Supporting UK Astronomy
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
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 […]
Altrincham & District Astronomical Society is holding its 60th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, November 16, 2024 in Timperley, Altrincham at the Old Hall commencing at 7.30 pm. More details can be found at https://www.astroadas.space/
Annual ‘StarFest’ Star Party 9th – 12th August 2024 – Adderstone Field, Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society’s (SARAS) annual “StarFest” star camp returns for three nights of stargazing and astrophotography in the wonderful surroundings of our “Milky Way” class Dark Sky Discovery Site of Dalby Forest. The large field at Adderstone […]
Fordingbridge Astronomers’ June meeting will be on Wednesday 19th June, starting at 7.30pm. We begin the evening with What’s in the Sky this Month. Then, after this, we welcome Mark Hardaker, who will talk about his experiences Witnessing the Solar Eclipse. This will be followed by a talk on Binocular Astronomy for Beginners by Steve […]
All our meeting are “hybrid” and available via Zoom. Access cades available at visitor’s rate of £2. Meetings also held at St John’s Church Hall, Mexborough from 7:30pm every ThursdayWebsites:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mexborough-swinton-astronomical-society-33434064571https://msas.org.uk
June 13 LAS Eclipse Chasing Members Eclipse Trip reports – USA 2024 Guests are always welcome; just drop in to one of our Thursday meetings. See https://las-astro.org.uk/ June 14 AstroKyds Junior Section AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall Astrokyds is a group for young astronomers (6 – […]
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society has a free public lecture on Monday 17th June 2024. Prof Chris Lintott from The BBC Sky at Night will be the lecture. The lecture if free but anyone wishing to attend needs to book their ticket online via the link https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wolverhamptonastronomicalsociety/1256137
The Graham Bryant Memorial Award
The Graham Bryant Memorial Award recognises significant contributions to the advancement of amateur astronomy by an individual not employed in the field of astronomy in a professional capacity.
Full details including the nomination form can be found here.
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