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ONLINE MEETING – THIS WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM (https://zoom.us/) Friday 18th June 2021 7.30pm, via Zoom ZOOM Meeting – Guest Speaker: Russell Parry will be presenting “The fall and find of the Appley Bridge meteorite” – 18th June 2021 … Continue readingJul23Fri202119:45 Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 2... @ Ayton Village HallAnnual General Meeting (AGM) – 2... @ Ayton Village HallJul 23 @ 19:45 – 21:45Review of the 2020/2021 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 readingAug12Thu2021all-day CANCELLED: StarFest 2021 @ Adderstone Field, Dalby ForestCANCELLED: StarFest 2021 @ Adderstone Field, Dalby ForestAug 12 – Aug 16 all-day
CANCELLED Dalby StarFest 2021 Thursday 12th August – Monday 16th August 2021 Adderstone Field, Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire At the start of May, Forestry England have re-evaluated all events scheduled in the forest, based on location and size, and … Continue reading Ephemeris
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Tag Archives: Moon
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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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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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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Public Stargazing – 7th February 2014
The penultimate public stargazing event of the 2013/14 season took place in Dalby Forest on Friday 7th February. Despite mixed weather forecasts a large crowd came along on the night but unfortunately no observing was possible. Society founder and honorary … Continue reading
Posted in Events, News, Public Observing
Tagged Andromeda, BBC Stargazing Live, Dalby Forest, Galaxy, Gemini, John Harper FRAS, Jupiter, Moon, Nebula, Orion, Pegasus, Pleiades, Public Observing, stargazing, Taurus
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