By Phil Barnard The Society presents a £20 annual award to a student at St. Peter’s Collegiate School, chosen for achieving the requisite standard in IT/ Electronics. The recipient of the 2018 […]
By Richard Harvey 46P/Wirtanen is a small short-period comet with a current orbital period of 5.4 years. It was discovered on January 17, 1948, by the American astronomer Carl Wirtanen, and expectations
By Linda Manas Three weeks ago I went on a very interesting visit to St Michael’s Church, Much Hoole near Preston. I have recently read two books about transits of
By Richard Harvey We held another observation session at our Trysull site on the 9th October. The sky was 100% clear from clouds for once, with a slight haze in the
A report from our Spanish correspondent (aka Doug Bickley) I remembered on this holiday to Gran Canaria to pack some binoculars. I chose my trusty old Tasco 40mm 8-16x zoom
From daughter Karen Kendall, on behalf of her mother Shirley, sisters Lynne and Kathryn, grandchildren Richard, Bethany, Jamie and Charlotte, and other members of Neville’s family. Neville was a remarkable
By Richard Harvey With Mars at its closest approach since 2003, and the prospect of a clear sky to view it, a last-minute observation session was hastily arranged for Thursday
By Trevor Clifton Given the sharp rise and fall the timings would suggest that the Earth travelled some 315,000 miles while in the debris stream from the comet.It will be
By Trevor Clifton Meteor detection activity on the increase as member Graham Wall is photographed working on his 6 element Yagi
By Doug Bickley A slightly belated report on this trip!! We had talked about a summer visit for some time, and on Wednesday 6th June an intrepid band set off
