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Dec13Fri201919:30 Christmas Meal 2019 @ Copper HorseChristmas Meal 2019 @ Copper HorseDec 13 @ 19:30 – 23:30SARAS Members Christmas Meal at The Copper Horse, Seamer Booked guests onlyJan17Fri202019:45 Ayton Meeting – Speaker: Sheila ... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Speaker: Sheila ... @ Ayton Village HallJan 17 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 17 January 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Society Treasurer Sheila Anderson will be giving a talk Free entry for members of the society. £3 on the door for non-members. Doors open 7:15pm Free refreshments.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 the February event 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 on this … 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. Ephemeris
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Category Archives: Schools
SARAS Visit Malton Montessori School
From society treasurer Mell Jeffery FRAS following her visit to the Malton Montessori School on Wednesday 15th January 2014…… An early evening of stargazing was arranged, but unfortunately the weather didn’t play ball. Although the Moon and Jupiter could be … Continue reading
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Tagged constellations, Dobsonian, Jupiter, Malton Montessori School, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon, Planets
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Astronomy Night at Pickering Community Junior School
The society were invited to visit Pickering Community Junior School on the evening of Monday 14th October to provide an astronomy night for the Year 5 pupils. The pupils have recently been studying their “High in the Sky” project that … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, binoculars, Debbie Woodward, John Harper FRAS, Moon, Pickering Community Junior School, Planets, Satellites, Solar System, telescope
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Astronomy Night at Leavening Community Primary School
Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society were invited to provide an Astronomy Night for the pupils, parents and teachers of Leavening Community Primary School on Wednesday 13th March. The event started with a tour of the Solar System in the school … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Asteroids, Comets, constellations, Howard Watson, Jupiter, Leavening Community Primary School, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon, Nebulae, Orion, PANSTARRS, Planets, Pleiades, Pluto, Satellites
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Norton CP School pupils learn about the Sun and Moon
From Mell Jeffery FRAS…….. Today (Wednesday 13th February) I visited the year 1 pupils at Norton CP School. They have been studying light and astronomy. The original idea, after chatting with Mrs Everitt, was for the children to view some … Continue reading
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Tagged Dobsonian, Eclipse, Jupiter, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon, Norton CP School, Phase, Reflector, Refractor, Solarscope, Sun, telescope
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