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Jan18Fri201919:45 Ayton Meeting – Speaker: John H... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Speaker: John H... @ Ayton Village HallJan 18 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 18 January 2019 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall SARAS President John Harper will be giving the talk “Around the Zodiac”Feb1Fri201920:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreFeb 1 @ 20:00 – 21:30
Our 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 readingFeb15Fri201919:45 Ayton Meeting – Speaker: John Ha... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Speaker: John Ha... @ Ayton Village HallFeb 15 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 15 February 2019 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall SARAS President John Harper will be giving a talk on the Moon, this event coincides with the Dark Skies FestivalMar1Fri201920:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreMar 1 @ 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 readingMar15Fri201919:45 Ayton Meeting – Speaker: Brad G... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Speaker: Brad G... @ Ayton Village HallMar 15 @ 19:45 – 21:30
Friday 15 March 2019 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Guest Speaker Professor Brad Gibson, Professor of Astrophysics & Director of the E.A Milne Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Hull will be presenting “Wonders of the Universe: A TripAdvisor … Continue reading 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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