: simply visit
<https://britastro.org/profile> and click on "Upload image" or "Quick
post". You will need to be logged into the website to create and
update your members page. If you are already a BAA member but do not
have a BAA website account, you can register here:
<https://britastro.org/user/register>. You will find your membership
number alongside your name on the address sheet of the Journal, or
otherwise please contact the BAA Office for assistance. If you have
any questions about the process the Website News and Help section of
our online forum is a good place to find help.

BAA Member Pages are accessible to anyone else who visits the BAA's
website, not just to BAA members. We therefore suggest that you do not
reveal personal information on your profile, such as your exact
location or personal contact details.

We still request members to submit observations to the relevant BAA
Section Directors, to ensure that they can be properly analysed and
archived. Each member will have a finite amount of space for their
Member Page – currently set at 200MB – and we have also adopted a
limit of 2MB per upload which mirrors that on the BAA's Forum. Members
will be permitted to upload 10 observations per day in the first
instance.

The BAA's website is still evolving and we would value your feedback
on the services we provide. The Website News and Help area of our
online forum is a good place to share your thoughts or to ask
questions.

We look forward to seeing your observations, and to seeing and sharing
the great work which is being undertaken by the BAA community.

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[BAA-ebulletin 00937] Planetary Virtual Observatory and Laboratory

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Ricardo Hueso  has sent details of the updated PVOL data base as described below
Regards
Mike Foulkes

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Dear all,

I am very glad to write that today we are releasing the second       version of our database of amateur observations of Solar       System planets: PVOL (Planetary Virtual Observatory and       Laboratory). The new database is PVOL2: Planetary Virtual        Observatory and Laboratory and substitutes the former       database of the International Outer Planets Watch (PVOL).       PVOL2 is aimed to contain all previous data in the PVOL       database (images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) and       new images from these planets and others (specially Venus).

PVOL 2 is available in the following link: http://pvol2.ehu.eus

Data from Mercury, Mars and Venus is still scarce in the       database and we will upload images of previous years over the       following months after specific calls to amateur observers.       The current database contains more than 23000 images of       Jupiter, 7000 images of Saturn, 340 images of Uranus and 180       images of Neptune. Jupiter data is available since 2010 and we       plan to incorporate more data of past years (as well as       Mercury, Venus and Mars) in "calls" to the amateur community       in the next few weeks.

PVOL is compatible with professional databases currently under       development and is fully searchable through its own interface.       In the near future it will be also available through the VESPA       (Virtual European Solar and Planetary Access) portal (http://vespa.obspm.fr/planetary).

Amateur astronomers can send new observations to the        following e-mail address: pvol@ehu.eus

We sincerely thank you for your collaboration       making your observations available to the scientific       community. You will see that much of this data is actually       used for scientific research in the "Publications from PVOL        data" tab by different research groups internationally.       Note that researchers may use your data for their particular       research field but individual observers retain all the       copyrights of their images (see the copyright statement in the       footer of the webpage).

You can search planetary images in the PVOL2 website in the "Search        data" tab. Note that many searchable parameters can be       incorporated and you may play with the search options       proposing many different combinations, including selection of       only maps or animations, or images by a single individual       observer or observations in a given time-frame, or the latest       additions to the database. The new "Feature" option works only       on tagged images which are currently only a few, but will be       improved in the near future and tagged by volunteers after a       specific call for collaborators. Besides downloading       individual images, you will be able to download large amounts       of images (up to 100) in a single zip file.

In a few weeks we will start to give some observers permission       to upload their images but for the moment all image        submissions will be through e-mail: pvol@ehu.eus

The former webpage of the IOPW PVOL database will still be       online but it will no longer be updated.

How to contribute? Please send us your current       observations of solar system planets (including Mars, Venus       and Mercury) in image files with information on the       acquisition time. In the next few weeks we will make specific       "calls" to amateur astronomers to send images of solar system       planets obtained over the past but for the moment we are       starting slowly since each image has to be uploaded       individually by one of us.

Please keep on collaborating with other research projects like       the Juno mission to Jupiter (https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/),       the Akatsuki mission to Venus (https://akatsuki.matsue-ct.jp/) and other amateur databases like (ALPO-Japan http://alpo-j.asahikawa-med.ac.jp/indexE.htm).

Gradual release: We are expecting that some observers       may play with the database at a much higher rate in the first       hours of this release than any time in the past 10 years. We       are planning a gradual release of the PVOL2 service. You are       kindly invited to use the system but please do not publish       news on social media about PVOL2 in the next few hours to       avoid too many simultaneous connections to the server from a       large list of potential users. This particular e-mail is only       sent to British amateur astronomers and I would feel grateful       if the BAA could diffuse this information over the day. We       will also be very glad to share links and notes concerning the       Jupiter activity reports compiled by John Rogers at the BAA in       the new "Reports" tab.

Acknowledgements: PVOL 2 has been made possible by       Europlanet 2020 RI, which has received funding from the       European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation       programme under grant agreement No 654208 and is hosted at the       University of the Basque Country in Spain. This work has been       made possibly by the programming efforts of Jon Juaristi       Campillo, hired under a Europlanet-2020 RI contract at the       Planetary Sciences Group in the University of the Basque       Country (Spain).

Best regards,


Ricardo Hueso,

Agustín Sánchez-Lavega,

Jon Josu Legarreta,

Jon Juaristi Campillo,

Planetary Sciences Group – UPV/EHU

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[BAA-ebulletin 00928] Forthcoming meetings on Asteroids in August/September

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As highlighted in the August Journal's "From the President" spot by Jeremy Shears, I would also like to draw your attention to two asteroid-related meetings, which are now rapidly approaching:

The first will be in a little under two week's time, namely the European Symposium on Occultation Projects (ESOP, see http://www.esop35.uk/ ), which begins on the evening of Friday, August 19 and runs to Tuesday, August 23: the last two days comprising post-conference trips for delegates. BAA members not yet registered are very welcome to join the Saturday and/or Sunday sessions. The venue is the University of Surrey, Guildford. The topics will be very varied including lunar/asteroid occultations, observing opportunities made possible by the GAIA mission, hardware and software for timing and image capture, as well as demos and tutorials with some contributions from afar via Skype. Please contact the ARPS Director by e-mail (address below) if you would like more details of the programme, or if you wish to attend at short notice.

The second is the Asteroids and Remote Planets Workshop, free to BAA members, which will take place on Saturday, September 24 at Burlington House, Piccadilly and details of which have also been featured in the current Journal (p.258) - see also https://britastro.org/node/7189 . There will be lots of practical topics covered on the day, including some which overlap with techniques used in the study of comets. Attendees are welcome to contribute by way of a short talk, or by participation in discussions. Please note that, if you are planning to attend, you will need to first book by contacting the BAA Office on 020 7734 4145 or office[at]britastro.org - Please book early so as to confirm your place. Thank you.

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[BAA-ebulletin 00926] August Journal now available on the website

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August Journal now available on the website

Selections from the 2016 August Journal are now available on the BAA website
at www.britastro.org/jbaa2016aug. To read the complete articles, or to
download a PDF of the whole Journal, you must log in as a member (top right of
screen). If you haven't yet registered for full online access (or have
forgotten your sign-in details) click on 'Register for online access' and
enter your details there.

Enjoy!

Hazel McGee
Journal Editor
2016 July 28
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[BAA-ebulletin 00921] New NOVA IN SCORPIUS PNV J17381927-3725077

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Although a bright(ish) new nova has been discovered in Scorpio it is well to
the south and sadly not visible from the UK.  However, for those of you with
access to telescopes in the southern hemisphere you are encouraged to have a
go at it.

It was discovered by Hideo Nishimura, Shizuoka-ken of Japan on 2016 June
10.63UT at magnitude 12.4 using a 200-m

f/3.2 lens + Canon digital camera EOS 5D and CCD.  It is located at: RA 17h
38m 19.27s DEC -37 25' 07.7" (2000).

Apparently, nothing was visible at this location on an image of 2016 May
14.71UT, May 18.61UT or June 5.53UT to a limiting magnitude of 13.0.

A mag 11.8, pre-discovery image has been found by T. Kojima, Gunma-ken,
Japan, on three frames using 135-mm lens + Canon EOS 6D digital camera, who
also advise nothing was visible at this location on two patrol frames
(Limiting mag.= 13) taken on 2016 June 5.582 UT.

K. Ayani, Bisei Astronomical Observatory (BAO) obtained a low-dispersion
spectrogram (resolution 0.5 nm, range 400-800 nm) of this PNV with the BAO
1.01-m telescope. It has a prominent and broad H-alpha emission line (FWHM
about 1800 km/s, equivalent width about 23 nm) and a broad H-beta emission
line, which shows that the PNV is a nova in early phase.

As always, you should report your observations to the BAAVSS and if you are
unsure how to do that then please contact the Director.

Roger Pickard, Director BAAVSS

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[BAA-ebulletin 00920] NLC

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Noctilucent Cloud season begins.
NLC has been seen as far south as
Northern England(1/2 June 2016) and could be visible further south.
Look north about an hour after sunset to see bright electric blue
clouds that look like patterns in the sand. They are quite bright so
can be seen even in strong moonlight or heavy light pollution. Any
reports would be welcome to sandra-b@hotmail.co.uk

Cheers & clear skies(which I don't
have at the moment)

Sandra Brantingham
Aurora (and NLC) director

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[BAA-ebulletin 00915] Summer Meeting in York is now fully booked

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Dear All

I am writing to let you know that the Summer Meeting is now fully booked.

The office will have a waiting list so if anyone cancels we will offer the
place to you on a first come basis.

Thanks
Hazel

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[BAA-ebulletin 00916] Request for night sky images over Dedham Vale

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Bob Mizon (Commission for Dark Skies) is seeking images of dark night
skies over Dedham Vale (Essex/Suffolk border). This is to help the
local Dedham Vale Society in its proposed protected dark sky
designation within the IDA scheme.

Bob will be pleased to receive them at bob.mizon AT yahoo.co.uk
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[BAA-ebulletin 00914] Correction to date of the next BAA Meeting on Wednesday 25th May

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Appologies for the error - the correct date for the meeting is 25th May
2016.

Hazel

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I would like to remind you that the next meeting of the BAA will be on
Wednesday *25th May 2016* in the new lecture room, Burlington House.

17:30    Dr Jeremy Shears BAA President - Welcome and Ordinary Meeting,
notices.
17:40    John Toone - The George Alcock Memorial Lecture, 'Systematic
visual photometry of variable stars'

18:35    Dr Joanna Dunkley (Oxford) - 'The invisible universe'

19:25    Nick James - Sky notes

20:00    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 outside the lecture room on the ground floor
from 17:00

Hope to see you there

Hazel

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Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (May 10, 2016)

We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage: 252P/LINEAR: - a 3.0x4.0 degrees chart for the period 12 -27 May 2016 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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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)

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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera

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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 (May 2, 2016)

Dear comet observers,

We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:    C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS):    - a 9x12 degrees chart for the period 4 - 24 May 2016    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

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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)

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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera

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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 (April 19, 2016)

We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage: 

   252P/LINEAR:    - a 4.5x6.0 degrees chart for the period 21 April - 12 May 2016  

  This new chart is now available in the charts section of our  mainpage at:

 http://www.shopplaza.nl/astro    Reinder Bouma/Edwin Van Dik

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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/

[BAA-ebulletin 00910] Further information about the Summer Meeting

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BAA electronic bulletin
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Dear all

Re the email sent earlier about the Summer Meeting - the date is here is
some further information

Date - SATURDAY 2nd July 2016
Venue - Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York, YO1 6ET.

Cost - All BAA members & members of BAA affiliated societies and under 16's
£5.00, Non-Members £7.50 **** Closing Date 20th June 2016 ****

Times - doors open at 10.00 am and the meeting will close at 6.00 pm.

For booking details see www.britastro.org/summermeeting2016

 Our speakers are: -

Dr Simon Dye, Nottingham: Weighing Galaxies and Clusters 'using
gravitational lensing'
Prof. Sean Paling: Deep Underground Science at Boulby Mine:The Search for
Dark Matter & Beyond…
Dr Rita Tojeiro, St Andrews: "Mapping the Universe: from bright stars to
dark energy"
Dr Giles Hammond, Glasgow: Advanced LIGO & Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Mr Harley Katz, Cambridge: Galaxy Formation andEvolution - Theory vs.
Observation

We also have thse retailers attending: - BAA Sales, Peak 2 Valley
Instruments, The Widescreen Centre, Grover's Optics Shop

We look forward to seeing you in York

Hazel & John

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Dr John Mason Organiser
*Hazel Collett*
*Meetings Secretary For the British Astronomical Association*
*Burlington House*
*Piccadilly*
*London*
*W1J 0DU*
*Tel: 07944 751277*
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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/

Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (April 12, 2016)

Dear comet observers,

We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:    C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS):    - a 4.5x6.0 degrees chart for the period 13 April - 4 May 2016    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

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Astrocomet

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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 (April 9, 2016)

We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:    252P/LINEAR:    - a 6x8 degrees chart for the period 11 - 22 April 2016    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

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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)

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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrcomera

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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/

[BAA-ebulletin 00904] Advance Notice for the Summer Meeting on 2nd July 2016 in York

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BAA electronic bulletin
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We are delighted to let you know that the Summer Meeting on Saturday July
2nd 2016 will be in York,  Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York,
YO1 6ET. Full details are now available on the BAA web page with all the
details for the day.

There will be an entry charge of £5 for BAA members, members of BAA
affiliated societies, and under 16s. The entry charge for non-members will
be £7.50. This includes refreshments throughout the day, but does not
include lunch.

The venue is close to York city centre, and there are lots of eating places
nearby which serve sandwiches, snacks and hot food.

The programme line up is: -

Dr Simon Dye, Nottingham:  *Weighing Galaxies and Clusters 'using
gravitational lensing'*

Prof. Sean Paling:
*Deep Underground Science at Boulby Mine: The Search for Dark Matter &
Beyond…*
Dr Rita Tojeiro, St Andrews:  *'Mapping the Universe: from bright stars to
dark energy'*

Dr Giles Hammond, Glasgow: *Advanced LIGO & Gravitational Wave Astronomy*

Mr Harley Katz, Cambridge: *Galaxy Formation and Evolution - Theory vs.
Observation*


* Details may be subject to alteration.*
If you are considering coming for an extended stay in York we recommend
booking into one of the many hotels or B&B as soon as possible because York
is popular with tourists.

We look forward to seeing you in York

John Mason and Hazel Collett
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*Dr John Mason - Organiser and Hazel Collett*
*Meetings Secretary For the British Astronomical Association*
*Burlington House*
*Piccadilly*
*London*
*W1J 0DU*
*Tel: 07944 751277*
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Good Clear Skies

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Astrocomet

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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/

[BAA-ebulletin 00903] Nacreous clouds - again!

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BAA electronic bulletin
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The upper atmospheric conditions that gave rise to the display of stratospheric clouds at the beginning of February look set to return at the end of the month. Last time whilst some of the clouds showed the "nacreous" or "mother-of-pearl" forms, the majority appeared like thin stratocumulus, a normal form of quiet weather cloud.  The difference however was that the stratospheric clouds remained relatively bright long after normal stratocumulus would have turned dark at sunset.  The clouds might be seen from northern Scotland from February 27, and later from southern England until perhaps March 1.  The current forecast weather conditions favour Scotland seeing the clouds before sunrise on February 28, with southern England seeing them after sunset the same day.  The rest of the time it may be too cloudy with lower level clouds.

There are plenty of pictures of the clouds on the web, eg http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-35462395 though virtually all these show the spectacularly coloured form, rather than the generally colourless diffuse form.

Jonathan Shanklin
BAS Fellow
British Antarctic Survey, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, England
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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/

[BAA-ebulletin 00900] BAA VSS Section Meeting

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BAA electronic bulletin
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Members are reminded that the VSS Section Meeting takes place at the Humfrey
Rooms, Castilian Terrace, Northampton NN1 1LD on Saturday March 19th 2016.
Full details, including the Programme for the day, can be found here:-
http://www.britastro.org/vss/2016meeting.htm

Aside from several VSS Members giving short talks there will also be two
talks by professional astronomers featuring eclipsing binaries and alerts
from Gaia.

There is no need to book as you can pay on the door when the cost will be
£7.00 for BAA members and £10 for non-members which includes refreshments
throughout the day.  There are many facilities in the area offering
everything from sandwiches to a full menu for lunch, etc.

Roger Pickard, Director

20th Feb 2016
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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/

Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (February 21, 2016)

Dear comet observers,    We have prepared the following new charts for our homepage:    C/2013 US10 (Catalina):    - two 4.5x6.0 degrees charts for the period 23 February - 12 March 2016    C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS):    - two 3.0x4.0 degrees charts for the period 28 February - 13 March 2016    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

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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)

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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera

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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 (February 14, 2016)

Dear comet observers,    We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:    C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS):    - a 3.6x4.8 degrees chart for the period 16 - 28 February 2016    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

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Astrocomet

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Colin James Watling

--

Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)

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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 (February 11, 2016)

Dear comet observers,    We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:    C/2013 US10 (Catalina):    - a 6x8 degrees chart for the period 13 - 20 February 2016    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

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Astrocomet

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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/

[BAA-ebulletin 00896] Jupiter’s upcoming opposition, notable satellite phenomena, and an occultation

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BAA electronic bulletin
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 Jupiterwill be at opposition on March 8, and thus above the horizon all night long. Onestriking phenomenon for a day or so around opposition is that the galileanmoons can transit directly in front of their shadows on Jupiter's disk.  This year, on the night of March 7/8, therewill be a very rare opportunity to see both Europa and Io doing this at thesame time!  Europa and its shadow moveonto the disk at 23:09-12 UT; Io and its shadow, at 00:28-29 UT, while Europais in the centre of the disk; Europa and shadow leave at 01:57-58, and Io andshadow at 02:43.  This will be very wellplaced for observers all over Europe including the UK.  Asecond dual phenomenon occurs on March 9 at 18:54-58 UT:  Ganymede ends a transit just as Io and itsshadow begin a transit.  Ganymede'sshadow remains on the disk till 19:10; Europa is hidden behind the planet.  This event will be visible from America, butwill be very low in the sky for European observers.  You cansee hi-res images of moons transiting in front of their shadows (one at a time),at the last 4 oppositions, on our web site at: 

http://www.britastro.org/jupiter/2014_15report04.htm            http://www.britastro.org/jupiter/2013_14report05.htm            http://www.britastro.org/jupiter/2012_13report08.htm            http://www.britastro.org/jupiter/2011report02.htm Jupiter'smoons have coupled orbits, so dual transits of Europa and Io will continue tooccur at intervals of 3.5 days right up to mid-April, as well as dual transitsof Ganymede and Io on March 16, 23/24, and 31. Times are given in the BAA Handbook, and simulated views can be producedin WinJUPOS.  Onemore notable and rare event occurs on April 12: Jupiter will occult a 7th-magnitudestar.  Ingress is at approx. 14:45 UT,visible from the Far East and Australia. Egress is at ~17:45 UT, visible from western Asia and south-easternEurope.  Although the star will be ratherfaint relative to the planet, observers with large telescopes may be able totake videos of the event, which can involve irregular fading and multipleflashes as the star passes behind the planet's atmosphere.  Details can be found in: A. A. Christou & E. Kardasis,'Stellar occultation by Jupiter and Ganymede', http://www.hellas-astro.gr/articles/astromanos-2015-12-13-1615Forresults from the last stellar occultation, on 2009 Aug.3/4, see the Journal ofthe BAA (2016 Feb), vol.126, p.37.

John Rogers,BAA Jupiter Section Director
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Good Clear Skies

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Astrocomet

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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 (January 27, 2016)

Dear comet observers,    We have prepared the following new charts for our homepage:    C/2013 US10 (Catalina):    - two 9x12 degrees chart for the period 29 January - 13 February 2016    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

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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)

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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera

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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 (January 8, 2016)

Dear comet observers,

We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:    C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS):    - a 4.5x6.0 degrees chart for the period 10 - 23 January 2016    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

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Astrocomet

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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/