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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 2013
Plenty of Dark Energy at Ayton Village Hall
The society held their monthly meeting for November at Ayton Village Hall on Friday the 15th and the visiting guest speaker in front of a well attended meeting was Prof. Shaun Cole, deputy director of the Institute of Computational Cosmology … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Speakers, Meetings, News
Tagged 2dF, Ayton Village Hall, Big Bang, BOSS, Dark Energy, Durham University, ESA, Euclid, Guest Speaker, Pan-STARRS, Prof. Shaun Cole, SDSS, Standard Candles, Supernovae, Universe
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Dalby Forest Visitor Centre Undergoing Building Work
The Forestry Commission Visitor Centre in Dalby Forest is currently undergoing a major piece of building work that will last for a number of months. During this period, access to our observatories will be restricted for a period of time … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Member events, News, Public Observing
Tagged Dalby Forest, Events (Members), Facebook, Forestry Commission, observatories, Public Observing, Twitter, Website
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Cloud and Fog Still Pulls in Large Group of Stargazers
Friday 1st November saw the 2nd of the public stargazing events for the season in Dalby Forest. Despite cloudy skies and fog in the valley a good sized group still attended the Dalby Forest Visitor Centre. With no chance to … Continue reading
Posted in Events, News, Public Observing
Tagged Andromeda, Andy Exton FRAS, Aquarius, Asteroids, capricornus, constellations, Dalby Forest, Filey, Galaxies, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon, Nebulae, Pegasus, Pisces, Planets, Solar System, Star Clusters, Sun, triangulum, U3A, West Yorkshire Astronomical Society
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