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Author Archives: SAS Committee
The Steve Adams Bursary
Under 18s can now join FREE! Background In his will, our late, former President Steve Adams bequeathed the sum of £300 pounds to the Society with express purpose of paying the annual subscriptions of junior members (currently £6 for a … Continue reading
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22nd November STARGAZING Success
After the disappointment of cancelling the Stargazing evening of the 14th, we met a week later at our usual Stargazing venue of the Sportsman Inn on Redmires Road. The weather forecast was with us this time, showing clear skies until … Continue reading
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October 14th Stargazing is CANCELLED
Sorry folks, but the forecast for Lodge Moor is a bit grim. It starts raining at 1pm and does not stop until tomorrow, so with regret, we’re calling off this evening’s Stargazing event (Saturday 14th October 2015). 🙁
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International Observe the Moon Night
Our first stargazing evening since April coincided with the International Observe the Moon night. We took this opportunity to try out out new acquisitions. In operation, we had: Meade LX200R 10″ Aplanatic Schmidt-Cassegrain on HEQ6 Pro The Mighty Howitzer (7″ … Continue reading
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June Sungazing event is CANCELLED :-(
The Sungazing event in the Sheffield Botanical Gardens scheduled for Saturday 13th June is CANCELLED because it’s raining and all the weather forecasts agree that there is not going to be any sun to see today.
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Steve Adams (1957-2015)
Honorary President. Leader, mentor, inspirer, but above all, friend.
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April Sungazing 2015
The first Sungazing event of 2015 was off to a cracking start in Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Although not completely clear skies, the cloud was broken enough to enjoy views through the Herschel Wedge (white light) and through the Hydrogen-Alpha and … Continue reading
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Partial Solar Eclipse March 2015
Now the dust has settled and we can draw breath again it’s time to post an update from our Eclipse event. Our preparations for the event started in January, when we formed an organising sub-committee, with our acting Vice President, … Continue reading
Partial Solar Eclipse from the Frozen North
A few brave society members travelled about as far as you can go without leaving the mainland to experience the partial solar eclipse of 20th March 2015 at over 95% of totality. Observing from a cottage overlooking the sea near … Continue reading
Imaging the globular cluster M3
Society member Vince Sellars captured this superb image of the Globular Cluster M3 (NGC 5272) in the constellation of Canes Venatici on 24/03/2015. At a distance of roughly 34,000 light years, it has an unusually large population of variable stars, … Continue reading
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