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Nov18Mon201918:00 Outreach: 1st Seamer & Irton Bro...Outreach: 1st Seamer & Irton Bro...Nov 18 @ 18:00 – 19:30Outreach: John Harper & Neil Graham at 1st Seamer & Irton BrowniesDec13Fri201919:30 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 reading Ephemeris
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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
Posted in Guest Speakers, Meetings, News
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Ayton Village Hall, Guest Speaker, Howard Watson, John Harper FRAS, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon
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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
Posted in Public Outreach, Scouts / Guides
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, constellations, Dalby Forest, International Space Station, Jupiter, Mell Jeffery FRAS, meteor, Polaris
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Society Meeting for June Goes With a Bang
The June meeting of the society saw a talk on supernovae by guest speaker Prof. Sam Falle, Professor of Fluid Dynamics at the School of Mathematics at Leeds University. Society treasurer Mell Jeffery FRAS writes: “Prof. Sam Falle started the … Continue reading
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Tagged Guest Speaker, Leeds University, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Prof Sam Falle, Supernova, Supernovae
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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
Posted in News, Public Outreach, Schools
Tagged constellations, Dobsonian, Jupiter, Malton Montessori School, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon, Planets
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Cloudy skies for 6th December public stargazing
Friday 6th December saw the monthly stargazing evening in Dalby Forest. The skies looked hopeful despite a mixed forecast whilst society members were setting up their equipment in the Low Dalby courtyard but before the evening started, the skies completely … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Community Resource Centre, Dalby Forest, Gemini, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Millthorpe School, Neil Graham, Orion, Public Observing, Scouts, Taurus, telescopes, York Ebor Explorer Scouts
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