The latest news from Sunderland Astronomical Society
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.
September is the start of our new season. SAS Memberships will be due from 1st September for this season 2016/2017. Joining/Renewing helps support your local astronomical society & community. So come on down to Cygnus Observatory join or renew your SAS membership. One of the largest & most active astronomical society’s in the North East,…
From humble beginnings and as a pre-season event, the annual SAS Starbeque event has now become the stuff of legend and one largest turnout in 2015. 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 afterwards if weather…
Mars is a barren desert world, so one might puzzle over the idea there being water. However, since 1877 there has been great speculation of water on Mars and ultimately what that implies. In this talk Ramin Lolachi looks at the history of hunting for water on Mars and the role water has played in…