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Feb22Fri201919:30 Stars in the sky – SARAS & Natio... @ National TrustStars in the sky – SARAS & Natio... @ National TrustFeb 22 @ 19:30 – 21:30Stars in the sky On Friday 22 February Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society are teaming up with The National Trust at Ravenscar to gaze at stars and planets, marking the North York Moors National Park’s Dark Skies Festival. Free Event … Continue readingMar1Fri201920:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreMar 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 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 readingApr19Fri201919:45 Ayton Meeting – Speaker: Jurgen... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Speaker: Jurgen... @ Ayton Village HallApr 19 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 19 April 2019 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Guest Speaker Dr Jurgen Schmoll of Durham University will be presenting “Basics of Astrophotography” This talk will cover every aspect of astrophotography from a simple camera on a tripod to a … Continue readingNov11Mon201912:35 Mercury Transit 11/11/2019Mercury Transit 11/11/2019Nov 11 @ 12:35 – 18:04Mercury Transit 11/11/2019 12:35:00 – 18:05:00 GMT Ephemeris
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A Busy Time In The Forest
The society had a busy time in Dalby Forest over the first weekend of May with two separate events. The first of these was on Friday 2nd May when society secretary Andy Exton FRAS visited the 1st Scarborough Scouts at … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Scarborough, Andy Exton FRAS, Dalby Explorer Day, Dalby Forest, Galil, Jupiter, Mars, Moon, Scouts, solar observing, Sun
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Dalby Forest solar observing – 7th July 2013
The afternoon of Sunday 7th July 2013, for once, saw mainly sunny skies for one of our solar observing events in Dalby Forest. The forest was busy with visitors and many stopped by for a look at the Sun – … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society, Coronado, Dalby Forest, Maksutov, membership, North Devon Astronomical Society, observatories, PST, Refractor, solar observing, Solarmax, Sun, Venus
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SARAS to attend Dalby Explorer Day on 2nd June
Scarborough & Ryedale AS will be in Dalby Forest on Sunday 2nd June 2013 as a part of Dalby Explorer Day. This event is now in its 9th year and was known until this year as Dalbyology but 2013 sees … Continue reading
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Tagged Dalby Explorer Day, Dalby Forest, Dalbyology, National Trust, Rotunda Geology Group, RSPB, Scarborough Museums Trust, solar observing, Sun
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Observing season finale at Dalby Forest
Friday 1st March was the 2012/13 observing season finale at Dalby Forest, as the dark winter nights give way for the lighter nights of British Summer Time (BST) later in the month. Despite a promising forecast earlier in the day, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Bempton, Coronado, Dalby Forest, Dark Sky Discovery, Facebook, Forestry Commission, Moon, PST, Public Observing, RSPB, solar observing, Solar System, Solarmax, Starfest 2013, Twitter
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First SARAS Members Winter Star Camp a Success Under Bee-autiful Skies
February 8th and 9th saw the first winter star camp for SARAS members at Humble Bee Farm near Flixton, Scarborough. Despite frosty conditions outside, members enjoyed the much needed warmth provided by wooden wigwams rather than living under canvas for … Continue reading
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Tagged active regions, Andy Exton FRAS, astrophotography, Celestron 6SE, constellations, Coronado, Dobsonian, Events (Members), Humble Bee Farm, Io, Jim Cornmell, Jupiter, Leo, M81, NEQ6, nova, prominence, PST, shadow transit, Skywatcher, solar observing, Solarmax, star trails, Sun, sun spots, telescope, time lapse, transit, widefield, winter star camp
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