Supporting UK Astronomy
Tickets can now be ordered for the 2013 FAS Convention. The event takes place in Cambridge at the Institute of Astronomy on Saturday October 19th. A full day of talks, telescopes tours and a trade fair are planned. All of this for £5 for FAS members. More details, including booking instructions can be found on […]
The Federation of Astronomical Societies would like to welcome two new member societies. These are North Lincs Astro Society who meet in Barton Upon Humber, and Wells and Mendip Astronomers who meet in Wells. We wish them many successes for the future and we note that the FAS now has 190 members.
The FAS website now allows you to access and download your Public Liability Insurance documents. To access this please go to the PLI retrieval page, you will need your FAS login details to hand (these are the same as the Membership & Renewals system). As always we are adding new features to the FAS website […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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?