The FAS records with sadness the death of Sir Patrick Moore at the age of 89; his passing has deprived the astronomical world of one of its greatest advocates and ambassadors, his unique personality and boundless enthusiasm inspired countless thousands to pursue astronomy as a hobby and, in no small number of cases, professionally. Patrick’s own […]

The 2012 FAS Convention and AGM takes place on Saturday 6th October at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. Tickets are just £5 and can be purchased on the door. For more info see the Convention pages. The speaker lineup includes: Professor Paul Hewett – ‘Finding The Highest Redshift Quasar’ , Professor Paul Murdin – ‘Planetary […]

Around the times of the clock change in October the Dark Sky Discovery project will be promoting a number of events around the UK to encourage the general public to enjoy the night sky. The project has obtained funding from STFC to help local astronomical societies to run events during the period, and has asked […]

Want to know what astronomy events are on in your area? This September there are over 70 events run by FAS member societies across the whole of the UK (PDF version). The FAS events list is maintained by our societies and they have a great selection of events for you to get involved in. These […]

A while ago we created a twitter feed (follow us @fedastro). Today we are pleased to announce that we now have a facebook page – another way of getting the latest news from the FAS and our member societies. We can be found on Facebook as “fedastro” .