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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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Tag Archives: Humble Bee Farm
Members group nights prove popular during a period of good conditions
Members of the society have been very busy in the recent couple of weeks with some great opportunities for group observing around the local area. We were very fortunate to have the opportunity for observing from our Ravenscar site two … Continue reading
Posted in Member events, News
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Comet, Dalby Forest, Humble Bee Farm, Messier Marathon, Ravenscar
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2nd annual society winter star camp
Members of the society held the 2nd annual winter star camp over the 28th February and 1st March 2014 at Humble Bee Farm, Flixton. Partly cloudy skies throughout the evenings and lovely clear blue skies during Saturday daytime allowed plenty … Continue reading
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Tagged Humble Bee Farm, Jupiter, Orion nebula, Pleiades, SN 2014J, Supernova, Ursa Major
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Cloudy Night for Campers
A cloudy, cold and drizzly night did not put off a small group attending the 2nd annual stargazing weekend at Humble Bee Farm, Flixton. Poor weather resulted in no chance of observing the stars so as an alternative the attendees … Continue reading
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Tagged Andromeda, Andy Exton FRAS, Aquarius, Earth, Humble Bee Farm, John Harper FRAS, Moon, Pisces, Satellites, Saturn
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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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