The latest news from Sunderland Astronomical Society
My journey into Astrophotography started in 2014 after retirement gave me the freedom to stay up ALL NIGHT if I wished to do so and I have been on a massive learning curve ever since. I was already a keen photographer so how hard could it be to combine a camera and telescope to capture…
VIRTUAL SOCIETY MEETING THURSDAYS ON ZOOM. START TIME: 7.00pm END TIME: Usually around 9:00pm There is no formal subject just general astronomy chat. We get lots of questions on Facebook asking for advice and opinions on equipment and observing, so now is your chance to ask directly some of our senior members. We will give…
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…