M102: Messier’s Unknown Journey – Karen Smith
Karen provides a superb account of the history of Messier 102. This detailed account of historical debate on the naming of this object warrants its own edition of MIRA
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Stunning Images of the Eclipse – August 12th 2026
There’s no doubt that the recent eclipse caught everybody’s attention as hundreds of people descended on Broadgate in Coventry to witness the near total eclipse of the sun on the 12th of August. Poor...
Karen’s Pic of M17 Featured on the Journal of the BAA.
Congratulations to Karen S for her amazing photograph of the Omega Nebula that featured on the front cover of the August edition of the Journal of the BAA! It can be easy to underestimate...
From the Archives – A Warwickshire Eclipse by Mike Frost
With all the excitement about the recent eclipse continuing to dominate our club’s What’s App Channel, it seems like a good time to dip into the archives and revisit an article by Mike Frost...
From the Archives – As Easy As PI(E) by Ted Nicholls
This is the first posting that delves into the MIRA archives for interesting contributions from members past and present. Hopefully, this will become a regular feature of the site. In this post, we revisit...
May ’26 Monthly Meeting – T Coronae Borealis The Blaze Star
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN Friday 8th May 2026 7:00-9:00pm For this month’s talk, we welcome Gary Poyner to the society where he will be talking about much anticipated outburst...
Apr ’26 Monthly Meeting – The Land of the Long White Cloud and Astronomical Diversions
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN Friday 10th April 2026 For this month’s meeting, we welcome back our intrepid explorer Mike Frost whose wanderings have taken him down under to the...
Karen Takes on the Messier Marathon!
The Messier Marathon challenges amateur astronomers to view the entire Messier catalogue of 110 deep sky objects in one evening. This is quite a challenge and the ability to achieve this depends on the...
Mar ’26 Monthly Meeting – Human Robotics for Space Exploration
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN Friday 13th March 2026 For this month’s meeting we welcome back Dr Martin Braddock who has a special interest in astro-biology. Alongside his professional career...
Feb ’26 Monthly Meeting – The 200″ Hale Telescope on Mount Palomar
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN Friday February 13th – 7-9pm For this month’s talk, we welcome Dr. Steve Barrett for his presentation on the iconic Hale 200″ (5.1m) telescope that...