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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.
January - April 2020
2nd January - No Meeting Tonight - Christmas/New Year Break
9th January - SkyNotes for January
SkyNotes for January
16th January - Public Lecture at MMU - The Godlee Observatory is closed this evening
Public Lecture at Manchester Metropolitan University,
John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, commencing at 19:30
See Lectures page for more information23rd January - Informal Evening - Including setting up your telescope
An Informal Evening which will include a hands on demonstration of setting up a telescope
30th January - SkyNotes for February
SkyNotes for February
6th February - Light Pollution - Steve Hurley
A talk by Steve on the causes of Light Pollution and the effects on astronomy and Dark Sky initiatives.
13th February - Saturn - A Travellers Guide to the Planets (Video)
Saturn - A Travellers Guide to the Planets
20th February - Public Lecture at MMU - The Godlee Observatory is closed this evening
Public Lecture at Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD commencing at 19:30
See Lectures page for more information27th February - SkyNotes for March
SkyNotes for March
5th March
12th March
19th March - Public Lecture at MMU - The Godlee Observatory is closed this evening
Public Lecture at Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD commencing at 19:30
See Lectures page for more information26th March - SkyNotes for April
SkyNotes for April
2nd April
9th April
16th April - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - MEMBERS ONLY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Members ONLY tonight please
The meeting will commence at 8.00 pm prompt
23rd April
30th April - SkyNotes for May
SkyNotes for May
May - August 2020
7th May
14th May
21st May
28th May - SkyNotes for June
SkyNotes for June
4th June
11th June
18th June
25th June - SkyNotes for July
SkyNotes for July
2nd July
9th July
16th July
23rd July
30th July - SkyNotes for August
SkyNotes for August
6th August
13th August
20th August
27th August - SkyNotes for September
SkyNotes for September
Member's Notice Board
Posted: 13 December 2019
Members that have not renewed their subscription for 2020 are now deemed to have resigned from the Society
Posted: 9 January 2019
Updated: 30 August 2019The MAS has now closed access to this website using the domain manastro.co.uk.
manastro.co.uk will cease existence in January 2020.Posted: 23 July 2018
The MAS website has pages devoted to images of the night sky, as well as the Sun and Moon, and that images may be submitted to the website via e-mail to the webmaster, in addition to posting on the MAS Facebook page.
Details about image submission can be found here.
September - December 2020
3rd September
10th September
17th September
24th September - SkyNotes for October
SkyNotes for October
1st October
8th October
15th October - Public Lecture at MMU - The Godlee Observatory is closed this evening
See the Lectures page for details
22nd October
Choose the best of recent images posted on Facebook by NON-Members of the Society. The winning image will be posted to our new Facebook Page Photo Album
29th October - SkyNotes for November
SkyNotes for November
5th November
12th November
19th November - Public Lecture at MMU - The Godlee Observatory is closed this evening
See the Lectures page for details
26th November - SkyNotes for December
SkyNotes for December
3rd December
10th December
17th December - Presidential Lecture & Christmas Buffet (MEMBERS ONLY TONIGHT)
Note: To allow plenty of time for the Christmas Buffet, the talk will begin at 7.30pm
24th December - No Meeting Tonight - Christmas / New Year Break
No meeting tonight. The Godlee is closed.
Wishing a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the Whole World
31st December - No Meeting Tonight - Christmas / New Year Break
No meeting tonight. The Godlee is closed.
Wishing a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the Whole World
Health & Safety Notice
Safety procedures within the Godlee Observatory are maintained for the safety of members, staff and visitors to the observatory.
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.
Manchester Astronomical Society, Godlee Observatory, Sackville Street Building, University
of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL
Tel: +44 (0) 161 306 4977 (24 Hour Voicemail)