[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:
Dr John Mason
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:
Dr John Mason
BAA Press and Publicity Officer

2015 September 27



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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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*Meetings Secretary For the British Astronomical Association*
*Burlington House*
*Piccadilly*
*London*
*W1J 0DU*
*Tel: 07944 751277*
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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
18th Sep 2015
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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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