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Jun19Fri202019:45 CANCELLED – Ayton Meeting – TBC ... @ Ayton Village HallCANCELLED – Ayton Meeting – TBC ... @ Ayton Village HallJun 19 @ 19:45 – 21:30MEETING CANCELLED Friday 19 June 2020 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Topic TBC: It is traditional that the last meeting of the year before the AGM is member focused, if anyone has any suggestions for a theme for the meeting … Continue readingJul5Sun202010:30 Dalby Explorer Day 2020 @ Dalby Forest Visitors CentreDalby Explorer Day 2020 @ Dalby Forest Visitors CentreJul 5 @ 10:30 – 16:00S&RAS members will be at the Dalby Explorer Day on Sunday 5th July 2020, 10:30 – 16:00. The theme this year is “Communication”. Weather permitting we will have Solar scopes set up for safe solar viewing as well as opening … Continue readingJul17Fri202019:45 Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 1... @ Ayton Village HallAnnual General Meeting (AGM) – 1... @ Ayton Village HallJul 17 @ 19:45 – 21:45Review of the 2019/20 year, elections of the committee and voting on any other business. The meeting takes place at Ayton Village Hall, East Ayton. There will be no guest speaker or astronomy presentation at this meeting. If anyone would … Continue readingAug20Thu2020all-day StarFest 2020 @ Adderstone Field, Dalby ForestStarFest 2020 @ Adderstone Field, Dalby ForestAug 20 – Aug 24 all-day
19th Annual StarFest Thursday 20th August – Mon 24th August 2020 Adderstone Field, Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire Details of the 2020 event will be available soon Ephemeris
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Starfest 2013 details announced
We are pleased to announce the details have been finalised for our 13th Annual Starfest in Dalby Forest. All society members should have received their email and booking form today. For regular attendees, details will be on their way to … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Member events, News, Starfest
Tagged Adderstone Field, astronomy, astrophotography, Dalby Forest, Dark Sky Discovery, Juergen Schmoll, Milky Way class, Starfest, Starfest 2013
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Two more Cub Scout groups on their way to achieving their Astronomy badge
On Monday night society secretary Andy Exton FRAS travelled to Whitby to visit Eskmouth (Whitby) Cubs and help them start their Astronomy badge. The 15 Cubs had a presentation to cover the knowledge required to pass their badge, such as … Continue reading
Posted in News, Public Outreach, Scouts / Guides
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Asteroids, astronomy, constellations, Cubs, Dobsonian, First Scarborough, Galilean Satellites, Jupiter, Moon, night sky, Planets, Plough, Polaris, Scouts, Skywatcher, Solar System, telescope, Whitby
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Observatory Maintenance Underway
Some of our members braved the snow today to give the observatories at Dalby Forest a good clean inside and out. The snow was pretty deep and we literally had to dig our way to the dome doors. The observatory domes are … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance, News, Observatories
Tagged BBC Stargazing Live, Dalby Forest, domes, Events (Public), Low Dalby Astronomy Centre, maintenance, observatories, Public Observing, solar observing, telescope
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3rd Scarborough (St. Marks) Guides start work towards their Space “Go-For-It”.
Despite the bad weather recently, Andy Exton attended 3rd Scarborough (St. Marks) Guides on the evening of Wednesday 23rd January. The Girl Guides are working towards their Space “Go-For-It” award and although the evening was against them for observing through … Continue reading
Posted in News, Public Outreach, Scouts / Guides
Tagged 3rd Scarborough (St. Marks) Guides, Andy Exton FRAS, Asteroids, Cassiopeia, Comets, Dobsonian, Galaxies, Guides, Nebulae, Orion, Pegasus, Planets, Pointers, Solar System, Star Clusters, Sun, Talk, telescope, Ursa Major
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Members Night Cancelled
After keeping a close eye on the weather, we have decided to cancel tomorrow night’s Members Night at Sawdon Village Hall due to the further snowfall forecast. Safety has to be our ultimate priority, and snow and icy roads are … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Meetings, Member events, News
Tagged Ayton Village Hall, BBC, Dalby Forest, Dark Sky Discovery, Events (Members), Events (Public), Messier Marathon, Paul Money FRAS FBIS, Public Observing, Sawdon Village Hall, Sky at Night
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