Publications – now order online

You can now order FAS publications online! Our new online ordering system allows you to pay online (via paypal and all major cards) and via cheque. From now on, FAS member societies will need their MARS credientals for the discount prices.

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Britain in a Day – Adur AS

Britain in a Day aims to create the definitive self-portrait of Britain in the early twenty-first century. It is filmed by many different people over the UK. Adur Astronomical Society decided to get involved filming Chairman Robin Durrant whilst setting up his observatory – the resultant 15 minute video showed his observatory and equipment and […]

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Scottish dark sky observatory manager

The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory (SDSO) is an exciting new venture based in the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park, the only region in the UK to achieve this prestigious status, and only one of 8 in the world. The facility is sited close to a village within a beautiful landscape under some of the darkest […]

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Astronomy Events in May

Want to know what astronomy events are on in your area? This May there are over 50 events run by FAS member societies across the whole of the UK. The FAS events list are maintained by our societies and they have a great selection of events for you to get involved in. These range from […]

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Break in Astronomy Centre, Todmorden

One of our FAS Member Societies has suffered a break-in, and we would like you to alert your membership to watch out for any adverts offering the stolen items for sale. The details are in the note we have received, below. Clearly there will be other genuine similar articles for sale, but please check carefully […]

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Read Issue 1 of the FAS newsletter

The Federation of Astronomical Societies newsletter has been running since June 1984 and over the last few months we have been sorting and scanning in a bunch of older records. Previously we only had back to 1999 online. We now have an archive (minus a few issues) that goes back to the very first issue […]

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Astronomy Events in April

Want to know what astronomy events are on in your area? This April there are over 60 events run by FAS member societies across the whole of the UK. The FAS events list are maintained by our societies and they have a great selection of events for you to get involved in. These range from […]

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Royal Treasure to see Kent Stars

The Royal Observatory Edinburgh has agreed to give one of its professional telescopes to FAS member society, Mid-Kent Astronomical Society . The 0.5m aperture telescope will be one of the largest in amateur hands; it was built to train students at Edinburgh University. However, the University are now upgrading their facilities and decided to give […]

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