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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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Category Archives: Observing
S&RAS will be at Dalby Explorer Day on Sun 8th July 2018
S&RAS members will be at the Dalby Explorer Day on Sunday 8th July 2018, 10:30 – 16:00. The theme of the event is Speed and we hope to have success in measuring the speed of light using a microwave and … Continue reading
Posted in Dalby Forest, Events, Observatories, Observing, Public Observing, Public Outreach
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Perseids Meteor Shower Star Party – 12th Aug 2017 – Filey Country Park
Perseids Meteor Shower Star Party – 12th Aug 2017 – Filey Country Park
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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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SARAS Summer Update
Summer has been busy and full of events for the society this year. On 28th July society secretary Andy Exton attended a Family Fun Day at the Hospital Social Club to promote the society and to give the visitors a … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Member events, News, Observatories, Observing, Public Outreach, Starfest
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Astroparts, Dalby Forest, Dr Juergen Schmoll, Eddington Astronomical Society, Gary Fildes, Gary Poyner, Grovers, John Harper FRAS, Kielder Observatory, Nova Delphini 2013, Perseids, Sketches, Starfest, Starfest 2013, Stuart Atkinson, Sun
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Partial Lunar Eclipse – 25th April
Thursday 25th April 2013 sees a partial lunar eclipse and when I say partial, it is very partial! The Moon with rise in the southeast and the maximum of the eclipse occurs when the Moon has an altitude of only … Continue reading
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