An RSS Feed for Sunderland Astronomical Society http://www.sunderlandastronomical.com/news.html Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 09:27:00 +0000 Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 09:27:00 +0000 Sunderland Astronomical Society has been awarded NASA's prestigious Certificate of Appreciation through their Space Place Outreach Project. Well done to all those members of the society who contributed to our Outreach Public in any capacity! Your efforts are clearly appreciated! http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html#6 Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 09:27:00 +0000 Sunderland Astronomical Society's efforts to view the partial Solar Eclipse of January 4th 2011 were covered by the BBC and several members of the society were interviewed live, on-air. Later, edited highlights were broadcast on BBC News at One, News 24 and the local magazine programme, Look North. http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html#5 Thursday, 6 Jan 2011 11:57:00 +0000 The title of Dr Paul Lewis's lecture on 16th January 2011 has been changed to 'Measuring the Crab Nebula'. http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html#4 Tuesday, 28 Dec 2010 19:16:00 +0000 Sunderland Astronomical Society launches an RSS test feed. Members with automated RSS Readers can subscribe to the society's news updates. http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html#3 Thursday, 16 Dec 2010 09:18:00 +0000 In conjunction with the Forestry Commission, join our members for an evening of observing at County Durham's Hamsterley Forest. The gas giant planets Jupiter and Uranus will be visible along with a host of deep sky delights including star clusters and galaxies. There will be a cover charge of £5 per person for this event. The telephone number for bookings for the Forestry Commission Hamsterley evening on 8th January 2011 is 01434 220242. http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html#2 Wednesday, 15 Dec 2010 08:49:00 +0000 SAS/BBC STAR-Gazing Live - Join Sunderland Astronomical Society members at Cliff Park on Sunderland's seafront to observe the partially eclipsed Sun rising above the horizon. The Society will have on hand special equipment to permit the safe observation of this event. Please note that observing the Sun should not be attempted without the CORRECT equipment. BBC Look North will be in attendance. As a bonus, the planet Venus will also be visible. http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html http://www.sunderlandastro.com/news.html#1 Thursday, 13 Dec 2010 09:44:00 +0000