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Manchester Astronomical Society
Established 1903
manastro.org
This is the website of the Manchester Astronomical Society. To find out more about the Society, see the About Us page. If you are interested in astronomy/visiting the Society, see the Meetings page to find out what's on and the Visit Us page for directions to the Godlee. Groups requiring a tour of the Godlee should Contact Us first to arrange visits.
(Note: there is NO wheelchair access to any part of the observatory, nor is there any public access to the balcony around the Godlee dome; plus there is a H&S restriction of a minimum of 11 years of age for using the spiral staircase up to the observatory dome/telescopes)
Everyone is welcome to attend our public lectures, held from October to March at Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Oxford Road. (COVID-19: Lectures are being held via ZOOM) See the Lectures page for details.
The society also has an active Facebook group, which everyone is welcome to join.
If you are interested in joining the Society please go to the Join page.Weekly Meetings
The society holds meetings every Thursday evening in the Godlee Observatory (except Public Lecture nights and at Christmas & New Year, when the Godlee will be closed). See the Meetings page for more information.
You can see what's in the night sky for the next month by visiting our JOURNAL page.Image © Graham Hodson
Weekly meeting audience in the Godlee
The Godlee Observatory on the roof of the Sackville Building, University of Manchester
Image © Michael OatesManastro Journal for May available HERE
Home Observatory Restoration Project
Online Payment Options:
To make a single subscription payment using PayPal, a credit or debit card, or your bank account, select either Full or Student, and either [Full Year] or [Half Year, if date is post AGM in April to 30 June]:
NOTE: There is a PayPal transaction charge of £1.00 for using this method of payment, which has been included and added to the normal Subscription amount, as shown below.
Any NEW Members joining the Society after 1 July 2021 must pay the Full/Student annual subscription using the drop down menu/button above. The Half-Year option only applies from 22 April 2022 to 30 June 2022.
Existing Member's subscriptions should be renewed before 1 October 2021.To make a specific payment to the MAS for any another reason, select:
The Bevis Atlas
For details about the discovery of the Bevis Atlas at the Godlee Observatory visit the Bevis page
Manchester Astronomical Society, Godlee Observatory, Sackville Street Building, University
of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL
Tel: +44 (0) 161 306 4977 (24 Hour Voicemail)