Sunderland Astronomical Society Announcements
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:…
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…
Raffle Prize Draw The raffle for the stargazing live events were drawn on the 16th January at the end of the lectures. The raffle for the Stargazing Live Events raffle held over the 15th and 16th of January 2016 was drawn at the end of the lectures on the 16th January 2016.
Sunderland Astro Xmas Benker night. Traditionally the Saturday between Christmas and New Year has been our night (if you attend we will enlighten you on what the Benker Night means), nothing wrong with an incentive to try to get people to go. Due to available Saturday dates over the festive period it has been suggest…
The Sunderland Astronomical Society AGM will be taking place on Sunday 29th November 2015 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.…
Part of the Grubb Parsons Lecture series. When: Wednesday 18th November 2015 at 4:30 pm. Location: Arnold Wolfendale Lecture Theatre (CLC013), Calman Learning Centre, Science site. Durham
On the 20th November we will be Honoured with the presence of Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson who will do the official opening ceremony of the new “all access” mount we have recent had built. Please note: This is an SAS members and invited guests only night. The SAS would like to thank Harry Herron and Dave…
SAS have been asked by the Northumberland Park (the park in North Shields) to hold a Stargazing event on Saturday 10th October from 7.00pm till late. It will be along the same lines of the St Marys event with talk(s) our merchandise table and telescopes. There will be plenty of room for everyone that wants…
The Derwent to Cygnus fundraising bike ride on the 9th August 2015 has been postponed until the new season, possibly September/October this year. This has been decided by the commitee due to a combination of factors: people’s unavailability to take part for this event date, lack of adequate uptake for required number of participants, a…
In suppot of the BBC Two’s Stargazing Live shows on BBC2 on Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th, & Friday 20th (morning of partial solar eclipse) March, Sunderland Astronomical Society and other invited Astronomical Society’s will be running our own Stargaing Live events on Friday 20th & Saturday 21st March 2015, from 6:30 pm. Join local astronomers…