The latest news from Sunderland Astronomical Society
SAS Memberships will be due from 1st September 2020 (payable throughout September) for this season 2020/2021. Joining/Renewing helps support your local astronomical society & community. In this special year when we can’t meet as we would like, and haven’t been able to do our fundraising events your membership subscriptions are even more important to help keep…
In this talk Graham Darke (SAS President) will explain how we can optimise our observing and equipment for urban locations which is something that we have all had to contend with during the pandemic lockdown. Graham will look at how we can still get the most out of observing time despite the challenges that urban…
Sunderland Astro September UPDATE. Hi Everyone, The committee held a Zoom meeting yesterday to discuss the current society issues and the latest government statements on Coronavirus, in particular the new “Rule of 6″. After taking advice and considering the safety of our members and the reputation of the society we decided that we are still…
Update as of 14-09-20: The committee held a Zoom meeting yesterday to discuss the current society issues and the latest government statements on Coronavirus, in particular the new “Rule of 6”. After taking advice and considering the safety of our members and the reputation of the society we decided that we are still not able…
Sunderland Astro AUGUST UPDATE. Hi everyone, I thought I would give a further update on where we are at restarting society events. We were hoping to start limited events this month but at the last minute the government changed they mind about some of the August rule changes and these do have a bearing on…
Important please read Coronavirus issues update. ALL SOCIETY GATHERINGS AT WETLANDS CENTRE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE A committee meeting was held tonight 18th March and we took the decision to suspend, until further notice. All Thursday and Sunday gatherings at the Washington wetlands centre. We didn’t come to the decision lightly but the clear statement…
This sunday’s Lecture is Cancelled and postponed for a later date due to the Corona virus outbreak. In view of the the present Corona Virus situation we regrettably need to take sensible measures and it necessary to cancel the SAS lecture this Sunday. As members will be in very close together and there is risk of spreading…
Sunderland Astronomical Society is planning another day trip for the forthcoming summer season (possibly July, August 2020 – Date TBD). We are planning a trip for our SAS members to visit the National Space Centre in Leicester (https://spacecentre.co.uk) We are hiring a coach for the day, leaving from and returning to Washington Wetlands Centre. We’ve…
Messier 42 or M42 is one of the brightest, most widely known and easily observed objects in the Winter Sky. And yet this stunning object is home to some utterly mind-blowing phenomena, many of which we have only just been discovered. There’s also a darker side – M42 hides a deeper secret about it’s past.…
Visit the Cygnus Observatory based at the Washington Wetlands Centre for an evening dedicated to our nearest celestial neighbour. See the moon in stunning detail through many telescopes and enjoy a tour of the night skies from this welcoming and friendly group of amateur astronomers. Powerful telescopes will be available to view: The Moon. Amazing…