Activity During Lockdown

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 […]

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Easing Out of Lockdown

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 […]

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Go Space Watch – online meeting 17th June 2020

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. […]

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National Astronomy Week November 14th to 22nd 2020

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 […]

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