On Friday, July 8th, the SAS at Washington Wetlands Centre we were presented with a very kind donation for £1000 from the Freemasons of the province of Durham has kindly donated from their Durham Benevolence charitable fund £1000 to the SAS. This will help enormously in funding for our newly constructed Cygnus Observatory’s dome control…
The Sunderland Astronomical Society (SAS) has been nominated by the Health and Social Security Recreational Association (HASSRA) North East region to be the nominated charity for July. This involves various fundraising events at several Civil Service Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) sites throughout Newcastle & Tyne & Wear. These events are closed events to SAS…
On Sunday, July 3rd, at 7pm at the Discovery Room , Washington Wetlands Centre. Bring yourself and your laptops (if required) for this talk. Summer surprise season continues tonight from 7 pm. David Ettie’s is giving a talk about his journey into Astrophotography. Come down and enjoy the talk. Who: David Ettie (SAS Committee Member) When:…
On the 3rd Sunday, June 19th, at 7pm at the Discovery Room , Washington Wetlands Centre. Bring your cameras, your memory cards and laptops. Distinguished photographer & SAS member Larry Bedigan will be doing a hands on tutorial on how to take better (day-time) photographs followed by an introduction to Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop. Who: Larry…
This years astrophotography competition on 15th May 2016 had two main categories Solar System, Deep Sky Three classes of astrophotography for: Beginners, Intermediates. Advanced . The images in all categories were of a very high standard this year and in some cases between the intermediate and advanced classes the votes separating the winner and runner-up…
It is that time of the year again, the Sunderland Astronomical Society’s Astrophotography Competition will held on Sunday 15th May 2016, from 7:00 pm, where the best of our SAS astrophotography images will be displayed and voted on at this competition event. Traditionally, this is our end-of-season meeting and consequently enjoys something of a more…
Back by popular demand, Sunderland Astronomical Society and other invited Astronomical Society’s will be running our annual Jupiter Nights events. Dates:Friday 18th & Saturday 19th March 2016. Times: from 7:00 pm. Free Entry (Contributions to Society fundraising nonetheless welcomed). Join local astronomers from across the North East for a fun night of assorted astronomical treats at the Cygnus…
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 9th March 2016. Date: Wednesday 9th March 2016. Event Times: 7 pm to 10 pm. Location: St Mary’s Island causeway, Whitley Bay. NE26 4RS.
Professor Shaun Cole from the Department of Physics at Durham University and winner of 2014’s prestigious Shaw Prize, will give a general review of the Hot Big Bang and the accelerating expansion of the universe. Shaun will then focus on how sound waves from the early universe can be used as a yard stick to measure…
For our 21st February Lecture, Professor Wallace Arthur from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and a volunteer at Kielder Observatory will be giving an evolutionary biologists view of possibilities of Extra-Terrestrial Life. The rate of exoplanet discovery over the last 20 years has been incredible. But do any of these newly-discovered worlds act as a…