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Information about several highlights of a meeting on the role of remote observing held by the British Astronomical Association is presented. Access was obtained via the Internet to the 2m Faulkes Telescope situated on Haleakala, Hawaii. Five objects selected by a pre-session raffle were observed in the frantic half-hour session. There were about 120 people attending the meeting. Andrew Newsam, Director of the National Schools' Observatory, provided invaluable technical support during the session.

The article discusses various presentations made at the Ordinary Meeting and Christmas Lecture held by the British Astronomical Association (BAA), at University College London, in England, on December 13, 2014. At the event, BAA president Hazel McGee asked Professor Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, to present the 2014 Sir Patrick Moore Prize to Cameron Watson. Rees talked about the exploration of planets, the success of the Indian Mars orbiter, and the future of manned space exploration.

Information about several papers discussed in the meeting on astronomy held on May 26, 2010 at the Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House in London, England are presented. Topics include the apprenticeship in meteor under Manning Prentice, the treatment on classical novae, and a discussion on the greenish colour on Mars. The meeting featured several astronomers including George Alcock and Guy Hurst.