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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 readingFeb18Fri202219:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: P... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: P... @ Ayton Village HallFeb 18 @ 19:45 – 21:30
Friday 18th February 2022 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof. Brad Gibson of the University of Hull will be presenting “Building Galaxies with Computers” – 18th February 2022 Free … Continue readingMar4Fri202220:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreMar 4 @ 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 readingMar18Fri202219:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: D... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: D... @ Ayton Village HallMar 18 @ 19:45 – 21:30
Friday 18th March 2022 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton meeting – Guest Speaker: Dr David Benoit, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Physics and Astrochemistry at Hull University will be presenting “Chemistry on a comet” – 18th March 2022 “David was … Continue readingApr15Fri202219:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: T... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: T... @ Ayton Village HallApr 15 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 15th April 2022 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: TBC – 15th April 2022 Free entry for members of the society. £3 on the door for non-members. Doors open 7:15pm Free refreshments. Ephemeris
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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Quadrantids meteor shower – Peak 3rd January
Thursday 3rd January 2013 sees the peak of the first major meteor shower of the year. The Quadrantids peak during daytime for UK observers but meteors can be observed during the period 1st to 6th January so some of these … Continue reading
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Tagged meteor shower, Quadrantids
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Merry Christmas from Scarborough and Ryedale Astronomical Society
Everyone at Scarborough and Ryedale Astronomical Society would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support during 2012. We have had a great year showing dozens of members of the public the wonders of the night … Continue reading
Posted in Events, News, Public Observing
Tagged Chritmas, Low Dalby Astronomy Centre, meteor shower, Quadrantids
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Another society member elected as a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Society secretary Andy Exton has recently been granted Fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society following a council meeting held on 14th December 2012. In addition to Andy, the society has two other RAS fellows; Mell Jeffery FRAS (SARAS Treasurer) and … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, John Harper FRAS, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Royal Astronomical Society, Society News
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Amendment to social media posting from website
We have been having a few problems with notifications of new website content filtering through to Facebook as it appears that the application we were using within Facebook has stopped working. Posts to Twitter were still working fine though. However, … Continue reading
BBC Stargazing LIVE event at RSPB Bempton – Saturday 12th January
Arrangements have now been confirmed for the joint event between SARAS and the RSPB at Bempton, East Yorkshire to coincide with BBC Stargazing LIVE 2013. The poster on the left gives details (opens in a new window). As previously stated … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Stargazing Live, Bempton, RSPB, Stargazing Live
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Ursid Meteor Shower – Peak December 22/23
Following hot on the heels of the Geminid meteor shower is the lesser known Ursids. The Ursids radiant is located within the constellation of Ursa Minor; the location of the pole star, Polaris. The radiant can be found by looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Kochab, meteor shower, Ursa Minor, Ursids
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Repairs to Scarborough Star Disk
It recently became known to the society that the Scarborough Star Disk, opened in 2006 was no longer illuminating. We contacted Scarborough Borough Council to check the status of the disk located on the site of the old open air … 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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Tagged Howard Watson, Low Dalby Astronomy Centre, Public Observing, Scouts
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