Monthly meetings of WDAS, held at Caedmon College - Normanby Campus, will adjourn for the summer after the final meeting of the season on Tuesday May 7th. [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings/ Early Summer Star Party Schedule]
A monthly feature chronicling the observing high's and low's experienced at the Bruce Observatory over the preceding month. After this article the feature will return in October. [Read more about Bruce Diary - April ]
In this month's edition:
The event at the Whitby Youth Hostel on March 29th, the final outreach event scheduled this side of summer, turned out to be the successful of all those hosted at the hostel. Why? Well for once it was clear.
A couple of non-observing events were hosted by Mark during March, the first for science week at Whitby Library, the second at the new Mayfield Care Home in Whitby.
This monthly feature chronicle's the observing high's and low's experienced at the Bruce Observatory over the preceding month. [Read more about Bruce Diary - March ]
Monthly meetings of WDAS are held at Caedmon College - Normanby Campus. Due to the prolonged Easter break at the College and other factors, there will be no meeting in April. The final meeting of the season will be Tuesday May 7th. [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings]
In this month's edition:
This monthly feature chronicle's the observing high's and low's experienced at the Bruce Observatory over the preceding month. [Read more about Bruce Diary - February ]
Monthly meetings of WDAS are held at Caedmon College - Normanby Campus, with the next meeting of 2024 being on Tuesday - March 5th. [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings]
The event at the Whitby Youth Hostel on Feb 16th was sold out, and with well broken skies opening above Whitby during the afternoon things looked promising for the evening. And then....
The Dark Skies & Warm Fires event organised by our colleague Colin, proprietor of the Fox and Hounds at Ainthorpe, was again fully booked for the weekend Feb 9/10th. with people hoping to view the magnificence of the starry winter sky. [Read more about Fox and Hounds – Dark Sky & Warm Fires Event 2024]
In this month's edition:
Monthly meetings of WDAS have now resumed at Caedmon College - Normanby Campus, with the next meeting of 2024 being on Tuesday February 6th. [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings]
Our first society meeting of the New Year saw guest speaker Richard Darn give a very interesting, and quite inspiring talk on ‘North York Moors Dark Night Survey’. [Read more about January Meeting - Richard Darn - Dark Sky Survey]
| Sun | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Actual | 05:05 | 20:51 |
| Civil Twilight | 04:21 | 21:36 |
| Nautical Twilight | 03:17 | 22:40 |
| Astronomical Twilight |
| Moon | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| 05:15 | 23:35 |
