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Manchester Astronomical Society
Established 1903
Weekly Meetings
Each Thursday we meet in the Blackett Lecture Theatre (apart from over Christmas/New Year, when the Society takes a break), 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.
Due to redevelopment work on the North Campus, the Godlee Observatory is now closed for an indefinite period - we now meet at the Blackett Lecture Theatre in the Schuster Building on the Main Campus.
You can see what's in the night sky for the next month by visiting our JOURNAL page.
January - April 2024
4th January - SkyNotes for January
SkyNotes for January
11th January - The Year Ahead - Sonia Turkington
The Year Ahead - Sonia Turkington
18th January - Public Lecture - See Lectures page
25th January - SkyNotes for February
SkyNotes for February
1st February - The Sun & it's Solar Cycles - Sonia Turkington
The Sun & it's Solar Cycles - Sonia Turkington
8th February - The Drake Equation - Is something missing? - Peter Warrington
The Drake Equation - Is something missing?
15th February - Public Lecture - See Lectures page
22nd February - SkyNotes for March - Prologue
SkyNotes for March - Prologue
29th February - SkyNotes for March plus 'The Circles of Time'
SkyNotes for March plus 'The Circles of Time'
7th March - Voyager - Sonia Turkington
Voyager - Sonia Turkington
14th March - Free & Easy Night
Free & Easy Night
21st March - Public Lecture - See Lectures page
Public Lecture - See Lectures page
28th March - SkyNotes for April
Sky Notes for April
4th April - Hubble - Sonia Turkington
Hubble - Sonia Turkington
11th April - Free & Easy Night
Free & Easy Night
18th April - Annual General Meeting 2024
Annual General Meeting 2024
25th April - SkyNotes for May
SkyNotes for May
May - August 2024
2nd May - "Seeing the Beginning of Time" (video)
"Seeing the Beginning of Time"
9th May - 3D Photography and its Applications In Astronomy - Anthony Jennings
3D Photography and its Applications In Astronomy - Anthony Jennings
If you would like to try making your own 3D image from two images (Left & Right)...
16th May - Space Quiz 2024
23rd May - SkyNotes for June
SkyNotes for June
30th May - "Revealing Our Star-Studded Origins" - Tom Vassos
"Revealing Our Star-Studded Origins" - Tom Vassos
See the "Lectures" page
6th June - Free & Easy Night
Free & Easy Night
13th June - Free & Easy Night
Free & Easy Night
20th June - Noctilucent Clouds - NLC's
Noctilucent Clouds - NLC's
27th June - SkyNotes for July
SkyNotes for July
4th July - "How the Universe Works" (video)
"How the Universe Works" (video)
11th July - "Albumen Photography" - Sonia Turkington
"Albumen Photography" - Sonia Turkington
18th July - "Yuri Gagarin : Space Pioneer"
"Yuri Gagarin : Space Pioneer"
25th July - SkyNotes for August - Special Perseids Edition
SkyNotes for August - Special Perseids Edition
1st August - FREE Public Lecture: "Warping Space & Time" - Dr Steve Barrett, University of Liverpool
FREE Public Lecture: "Warping Space & Time" - Dr Steve Barrett, University of Liverpool
See the Guest Speaker Lectures page for more details
8th August - "Problems involving a table tennis ball and alien abduction" - Peter Warrington
"Problems involving a table tennis ball and alien abduction" - Peter Warrington
15th August - "Cassini-Huygens, A Saturnian Odyssey" - Rhys Williams
"Cassini-Huygens, A Saturnian Odyssey"
Rhys Williams
22nd August - A little bit of light relief - Free & Easy Night
A little bit of light relief - Free & Easy Night
29th 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.
Posted: 22 August 2023
The MAS 'Library Service' is suspended for the duration of our exile from the Godlee Observatory
September - December 2024
5th September - Kim's Voyage
Kim's Voyage
12th September - Celestial Navigation
Celestial Navigation
19th September - Free & Easy Night
Free & Easy Night
26th September - SkyNotes for October
SkyNotes for October
3rd October - The Birth of Planet Earth (video)
The Birth Of Planet Earth (video)
10th October - Free & Easy night
Free & Easy night
17th October - Public Lecture - See Guest Speakers Lectures page
Public Lecture
See the Guest Speakers Lectures page for details
24th October - Lovell's Spies. GCHQ and the Cold War - Heritage Lecture by Dr David Arbrutat
Lovell's Spies. GCHQ and the Cold War - Heritage Lecture by Dr David Arbrutat
This is a recording of the lecture recently given at Jodrell Bank
31st October - SkyNotes for November
SkyNotes for November
7th November - 25 years of the ISS
25 Years of the ISS
14th November - Celestial Wonders of 2025 (special events) - Sonia Turkington
Celestial Wonders of 2025 (special events) - Sonia Turkington
21st November - Searching for Dark Skies - Mazin Younis CANCELLED
See the Lectures page for details
Searching for Dark Skies - Mazin Younis CANCELLED
28th November - SkyNotes for December
SkyNotes for December
5th December - Quiz Night - a fun General Knowledge/Space quiz, with prizes
Quiz Night - a fun General Knowledge/Space quiz, with prizes
12th December - "Close encounters of the synapse kind" - Peter Warrington
Close encounters of the synapse kind
Peter Warrington
19th December - Presidential Lecture & Christmas Party
Presidential Lecture & Christmas Party
26th 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
Manchester Astronomical Society, Blackett Theatre, Schuster Building, University
of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL
Contact us via e-mail: HERE or Telephone +44 (0) 777 4698467 (24hr Voicemail)