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Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Neil Haggath “You Couldn’t Make it Up!” – 15th March 2024

Friday 15th March 2024 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall, Scarborough Guest Speaker: Neil Haggath will be presenting “You Couldn’t Make it Up!” “A collection of stories of the unfortunate and bizarre from the history of astronomy, including:The Catalogue of the … Continue reading






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Ayton Meeting – Member Speaker: Ewan Vellacott – “Solar system on a toilet roll” & “In and around Orion” – 16th February 2024

Friday 16th February 2024 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Member Speaker Ewan Vellacott will be presenting 2 shorter talks for us: “Solar system on a toilet roll” & “In and around Orion” Free entry for members of the Society£3 on … Continue reading






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19th January 2024 – Ayton Meeting – Workshop – Observational Astronomy Basics

Friday 19th January 2024 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton Meeting – Workshop – Observational Astronomy Basics SARAS members will be doing an input on Observational Astronomy Basics for our workshop session this month, including how to set up a … Continue reading






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17th November 2023 – Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof Brad Gibson “Bad Astronomy at the Movies”

Friday 17th November 2023 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton meeting  – Guest Speaker: Prof. Brad Gibson of  the University of Hull will be presenting “Bad Astronomy at the Movies” Free entry for members of the Society.£3 on the door … Continue reading






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18th February 2022 – Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof Brad Gibson “Building Galaxies with Computers”

Friday 18th February 2022 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton meeting  – Guest Speaker: Prof. Brad Gibson of  the University of Hull will be presenting “Building Galaxies with Computers” Free entry for members of the society.£3 on the door for … Continue reading






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21st January 2022 – Ayton Meeting – Workshop/Observing Night

Friday 21st January 2022 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall We will be discussing any technical questions or assisting with telescope setups anyone brings along if they’re unsure how to use them.If the weather is clear, we will also be observing … Continue reading






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19th November 2021 – Ayton Meeting – Member Speaker: Nick Duffy “SETI and the Drake Equation – Where Are They?”

Friday 19th November 2021 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Member Speaker: SARAS Chairman, Nick Duffy, will be presenting “SETI and the Drake Equation – Where Are They?” Free entry for members of the society.£3 on the door for non-members. Doors … Continue reading






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Dalby StarFest 2019 – Registrations Now Closed

Registrations for Dalby StarFest 2019 have now closed






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