Wednesday 19th August 2020 19:30 – 21:30 BST “The Art of Remote Observing: Social Distancing at its Best!” By Pete Williamson FRAS. Remote Telescopes for Public and Educational use. How to gain access to telescopes and observatories across the globe for private use and for teachers / STEM Ambassadors to use in the classroom. The […]

GoSpaceWatch July Zoom Online Meeting: Wednesday 15th July 2020 19:30 BST Marsquake!: NASA’s InSight Mission to Mars Dr Anna Horleston (University of Bristol) About the Lecture: NASA’s InSight lander is the first dedicated geophysical lander sent to Mars. It arrived on the red planet in November 2018 and has been collecting all sorts of geophysical […]

Astronomical societies throughout the UK have, in line with Government advice, suspended meetings and other activities in order to protect their members and visitors from contracting the virus. Some societies have become very creative during this period by maintaining contact with their members using online and digital technology. We have seen a number of societies […]

From the middle of May 2020 the government started to announce easing of the lock down restrictions. If this trend should continue, there may be opportunities, at some point in the future, for astronomical societies to begin some limited activity.To assist astronomical societies with managing the easing of these restrictions, we will have a document […]

Meeting Details: Go Space Watch presents a Public Online Astronomy Lecture on Wednesday 17 June at 7:30 pm BST. The Lecture is “The Far Side of the Moon: Is it Just Aliens?” and will be presented by Dr Julian Onions from the University of Nottingham.  This is a Free event and is open to all. […]

National Astronomy Week will be 14th November to 22nd November 2020. Mars Encounter in November will give best view of Mars until 2033 A National Astronomy Week (NAW) will be held in the UK from Saturday 14 November to Sunday 22 November 2020. The aim of the week is to celebrate the close approach of […]

The CPRE are asking for help – How many stars can you see through the light pollution. For more details go to CPRE    

This year’s BAA Deep Sky meeting takes place on the 14th March 2020 at Sheffield University. Section Director Callum Potter opens the proceedings at 10:15. See the BAA Deep Sky page for more details Tickets cost £7-00 (BAA members) and are available for members & non-members from the BAA on the above page Google map […]