The FAS 2025 conference will be held on 31 May at the Institute of Astronomy. (Please note the new date) We are delighted to announce as a speaker The Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees. The theme is Astronomy Past, Present, and Future, with full details available here. We are delighted that First Light Optics are […]
1–9 February 2025 The FAS is delighted to be supporting National Astronomy Week. There will be events up and down the country as well as some online observing (everything crossed for clear skies) If you are have an event planned it can be shown on the NAW website. The map on the NAW site already […]
If you have an event coming up that you would like publicised to other FAS member Societies please email the details to the President president at fedastro dot org dot uk
University of Oxford St Cross College presents the one-day HAPP conference. “Polymaths Across the Eras” Saturday 18th November from 10.30 am until 5 pm in the Mathematical Institute – this will spotlight several polymaths who were well known for their key ideas in physics as well as in other areas and will examine how having […]
Space Oddities Live! Monday 28 August 8:00 pm BSTWe are delighted to announce that our special guest on next Monday’s Space Oddities Live! show will be the astronaut Scott Poteet. Scott is the pilot on the upcoming, groundbreaking SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission. Join us on Monday and ask Scott your questions! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRe32dY9sAA More details about […]
The next event at Kelling Heath Holiday Park is the LAS Autumn Equinox Sky Camp on 9-16th October 2023. The largest Equinox Sky Camp in the UK, where groups of amateur to professional Astronomers meet up to observe the dark sky at Kelling Heath on the North Norfolk coast. All three touring fields are exclusively […]
CAPCOM Magazine: Your Window to Space CAPCOM Magazine is published six times per year, containing original articles by enthusiastic authors and the latest news items from around the world. CAPCOM has been in production for thirty years as an enthusiasts spaceflight magazine, beginning life as a Newsletter for the now disbanded Midlands Spaceflight Society. Produced […]
Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society programme for the coming season is available via Eventbrite below – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mexborough-swinton-astronomical-society-33434064571 These are both inperson meetings and available via Zoom. The following are some of our forthcoming meetings. September 14th : “Observing Variable Nebulae” – Nick Hewitt September 21st : “Scaling the heights – Space Exploration via the medium […]