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Jan18Fri201919:45 Ayton Meeting – Speaker: John H... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Speaker: John H... @ Ayton Village HallJan 18 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 18 January 2019 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall SARAS President John Harper will be giving the talk “Around the Zodiac”Feb1Fri201920:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreFeb 1 @ 20:00 – 21:30
Our 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 readingFeb15Fri201919:45 Ayton Meeting – Speaker: John Ha... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Speaker: John Ha... @ Ayton Village HallFeb 15 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 15 February 2019 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall SARAS President John Harper will be giving a talk on the Moon, this event coincides with the Dark Skies FestivalMar1Fri201920:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreMar 1 @ 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 readingMar15Fri201919:45 Ayton Meeting – Speaker: Brad G... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Speaker: Brad G... @ Ayton Village HallMar 15 @ 19:45 – 21:30
Friday 15 March 2019 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Guest Speaker Professor Brad Gibson, Professor of Astrophysics & Director of the E.A Milne Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Hull will be presenting “Wonders of the Universe: A TripAdvisor … Continue reading Ephemeris
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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Autumnal Equinox – 22nd September 2013
Today at 20:44 UT (21:44 BST) sees the Southward equinox. For ourselves in the Northern Hemisphere, it is known as the Autumnal equinox and the Vernal or Spring equinox for residents in the Southern Hemisphere. The Sun falls on the … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Aquarius, Autumn, autumnal equinox, celestial equator, celestial sphere, ecliptic, first point of Aries, northward, Pisces, precession, solstice, southward, Vernal equinox
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2013/14 Year Underway with Votes and Cake
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the society took place on Friday 20th August at Ayton Village Hall. It was nice to see members returning for the new society year. The AGM reflects on the past year, votes in the … Continue reading
Posted in Committee Meetings / AGM, Meetings, News
Tagged AGM, Andi Jeffery, Andy Exton FRAS, Annual General Meeting, Ayton Village Hall, Howard Watson, John Harper FRAS, Laura Exton, Malcolm Hewitt, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Neil Graham, Simon Christian
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SARAS Features in North York Moors Tourism Video
In February of this year, the society were visited at our Public Observing event in Dalby Forest by Classlane Media who were putting together some tourism videos on behalf of North York Moors National Park. Classlane Media also returned a … Continue reading
Posted in Media, News
Tagged Classlane Media, Dalby Forest, Howardian Hills, North York Moors National Park, observatories, Public Observing
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Website Event Calendar Updated
The calendar of society events on the SARAS website has been updated to a new plugin. The new calendar is much easier to use, allowing further information on events, sharing of individual events via social media and integration with calendars … Continue reading
John on the Paul Hudson Show 8th September 2013
Honorary President John Harper FRAS was interviewed recently on the Paul Hudson show on BBC local radio and aired on the morning of 8th September 2013. The Paul Hudson show is broadcast on a number of BBC radio stations throughout … Continue reading
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Tagged Andromeda, autumnal equinox, BBC Radio York, Dalby Forest, Galaxy, Harvest Moon, John Harper FRAS, Milky Way, Paul Hudson, Square of Pegasus, Starfest
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