After two scrubbed launches due to fuelling leaks, Artemis 1 had been given the green light for another launch attempt, then Ian intervened, no not the chief controller, but the named hurricane that caused widespread destruction across Florida. On a more positive note NASA's Dart mission crashes into asteroid... [Read more about Artemis Battens Down -Whilst Dart Hits the Bullseye ]
Good weather and Lady luck, so often in our favour throughout much of summer, deserted us for our scheduled events in September...
This Autumn is shaping up very nicely for Star Party events, with an number of exciting
events scheduled to go ahead - weather permitting. First up is...
Monthly meetings of WDAS will resume at Caedmon College - Normanby Campus on Tuesday
October 4th from 19:30hrs. [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings and Observatory Open Nights Resume . ]
In this month's edition:
A new astro-convention will take place this October organised by Brian Jones, editor of the Yearbook of Astronomy. Called the Yearbook of Astronomy Convention, it will feature guest speakers and is hoped to become an anual event ... [Read more about Yearbook of Astronomy Convention - 2022-update]
It is almost 50 years since man last walked on the Moon, but on August 29th NASA's Artemis 1 mission stood ready on launch pad 39B - the same pad used for the Apollo missions, ready to make that initial step in returning humans back to the Moon and beyond. However ... [Read more about Artemis Foul(ed) Up ]
Monthly meetings of WDAS will resume at Caedmon College - Normanby Campus on Tuesday October 4th from 19:30hrs. [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings Resume and Observatory Open Nights. ]
Weather permitting; Autumn 2022 should be a busy period with plenty on offer to observe and some excellent locations to observe from. We start at Hook's House Campsite...
In this month's edition:
Whitby Regatta; so often coincides with a mixed, unsettled weather, but with near heat wave conditions forecast this year confidence in hosting a full programme of Regatta events was high. So did matters work out that way ... well not quite. [Read more about August Events - Regatta - A retrospective view. ]
August tends to be a busy month - skies are darker earlier for one reason. Decent, warm conditions are another factor and we have some planets to observe now. Would cloud stay away, or spoil the party. [Read more about Star Party Reports -Aug 6th, 20th, 26th & 28th ]
A new astro-convention will take place this October organised by Brian Jones, editor of the Yearbook of Astronomy. Called the Yearbook of Astronomy Convention, it will feature guest speakers and is hoped to become an anual event ... [Read more about Yearbook of Astronomy Convention - 2022-update]
Following a three month initial instrument shakedown period 
the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) science team have released the first slew of images from the $10 billion telescope... and boy, was the wait worth it. [Read more about James Webb - Initial Images ]
August is expected to be somewhat busier on the star party front than the past two months, with darker skies and planetary offerings - weather permitting.
| Sun | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Actual | 07:08 | 17:23 |
| Civil Twilight | 06:32 | 17:59 |
| Nautical Twilight | 05:50 | 18:41 |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:09 | 19:22 |
| Moon | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| 08:04 | 23:09 |
