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Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)

Posted on February 15, 2015 by SAS Committee

Our own society secretary, Darren Swindells took this image of the notoriously difficult to see Barnard 33, otherwise known as the Horsehead Nebula in the constellation of Orion. The reflection nebula NGC 2023 can also be clearly seen at the … Continue reading →

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Stargazing at the Sportsman Inn

Posted on January 18, 2015 by SAS Committee

A surprisingly good observing this evening on Saturday 17th January at the Sportsman Inn on Redmires Road. The weather forecast suggested a clear night with heavy clouds and snow, which made no sense, so we rolled the dice and went … Continue reading →

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Speaker’s Evening ‘Astronomy’s Other Instruments’ with David Hughes

Posted on January 11, 2015 by SAS Committee

Professor David Hughes visited us in December to tell us about Astronomy’s Other Instruments. Professor Hughes retired from Sheffield University around 2008 where he held the position of Emeritus Professor of Astronomy. He has published over 200 papers on asteroids, … Continue reading →

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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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2014-01-21 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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2014-01-11 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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2013-08-03 SAS invades Jodrell Bank

Posted on August 5, 2013 by admin

Despite a heavy downpour and a small detour on the way to Jodrell Bank, the Sun shone while we were there and many of us watched the huge radio telescope rotate around on it’s railway tracks.  We were treated to … Continue reading →

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