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Feb7Fri202020:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreFeb 7 @ 20:00 – 21:30
Please note, there is a high likelihood of our February event each year having to be cancelled due to Ice stopping traffic getting in and out of the forest. Any updates regarding the event being cancelled will be posted … Continue readingFeb21Fri202019:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: R... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: R... @ Ayton Village HallFeb 21 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 21 February 2020 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Guest Speaker – Roy Gunson – The Moons of Mars Roy Gunson: Born 1950. Retired in 2011 after 32 years at Sheffield Hallam University, prior working in various Research Associations. Been … Continue readingMar6Fri202020:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreMar 6 @ 20:00 – 21:30Our regular public stargazing at the Low Dalby Astronomy Centre in Dalby Forest held during the autumn and winter months. Come and see the stars, planets, nebulae and galaxies under one of the darkest skies in the country. The … Continue readingMar20Fri202019:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: J... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: J... @ Ayton Village HallMar 20 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 20 March 2020 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Guest Speaker – Dr Jurgen Schmoll of Durham University Free entry for members of the society. £3 on the door for non-members. Doors open 7:15pm Free refreshments.Apr17Fri202019:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: N... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: N... @ Ayton Village HallApr 17 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 17 April 2020 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Guest Speaker – Neil Haggarth will be presenting “How Big Is Space” Free entry for members of the society. £3 on the door for non-members. Doors open 7:15pm Free refreshments. Ephemeris
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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Stargazing evening with 1st Scarborough (Trent) Beavers
Wednesday 28th November 2012 saw SARAS Secretary Andy Exton attend a stargazing evening with 1st Scarborough (Trent) Beavers at their scout hall on Maple Drive, Scarborough. As seems to be the case at the moment, any public outreach event seems … Continue reading
Posted in News, Public Outreach, Scouts / Guides
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Beavers, Jupiter, Moon, Planets, Solar System, Sun, Talk
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Talk for Filey Junior School
Following an invite by Mr Drewell, it was a pleasure to visit the Year 6 pupils at Filey Junior School on the evening of Monday, November 26th. Originally, the intention was for the pupils to visit us at the Low … Continue reading
Posted in Public Outreach, Schools
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Filey Junior School, Moon, Planets, Solar System, Sun, Talk
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Satellite Tracking: Half a Century
On Friday 16th November, SARAS member Bob Christy, FBIS, came to talk to fellow members and the visiting public about his 50 year long passion tracking satellites. From the origins in Kettering Grammar School in the 1960’s to the present … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Speakers, Meetings
Tagged Ayton Village Hall, Bob Christy, Guest Speaker, Satellites, Society News, Zarya
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SARAS Website now integrates with Twitter and Facebook
Following the release of the Scarborough and Ryedale Astronomical Facebook page a couple of months ago and the redesign of the website, a Twitter account has also been created for SARAS. Any post created on the website is now tweeted … Continue reading
Leonid Meteor Shower – Morning of Saturday 17th November
The peak of the Leonid meteor shower occurs between midnight and dawn this coming Saturday morning. Around 20 meteors an hour are visible at the peak of the shower, originating from the constellation of Leo, from the head of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Leo, Leonids, meteor shower
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