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New web site hosting

Posted on February 27, 2021 by admin

Welcome to Sheffield Astronomical Society. We have moved the site to a nerw hosting provider – kualo

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2014-10-18 Astromind comes to Sheffield

Posted on October 20, 2014 by admin

The annual Yorkshire astronomy Mastermind quiz (Astromind) came to Sheffield this weekend, as usual hosted by Neil Haggath and as usual some interesting and mind bending questions. This year’s competitors were Marcus Armitage from Huddersfield, Mick Waterfield from Mexborough & … Continue reading →

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2014-05-17 Sun shines on Botanical Gardens

Posted on May 20, 2014 by admin

Our most successful ever Sungazing event with well over 200 people of all ages looking down our specialist solar telescopes.  They asked many questions and learned a lot about our nearest star.  We had a great time too and enjoyed … Continue reading →

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2014-04-12 Sungazing in the Botanical Gardens

Posted on April 13, 2014 by admin

Our first event in the Botanical Gardens for many years was a great success despite the cloudy weather. There were many interested visitors and a few actually saw a fleeting image of the Sun during some brief cloud breaks. By … Continue reading →

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2014-01-21 Beginners Evening

Posted on January 24, 2014 by admin

Our Beginners’ evenings have become more and more popular over the past few months and we had a full house for our Beginners’ topic “Jupiter”.

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2014-01-16 Lydgate Juniors Outreach

Posted on January 24, 2014 by admin

A full house of children and adults enjoyed a great evening of astronomy at Lydgate Junior school.  They learned about Jupiter and Orion and found out what it takes to be an astronomer.

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2014-01-11 Stargazing Live

Posted on January 12, 2014 by admin

We had a fantastic Stargazing Live event at the Norfolk Arms to the west of Sheffield when over 260 adults and children came along. They were treated to some excellent talks on Jupiter, Orion and Galaxies and a chance to … Continue reading →

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2013-10-26 Astromind

Posted on October 27, 2013 by admin

This year’s Yorkshire Astromind was held at Mexborough & Swinton AS where Darren put in an amazing performance and came a close second, only 3 points behind the winner. He was encouraged by a bevvy of vociferous cheerleaders who kept … Continue reading →

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2013-10-23 Off The Shelf

Posted on October 24, 2013 by admin

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We were invited to Totley Library to give a few talks as part of the Sheffield ‘Off the Shelf’ festival – a festival of words. An audience of about 30 turned up and enjoyed a talk by Mike on ‘Navigating … Continue reading →

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2013-09-21 Stargazing at the Sportsman PH at the equinox

Posted on September 23, 2013 by admin

Our first public observing evening outside Mayfield was a great success with over 50 people coming along.  After a bit of cloud, the sky cleared and we watched a near-full Moon rise through the clouds on the horizon. Many Messier … Continue reading →

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