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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 – 21:30Please 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 reading →Mar6Fri202020:00 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 reading →Mar20Fri202019:45 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. Daily Sunrise/Sunset
Current Time 18:52
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Astronomical Twilight starts 06:49
Nautical Twilight starts 07:32
Civil Twilight starts 08:18
SUNRISE 09:02 SUNSET 16:37
Civil Twilight ends 17:21
Nautical Twilight ends 18:07
Astronomical Twilight ends 18:50
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7th October 2016 Public Viewing Night at Dalby Forest
Public Stargazing in Dalby Forest
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Pickering Brownies and Guides Enjoy Clear Dalby Skies
Over 40 girls from the Brownies and Guides in Pickering along with several parents and leaders visited Dalby Forest on the evening of Monday 9th February. Society members Andy Exton FRAS and Mell Jeffery FRAS assisted the girls with work … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, constellations, Dalby Forest, International Space Station, Jupiter, Mell Jeffery FRAS, meteor, Polaris
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First Beaver Group Assisted with Space Activity Badge
Society secretary Andy Exton FRAS visited the Wharfe Beavers of Westborough Methodist Church in Scarborough on Friday 26th September. The Space Activity Badge is a newly launched badge from the Scout Association for Beavers and this was the first group … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Beavers, Curiosity, International Space Station, Mangalyaan, MAVEN, moons, New Horizons, Planets, Rosetta, Scarborough Star Disk, Solar System
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Clifton Methodist Cubs Start Astronomer Activity Badge
Society secretary Andy Exton FRAS visited Dalby Forest on Saturday 12th July to meet the cub scouts from Clifton Methodist in York. The initial plan was to do some observing from Adderstone Field but a thunderstorm resulted in the group … Continue reading
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Tagged Adderstone Field, Andy Exton FRAS, constellations, Cubs, Dalby Forest, moons, Moorcock Meadow, Planets, Polaris, Sun
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Space talk for 1st Scarborough (Esk) Beavers
Society secretary Andy Exton FRAS visited the Esk Beavers of 1st Scarborough Scout group on Friday 24th May to give a talk on space. The group of around 15 Beavers were given a tour of the Solar System and its … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Scarborough, Andy Exton FRAS, Asteroids, Beavers, Comets, Galaxies, Moon, Nebulae, Planets, Satellites, Solar System, Star Clusters, stars, Sun
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