A selection of events and club news, plus the slides from Gareth's Night Sky Notes
March 2025
Our event on Park Walk to witness the parital solar eclipse brings in a great crowd
March 2025
Tales from our monthly observation session at Win Green on Saturday 1 March 2025.
Gareth's Sky notes
Gareth's Sky notes
Gareth's Sky notes
Gareth's Sky notes
May 2024
Welcome to Rod's guide on eyepieces for telescopes! Whether you're just starting out or looking to enhance your stargazing experience, understanding the right eyepieces is crucial.
May 2024
Rod has updated the sky viewing information for Southern hemisphere's sky.
February 2024
Rod is wowing us again with his knowledge of the deep sky, this time compiling a list of the Interesting Interacting Galaxies.
Gareth's Sky notes for February featuring good planet viewing, Moon, Comet and the Galaxy season and Milky Way.
January
Read Rod's meticulously compiled notes on what to look out for in the coming weeks in the deep sky.
January 2024
Read what happened to 12 amateur astronomers with six telescopes under the Dorset night sky on 18 January.
Gareth's Sky notes for January featuring good planet viewing, Moon and Pleiades conjunction and Orion
September 2023
Our astronomy exhibition, about the importance of preserving the Earth as our home, is currently on show at Salisbury Hospital.
September 2023
Someone asked on the WhatsApp group about using filters. It's a huge topic, but here is some very simple information on them.
18 September 2023
The Royal Astronomical Association of Canada have done a superb job of collating a list of objects that are generally thought to be the most interesting to view at various times of the year for beginners and intermediates