Annual ‘StarFest’ Star Party 9th – 12th August 2024 – Adderstone Field, Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society’s (SARAS) annual “StarFest” star camp returns for three nights of stargazing and astrophotography in the wonderful surroundings of our “Milky Way” class Dark Sky Discovery Site of Dalby Forest. The large field at Adderstone […]
Fordingbridge Astronomers’ June meeting will be on Wednesday 19th June, starting at 7.30pm. We begin the evening with What’s in the Sky this Month. Then, after this, we welcome Mark Hardaker, who will talk about his experiences Witnessing the Solar Eclipse. This will be followed by a talk on Binocular Astronomy for Beginners by Steve […]
All our meeting are “hybrid” and available via Zoom. Access cades available at visitor’s rate of £2. Meetings also held at St John’s Church Hall, Mexborough from 7:30pm every ThursdayWebsites:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/mexborough-swinton-astronomical-society-33434064571https://msas.org.uk
June 13 LAS Eclipse Chasing Members Eclipse Trip reports – USA 2024 Guests are always welcome; just drop in to one of our Thursday meetings. See https://las-astro.org.uk/ June 14 AstroKyds Junior Section AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall Astrokyds is a group for young astronomers (6 – […]
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society has a free public lecture on Monday 17th June 2024. Prof Chris Lintott from The BBC Sky at Night will be the lecture. The lecture if free but anyone wishing to attend needs to book their ticket online via the link https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wolverhamptonastronomicalsociety/1256137
Monday 3rd June 2024, 7.30pm Meeting chaired by John Bush 7.30pm – “Detection of Exoplanets in binary systems using Eclipse Time Variations (ETVs)”, by Ian Sharp Q&A for Ian 8.45pm – Tea/Coffee break 9:10pm – Annual General Meeting 9:45pm – Members Contributions (If time permits) Admission £5.00 Don’t forget to visit us at: https://sussexpracticalastronomers.org.uk/
About the Talk Over the past 50 years, astronomers have become increasingly certain that most of the Universe is made up of a mysterious invisible substance that we do not properly understand. This stuff — known as ‘Dark Matter’ — is thought to play an integral role in the evolution of the Universe, and is […]
Light Pollution was first identified as a problem by astronomers, but its consequences reach far wider. It is now widely recognised that artificial light at night, especially bright white light, can have profoundly negative effects on human health, and this is just the tip of an iceberg of harm. The effects on wildlife have been […]