In 2020 the Royal Astronomical Society will be 200 years old. To celebrate their bicentennial, the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is establishing an Outreach and Engagement Fund of £1,000,000 to support astronomy and geophysics projects that create a real buzz about science – understanding, discussion and dialogue – in diverse sections of the community. RAS…
Sunderland Astronomical Society (SAS) have been invited to participate in GEEKDOM 2016 on 4th December 2016 at the Nissan Sports & Leisure Complex. A comic-con style event, but not as you know it, promoting total escapism and wonderment across a multitude of genres. With interactive workshops, displays, exhibits, performances and market style area, there nothing…
The Sunderland Astronomical Society AGM will be taking place on Sunday 27th November 2016 from 7:00 pm. SAS members are invited to attend, listen to chairpersons reports and vote in the election of the committee and nominations are asked from the SAS members. At the AGM all committee members stand down and members are nominated elected/re-elected. There…
Dr David Rosario Research Associate Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy Durham University will be giving a talk on “Active galaxies and Super massive black holes.” on Sunday 20th November 2016 from 7 pm in the Discovery room of Washington Wetlands Centre . Super massive black holes have moved firmly on to the main stage in the story of the Cosmos.…
The Kielder Forest Star Camp runs from Wednesday 26th to Sunday 30th October. The Kielder Forest Star Camps are run twice a year, in the spring (usually in Feb/March) and in the autumn(usually in October). Originally setup and organised by members of Sunderland Astronomical Society(SAS). All activities on the main day Saturday are free to attend. Update:…
Sunderland Astronomical Society (SAS) have been invited to participate in the Kingcon Comicon Convention this year in/at the Stadium Of Light on the Saturday 22nd & 23rd October 2016. Details are TBC, but here is what we have so far. There may be some solar observing outside and promoting astronomy & the society inside. So…
Barbara Atkinson (Volunteer) will be giving a talk on “Introduction in the Egyptian Belief in Astronomy” on Sunday 16th October 2016 from 7 pm in the Discovery room of Washington Wetlands Centre . Egypt’s most important star deities were those which were visible every night, and their belief was so strong that various tombs and temples…
SAS have been invited by North Shields Customer First Centre (i.e. the North Tyneside Libraries) to participate in this event: observing, talks & SAS stuff at St Mary’s lighthouse on Wednesday 28th September 2016. Date: Wednesday 28th September 2016. Event Times: 7 pm to 10 pm. Location: St Mary’s Island causeway, Whitley Bay. NE26 4RS.
Lecture Sir Arnold Wolfendale FRS. Emeritus Professor of Physics, 14th Astronomer Royal of Durham University will be giving a talk on “The Search for Intelligent Life” on Sunday 18th September 2016 from 7 pm in the Discovery room of Washington Wetlands Centre . ‘Are we alone in the Universe?’ It’s is one of the greatest questions of our age. The lecture will deal with…
From humble beginnings and as a pre-season event, the annual SAS Starbeque event has now become the stuff of legend and it was our largest attended Starbeque to date. Held usually on last Saturday in August, but due to the nearest new moon phase it’s the 3rd September 2016, starting at 6:30 pm until very late, observing…