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Manchester Astronomical Society

Established 1903

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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. 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.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, our meetings are suspended - but 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

Manastro Journal for June available HERE

The Godlee Observatory on the roof of the Sackville Building, University of Manchester
Image © Michael Oates

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NOTE: If you do not have a PayPal account there is a PayPal transaction charge of £1.00 for using this method of payment, which has been added to the normal Subscription amount, as shown below.

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ONLY USE THIS OPTION FOR REPEATING SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE ON THE 1st OCTOBER --- PLEASE DO NOT "SUBSCRIBE" AT ANY OTHER TIME as repeat payments will be taken on the same date each year
To CANCEL your recurring Annual subscription payment, select:

Save the £1 charge - IF YOU HAVE A PayPal ACCOUNT use: PayPal.me/ManchesterAS and enter the amount, stating that it is for a "1 year" or "1/2 year", "Full Subscription" or "Student Subscription", or "Other Payment" as appropriate. Note that this payment method is not as 'secure' as that used above. "New" members need to complete and submit an Application form which can be found HERE. You will need to attend the Godlee Observatory on a Meeting night (Thursday) for an ID photo to be taken for your Membership card, which will then be available to collect one week later.

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the MAS has suspended all meetings for at least 30 days from 17th March 2020.
UPDATE 19/3/2020: The University of Manchester has placed all the buildings into lock-down. Only essential UoM staff will have access; therefore, the question of when the Godlee re-opens and meetings recommence is in the hands of the UoM, not the MAS.