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Friday 19th April 2024 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall, Scarborough Guest Speaker – Dr James McKee of Hull University, presenting “Fast Radio Bursts: Signals from Across the Universe” Free entry for members of the society. £3 on the door … Continue readingApr26Fri202420:30 Member Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreMember Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreApr 26 @ 20:30 – Apr 27 @ 01:00SARAS Members-Only Observing Session at Dalby Forest.May10Fri202420:00 Member Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreMember Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreMay 10 @ 20:00 – May 11 @ 00:30SARAS Members-Only Observing Session at Dalby Forest.May17Fri202419:45 Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 1... @ Ayton Village HallAnnual General Meeting (AGM) – 1... @ Ayton Village HallMay 17 @ 19:45 – 21:45Review of the 2023/24 year, elections of the committee and voting on any other business. The meeting takes place at Ayton Village Hall, East Ayton. There will be no guest speaker or astronomy presentation at this meeting. If anyone would … Continue readingMay24Fri202420:30 Member Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreMember Meetup – Dalby Forest @ Dalby Forest Visitor CentreMay 24 @ 20:30 – May 25 @ 01:00SARAS Members-Only Observing Session at Dalby Forest. Ephemeris
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October East Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker – Paul Money: Images of the Universe Part 3
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Tagged astronomy, Ayton Village Hall, BBC, Guest Speakers, Images of the Universe, Paul Money FRAS FBIS, The Sky at Night, Universe
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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
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Ayton Village Hall, Guest Speaker, Howard Watson, John Harper FRAS, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon
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Alternative Explanations Given at Society Meeting
Joining us as guest speaker for the May meeting of the society at Ayton Village Hall was returning speaker Jeremy Dunning Davies, retired senior lecturer in applied mathematics at the University of Hull. Jeremy’s talk focussed on alternative explanations in … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrophysics, Ayton Village Hall, Dark Energy, Dark Flow, Dark Matter, Electric Universe, Guest Speaker, Jeremy Dunning-Davies, Plasma, University of Hull
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Active Galactic Nuclei with Dr Stuart Lumsden
The guest speaker for the April meeting of the society at Ayton Village Hall was Dr Stuart Lumsden from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leeds. Due to Good Friday, the meeting was brought forward to … Continue reading
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Tagged Active Galactic Nuclei, Ayton Village Hall, black hole, blazars, Dr Stuart Lumsden, Guest Speaker, quasars, radio galaxies, Seyfert, University of Leeds
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Founder talks about the Moon at March meeting
Society founder and Honorary President John Harper spoke to society members and visitors at the 21st March 2014 meeting of the society held at Ayton Village Hall. The content of John’s talk was all about our nearest neighbour in space, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apogee, Ayton Village Hall, Earth, Eclipse, Galilean Satellites, John Harper FRAS, Moon, Perigee, Saturn, soloar system, Thea, Titan
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Final public stargazing coincides with National Astronomy Week
The final public stargazing event of the 2013/14 season was held on the evening of Friday 8th March and coincided with National Astronomy Week. The weather was very kind for the final event of the season with clear starry skies, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayton Village Hall, Binary Stars, Dalby Forest, Galil, John Harper FRAS, Jupiter, Moon, National Astronomy Week, Nebulae, Star Clusters, Taurus
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Paul Money – Images of the Universe, Volume 1 – 21st February
The February monthly meeting of the society was held at Ayton Village Hall on Friday 21st February. Guest speaker for the meeting was Paul Money FRAS FBIS who had last visited the society around a year earlier. The topic for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayton Village Hall, Cassini, Guest Speaker, Hubble, Io, Jupiter, Paul Money FRAS FBIS, Pillars of Creation, Saturn, Universe, Voyager 2
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Open Evening 2014
Friday 17th January saw the society hold its annual open night at Ayton Village Hall. A good number of visitors on the evening attended to learn more about the society and the hobby with several taking out membership on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayton Village Hall, binoculars, Grovers, John Harper FRAS, Jupiter, Moon, Nebula, Orion, Pleiades, Star Clusters, telescopes
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