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Manchester Astronomical Society
Established 1903

 Weekly Meetings

Each Thursday we meet in The Godlee Observatory (apart from the Public Lecture evenings and the Christmas/New Year break, when the Observatory will be closed), from about 19:00. Any scheduled talks will start at about 20:00. Weather permitting, we may also observe using the telescopes until as late as people want to stay. If you are interested in coming to any of these meetings please see the visitor information page.

Depending upon any CoVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Government on public gatherings, we may need to conduct our weekly meetings via ZOOM during the early part of 2022

You can see what's in the night sky for the next month by visiting our JOURNAL page.

 

 January - April 2022

6th January - VIA ZOOM - SkyNotes for January + Engineering the JWST (video)

VIA ZOOM

SkyNotes for January

13th January - VIA ZOOM - The Grimsby Fireball (video) OR - Venus & Mercury(video)

VIA ZOOM - The Grimsby Fireball (video) OR Venus & Mercury (video)

Grimsby fireball

Venus & Mercury

20th January - Public Lecture via ZOOM - 19.30

Public Lecture via ZOOM, commencing at 19:30

See Lectures page for more information
 
27th January - SkyNotes for February - via ZOOM

SkyNotes for February - via ZOOM

You can join the meeting from about 19:00

The link for Members is in the latest Newsletter

3rd February -

10th February -

17th February - Public Lecture via ZOOM 19.30

Public Lecture commencing at 19:30

See Lectures page for more information
 
24th February - SkyNotes for March

SkyNotes for March

3rd March -

10th March -

17th March - Public Lecture via ZOOM 19.30

Public Lecture via ZOOM 19.30

See Lectures page for more information
 

24th March -

 

31st March - SkyNotes for April

 

7th April -

14th April -

21st April - Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting

MAS Logo

28th April - SkyNotes for May

SkyNotes for May

 May - August 2022

5th May -

Arecibo Message

12th May -

19th May -

26th May - SkyNotes for June

SkyNotes for June

2nd June -

9th June -

16th June -

23rd June -

30th June - SkyNotes for July

SkyNotes for July

7th July -

14th July -

21st July -

28th July - SkyNotes for August

SkyNotes for August

4th August -

11th August -

18th August -

25th August - SkyNotes for September

SkyNotes for September

 Member's Notice Board

Posted: 23 July 2018

The MAS website has pages devoted to images of the night sky, as well as the Sun and Moon, and images may be submitted to the website via e-mail to the webmaster, in addition to posting on the MAS Facebook page.

There is no longer any restriction on image file size.

 September - December 2022

1st September -

8th September -

15th September -

22nd September -

29th September - SkyNotes for October

SkyNotes for October

ivy

6th October -

13th October -

20th October - Public Lecture - The Godlee is CLOSED tonight

Public Lecture

See the Lectures page for details

27th October - SkyNotes for November

SkyNotes for November

3rd November -

10th November -

17th November - Public Lecture

Public Lecture<

See the Lectures page for details

24th November - SkyNotes for December

SkyNotes for December

1st December -

8th December -

15th December - Presidential Lecture & Christmas Party - NOTE: Lecture is 19:30 start !

Presidential Lecture
NOTE: Lecture is 19:30 start !

The Lecture (approx. 35 minutes) will be followed by the Members' Christmas Party - NO VISITORS tonight, please !!

"Aristarchus - The Story, The Legend, & The Myth"

Aristarchus

22nd December - No Meeting Tonight - Christmas / New Year Break

No meeting tonight - Christmas / New Year Break
Wishing a Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year to the Whole World

Merry Christmas
 
29th December - No Meeting Tonight - Christmas / New Year Break

No meeting tonight - Christmas / New Year Break
Wishing a Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year to the Whole World

Merry Christmas
 

 Health & Safety Notice

Safety procedures within the Godlee Observatory are maintained for the safety of members, staff and visitors to the observatory.
Additional CoVid-19 requirements are currently in force (facemasks & hand sanitiser) All visitors must be accompanied by a warden or a trained society member when entering the Godlee dome.
Please note that due to Health and Safety restrictions, persons under 11 years of age are not allowed to use the spiral staircase nor enter the Godlee dome area (where the telescopes are situated).
The walkway on the outside of the dome is not accessible.
All persons in the Godlee Observatory complex must observe all safety procedures and notices as indicated or advised.
All visitors will receive safety instruction upon arrival.
All group visits must be pre-arranged to ensure there are an appropriate number of trained personnel present; this may require a risk assessment. There is a maximum occupancy of 40 persons; this number includes any MAS personnel required to supervise the group.