Category: Observing
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2013-07-19 Waving at Saturn while Cassini takes picture
A group of us met on Burbage Moor around 22:00 to prepare for the picture which was a series of images taken between 22:27 and 22:42 BST by the Cassini spacecraft, from the orbit of Saturn. Earth was only about a pixel in size from Cassini’s vantage point 898 million (1.44 billion kilometers) away, but…
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2013-07-13 Sungazing Live
Record temperatures of 29 degC and a only partially cloudy sky attracted many visitors to our Sungazing Live event at Mayfield. Lots of flares seen through our H-alpha scope and some decent astrophotographs taken too. A local newspaper reporter was impressed by our setup and we hope he can get an article published soon, detailing…
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2013-06-15 Sungazing
Despite a rainy forecast and a short downpour, several visitors had a good look at the Sun with a variety of solar telescopes. A few sunspots were visible along with several prominences.
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2013-01-12 Stargazing Live at Mayfield
Our Stargazing Live event was a great success despite a mainly cloudy sky. Over 120 people enjoyed a series of interesting talks, looked at our impressive displays and chatted to our knowledgeable astronomers. A few even managed to see Jupiter and its moons before the clouds rolled in. A great evening.
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2012-09-22 International Observe the Moon Night
A clear sky brought many people to Mayfield to see the Moon through many different types of telescope. They were also able to learn more about the Moon, space missions associated with it and why Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the Moon.
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2012-07-29 Castleton – National Parks Week Event
We travelled to Castleton in the Peak District to take part in a Sungazing-style event as part of the National Parks Week celebrations. Many visitors to the town stopped to view the Sun through our telescopes and they all learned a little bit more about our closest star.
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2012-07-14 Sungazing
This image of the Sun was taken by SAS member Chris Walker in one of the few fleeting gaps in the clouds on an otherwise grey and sometimes drizzly Sungazing Live event. The image is made more impressive by the fact that it was taken using a mobile phone held up to the telescope eyepiece.…
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2012-07-07 Walkley Festival
Despite some heavy showers (look at the sky in the background!), the Sun was seen by many enthusiastic visitors who were treated to some excellent talks in the bowling pavilion at the end of the afternoon.
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2012-06-06 Venus Transit
A hardy group of members headed up Ringinglow Road to get a good viewpoint for the transit, visible from dawn at 04:45. As usual for an important astronomical event, no Sun was to be seen but they followed the event live using an iPad on the Internet. Roll on 2117!
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2012-04-21 Sungazing starts with some Sun!
Our first Sungazing of the year and guess what? The Sun actually shone most of the afternoon, despite dire weather predictions. Lots of sunspots and an enormous prominence were seen by the many people who visited us at Mayfield.