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Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Neil Haggath “You Couldn’t Make it Up!” – 15th March 2024

Friday 15th March 2024 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall, Scarborough Guest Speaker: Neil Haggath will be presenting “You Couldn’t Make it Up!” “A collection of stories of the unfortunate and bizarre from the history of astronomy, including:The Catalogue of the … Continue reading






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Dalby StarFest 2024 – Registrations Now Open

Registrations for Dalby StarFest 2024 are now open Friday 9th – 12th August 2024, Adderstone Field, Dalby Forest REGISTRATIONS CLOSE SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024. Event details and online booking form available HERE






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Ayton Meeting – Member Speaker: Ewan Vellacott – “Solar system on a toilet roll” & “In and around Orion” – 16th February 2024

Friday 16th February 2024 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Member Speaker Ewan Vellacott will be presenting 2 shorter talks for us: “Solar system on a toilet roll” & “In and around Orion” Free entry for members of the Society£3 on … Continue reading






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1st March 2024 – Public Stargazing Night at Dalby Forest

Reminder: Ticket booking is required via Eventbrite, details in event link below Public Stargazing in Dalby Forest – March 2024






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19th January 2024 – Ayton Meeting – Workshop – Observational Astronomy Basics

Friday 19th January 2024 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton Meeting – Workshop – Observational Astronomy Basics SARAS members will be doing an input on Observational Astronomy Basics for our workshop session this month, including how to set up a … Continue reading






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2nd February 2024 – Public Stargazing Night at Dalby Forest

Reminder: Ticket booking is required via Eventbrite, details in event link below Public Stargazing in Dalby Forest – February 2024






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17th November 2023 – Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof Brad Gibson “Bad Astronomy at the Movies”

Friday 17th November 2023 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton meeting  – Guest Speaker: Prof. Brad Gibson of  the University of Hull will be presenting “Bad Astronomy at the Movies” Free entry for members of the Society.£3 on the door … Continue reading






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3rd November 2023 – Public Stargazing Night at Dalby Forest

CANCELLED Reminder: Ticket booking is required via Eventbrite, details in event link below Public Stargazing in Dalby Forest – November 2023






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