Sky Notes - April 2023

In this month's edition:

  • Planetary Skylights.
  • April Meteors & Aurora Images.
  • April Night Sky.
  • April 2023 Sky Charts.

  [Read more about Sky Notes - April 2023]

The Fox and Hounds at Ainthorpe are hosting a 'Welcome Spring' Star Party evening on Friday April 7th.  Run along similar lines as the 'Evening under the Stars' event last October, it promises to be a cracking evening.   

 

 

 

  [Read more about Fox and Hounds - Spring Evening under the Stars ]

The lighter evenings of April offer up an interesting stellar challenge, testing the observing dexterity of star gazers - casual or otherwise. 

  [Read more about The Stellar Baker's Dozen Challenge - 2023]

Monthly meetings of the WDAS occur on the first Tuesday of each month from October to May, college opening hours and holidays permitting.  You can locate us at Caedmon College - Normanby Campus.  Due to the Easter holidays and teacher training days at the college, there is no meeting in April, the next one being on May 2nd from 19:30hrs.   [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings and Observatory Open Nights ]

Anyone wanting to join the society. Subscription fee's are as follows... [Read more about WDAS New Members Fee for 2023]

Events

Public viewing open night at the Bruce Observatory - Caedmon College, Normanby Campus, Whitby. Please contact Mark before travelling -01947 605516

Date:
5 March, 2023 - 19:15 to 21:15
Address:
Bruce Observatory - Caedmon College
Prospect Hill
YO21 1LA Whitby
United Kingdom
GB

Caedmon College Normanby Site (you may know it as Whitby College or Whitby School), Room H1.

In Members' monthly meetings we usually take a tour of the night sky for the coming month using the Planetarium program. Have talks and presentations on various topics of astronomy/space etc, and discuss future events etc. New members welcome.

Date:
7 March, 2023 - 19:30 to 21:15
Address:
Room H1, Caedmon College, Normanby Site (Whitby School)
Prospect Hill
YO21 1LA Whitby
United Kingdom
GB

Public viewing open night at the Bruce Observatory - Caedmon College, Normanby Campus, Whitby. Please contact Mark before travelling -01947 605516

Date:
19 March, 2023 - 19:15 to 21:15
Address:
Bruce Observatory - Caedmon College
Prospect Hill
YO21 1LA Whitby
United Kingdom
GB

Public viewing open night at the Bruce Observatory - Caedmon College, Normanby Campus, Whitby. Please contact Mark before travelling -01947 605516

Date:
26 March, 2023 - 20:00 to 21:45
Address:
Bruce Observatory - Caedmon College
Prospect Hill
YO21 1LA Whitby
United Kingdom
GB