Tag Archives: Howard Watson

February Ayton Village Hall Meeting

Unfortunately due to illness, society founder and honorary president John Harper was unable to give the second installment of his talk on the Moon at the February meeting at Ayton Village Hall.  Don’t worry though, we will reschedule John for … Continue reading






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SARAS Welcomes New Year in Drizzly Dalby

Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society welcomed a group of around 50 people to the first public stargazing event of the year in Dalby Forest. Despite promising conditions prior to the start of the evening, the clouds and drizzle rolled in … Continue reading






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Dalby Forest once again the star attraction as stargazing season gets underway

Public stargazing events returned to Dalby Forest on Friday 4th October with the first event of the 2013/14 season.  A group in excess of 50 members of the public joined society members at the Low Dalby Astronomy Centre despite a … Continue reading






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2013/14 Year Underway with Votes and Cake

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the society took place on Friday 20th August at Ayton Village Hall.  It was nice to see members returning for the new society year.  The AGM reflects on the past year, votes in the … Continue reading






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Dalby Explorer Day – 2nd June 2013

On Sunday 2nd June 2013 the society was a part of the annual event held in Dalby Forest previously known as Dalbyology.  The event sees both national and local organisations come together in the forest for the day to promote … Continue reading






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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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Public Observing Report – Friday 7th December 2012

Friday 7th December 2012 saw the final public observing session of 2012 held at the Low Dalby Astronomy Centre, attended by a group of over 30 members of the public.  The group included a number of scouts from 46th Westborough … Continue reading






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