To help you find a local society we have provided a map showing the locations of our member societies.
At the SAGAS meeting on 28 May, Peter Campbell-Burns gave a short talk on behalf of Richard Kacerek on the subject of a proposed meteor observation network for the UK. Unfortunately, Richard could not be there in person. Richard’s aim is to establish a collaborative project involving astronomy societies as well as perhaps schools and colleges to create network [...]
Dear Astronomer/Astronomical Society If you see any of the items below for sale on e-bay or second hand, please be wary and check on their source very carefully as you may be purchasing stolen goods. Only by stopping a market for stolen astronomical equipent will the intrinsic value to thieves be reduced, and thus reduce [...]
In 2011 the government launched its Directgov ePetition website replacing the old 10 Downing Street petition web site launched under Brown’s government and promising that ePetitions with over 100,000 could be debated in Parliament. An ePetition has been posted calling on government to give official support to the British Astronomical Association’s Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS), [...]
This month sees the 55th anniversary of Sky at Night which had its first airing on 24 April 1957. It is remarkable that in all these years Sir Patrick Moore has missed only one show. Sky at Night is not only one of the longest continuously-aired television programmes in the UK (I think Panorama holds [...]
The Society for the History of Astronomy is holding its Spring 2012 on Saturday 28 April at the National Maritime Museum’ Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF The speakers are: Gilbert Satterthwaite MSc FRAS – Being an Astronomer at the Royal Observatory in the 1950s Roger Davies (Philip Wetton Professor of Astrophysics, Oxford and President [...]
On Friday April 20th the BAA Campaign for Dark Skies is holding a one day conference on Planning, Exterior Lighting and the Environment at de Montfort University (DMU), Leicester The conference runs from 10.00 to 4.30 and will be opened by on video by the Astronomer Royal, Lord Rees. The conference is free to CfDS members [...]
In our January meeting John Murrell of Croydon Astronomical Society reminded members of the risks associated with the use of laser pointers and brought to our attention some recent guidance on the use of lasers at night published by the Civil Aviation Authority. This guidance is known as CAP 736: Operation of Directed Light, Fireworks, [...]
Astronomical Societies across the South of England held public astronomy events in partnership with the BBC and timed to coincide with the second series of Stargazing LIVE presented by Professor Brian Cox and Dara O’Briain. The popularity of these events demonstrate just how interested the public are in things astronomical. In fact, the first Stargazing Live [...]
SAGAS maintains a central calendar of meetings and events organised by member societies as well as interesting astronomical events.
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