Renewal time!

The 2013/2014 renewals are now due – all societies will have had an email about this and if you are looking to complete your renewal then pop over to the Updates & Renewals page.

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Stargazing Live @ the Isle of Man AS

Isle of Man Astronomical Society sent in a write up of their  BBC Stargazing Live events during early January (below) . There were many Stargazing Live events and expect to read about many more in the FAS newsletter The IOM Astronomical Society held a public stargazing event at Onchan Park, Onchan Isle of Man on […]

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Sir Patrick Moore

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 […]

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DSD Night @ Rugby & District AS

Rugby & District AS sent in a write up of their Dark Sky Discovery night on the 21st October (below). There have been many DSD events taking place across the country and keep your eyes open for others. As astronomers based in Britain we are used to a bit of adversity in our events, but […]

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Convention 2012 pictures

The FAS convention was again a lovely autumn day. There were over 42 astronomical societies represented from all over the country. There will be a more detailed report in the next FAS Newsletter but for now here are a few images from the FAS Convention 2012 by John Axtell – can you spot yourself?

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New members

The Federation of Astronomical Societies would like to welcome 3 new member societies. These are Cleveland ADAS, Fordingbridge Astronomers and Durham Astronomical Society.

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New webpages

You might have had a bit of a shock when you came to the FAS website today. We have had a bit of a facelift and a change of engine under the hood. A lot of the FAS software is written in house but the main site is now run by WordPress and no longer […]

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2012 Convention

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 […]

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