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Mar22Fri202419:30 Member Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreMember Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreMar 22 @ 19:30 – Mar 23 @ 00:00SARAS Members-Only Observing Session at Dalby Forest.Mar27Wed202418:30 OUTREACH: Yorkshire Wildlife Tru... @ Living Seas Centre, Flamborough HeadOUTREACH: Yorkshire Wildlife Tru... @ Living Seas Centre, Flamborough HeadMar 27 @ 18:30 – 21:00Nick Duffy, Neil Graham & Craig Dixon are doing outreach at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust – Living Seas Centre, Flamborough Head This is a public event but requires booking via EventbriteApr12Fri202419:30 Member Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreMember Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreApr 12 @ 19:30 – Apr 13 @ 00:00SARAS Members-Only Observing Session at Dalby Forest.Apr19Fri202419:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: D... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: D... @ Ayton Village HallApr 19 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 19th April 2024 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall, Scarborough Guest Speaker – Dr James McKee of Hull University, presenting “Subject TBC” Free entry for members of the society. £3 on the door for non-members. Doors open 7:15pm Free refreshments. … Continue reading →Apr26Fri202419:30 Member Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreMember Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreApr 26 @ 19:30 – Apr 27 @ 00:00SARAS Members-Only Observing Session at Dalby Forest. Daily Sunrise/Sunset
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Friday 19th May: Paul Money, Sky at Night Magazine
Friday 19th May, 7.45pm, Ayton Village Hall – – a talk by the inimitable Paul Money, Features Editor of The Sky at Night Magazine. Paul’s talks are always lively, entertaining and accessible for all levels of experience so we hope … Continue reading
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17th March 2017: Jim Cornmell, SARAS
Building and using a semi-robotic observatory. A talk by Jim Cornmell. Jim is a long time member of the society who is known for producing stunning images of the night sky, particularly deep space objects. This talk is sure to … Continue reading
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Starry Skies for the First Public Stargazing Event of 2015/16
The first public stargazing event of 2015/16 took place on Friday 2nd October under the dark skies of Dalby Forest. Starry skies although with some high cloud did not disappoint around 60 members of the public. Visitors were able to … Continue reading
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Tagged Albireo, Andromeda, Dalby Forest, Perseus, Public Observing, Vulpecula
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Autumnal Equinox – 23rd September 2015
08:22 UTC (09:22 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 Celestial Equator … Continue reading
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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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Event Confusion Clarification
Following some confusion over a recent public stargazing night in Scarborough, held to observe the planet Saturn, we would like to clarify the situation with the following: All events organised and run by Scarborough and Ryedale Astronomical Society are listed … Continue reading
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Tagged Events Calendar, Facebook, John Harper FRAS, Twitter, Website
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Preparing for the 2015 Solar Eclipse
With less than a month to go until the much anticipated partial Solar Eclipse, visible throughout the UK, we would advise you to start turning your attention towards how you will safely observe this rare event. A useful guide has … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Sky at Night Magazine, British Astronomical Association, Grovers, solar eclipse, Solar Glasses
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February Ayton Village Hall Meeting
Unfortunately due to illness, society founder and honorary president John Harper was unable to give the second installment of his talk on the Moon at the February meeting at Ayton Village Hall. Don’t worry though, we will reschedule John for … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Ayton Village Hall, Guest Speaker, Howard Watson, John Harper FRAS, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon
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Members group nights prove popular during a period of good conditions
Members of the society have been very busy in the recent couple of weeks with some great opportunities for group observing around the local area. We were very fortunate to have the opportunity for observing from our Ravenscar site two … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Comet, Dalby Forest, Humble Bee Farm, Messier Marathon, Ravenscar
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