Wolvas visit to The Herschel Museum, Bath – 19th Nov 2022
by Cath Adams On 19 November 2022 19 members of the society visited the Herschel Museum in Bath. The weather was sunny and travelling separately we had arranged to meet […]
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Partial Solar Eclipse Event – 25 October 2022
By Doug Bickley Whilst astronomers aren’t afraid of the dark it’s lovely sometimes to get together during the day for an event and a chinwag with other members. This partial
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The Wolverhampton Astronomical Society Annual Award 2021
The Society presents an annual award to a student at St. Peter’s Collegiate School, chosen for achievements in computer science. The recipient of the 2021 award is Alex Woodham.
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Recent Club Activities
By Richard Harvey Alongside our internet lectures and Zoom meetings, the society has arranged several observations sessions and outreach events in the past few months. Here’s a quick overview of
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Partial Eclipse Event – June 10th 2021
By Richard Harvey With the relaxation of Covid guidelines for outside gatherings for June 2021, we were pleased to be able to safely arrange an outside observation session for the
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The Wolverhampton Astronomical Society Annual Award 2020
The Society presents an annual award to a student at St. Peter’s Collegiate School, chosen for achieving the requisite standard in IT/ Electronics. The recipient of the 2020 award is
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20th December Planetary Conjunction
By Richard Harvey On the 20th December, WolvAS practical observers once again gathered at Halfpenny Green Vineyard for an observing session. Our previous visit to the vineyard was in November
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Geminids 2019 Backscatter Data
By Trevor Clifton Pictured below is the backscatter data for the 24 hour period covering the Geminid maximum. Some of the gaps in the data is due to high levels
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Transit of Mercury
By Richard Harvey The transit of Mercury which occurred on the 11th November 2019, was the third Mercury transit this century, (other transits being 2006 and 2016). The next transit