In this month's edition:
Remember Whitby Regatta last year? The near heatwave, the sea fret hugging the coast, hearing, but not seeing the Red Arrows. Solar party events, where we seemed to wait, and wait for the Sun to appear, and evening star parties which promised much, but cloud saw that little was delivered. Remember? Well 2023 was in a curious way way very similar, but not as hot! [Read more about August Events - Regatta - A retrospective view. ]
Conditions in August seem to have become more of a lottery in recent years, so aside from Whitby Regatta, how would the remainder of our scheduled events fair? [Read more about Star Party Event Reports - Aug 5th, 19th, & 26th]
Phil Richards tells the story of how he acquired an old 5-inch refractor seemingly forgotten from Fylinghall School and his efforts to restore it. [Read more about Restoration of the Watson Telescope - By Phil Richards ]
Breaking News - We have just received the fantastic news that ambitious plans for an observatory in the grounds of Danby Lodge have been passed by the NYM planning authorities.
[Read more about Danby Lodge Centre Observatory Project.. Breaking News!]
Weather permitting September can be every bit as busy as August on the star party front. Here are the scheduled events for September, plus the date of the first monthly meeting at Caedmon College and the start of open nights at the Bruce Observatory. [Read more about Hook's House Farm - Event. September Schedule & Monthly Meeting Dates. ]
Anyone wanting to join the society. Subscription fees are as follows... [Read more about WDAS Membership Joining Information ]
India have successfully landed the Chandrayaan-3 mission near the south pole of the Moon, making history in doing so. . [Read more about India Lands Near Lunar South Pole ]
A Public Star Party, weather permitting, near the Captain Cook monument on West Cliff (setting-up from 21:00hrs). Solar, Planetary & Lunar Observations.
Solar, planetary & Lunar Observations.
Whitby Regatta events:
Public Star Party including a laser point tour and observations, Weather permitting, pitch-and-put area behind Archery Green (some way behind the skate park on West Cliff), from 21:00h. (Set-up around 20:30h.)
Whitby Regatta events:
Public Star Party including a laser point tour and observations, Weather permitting, pitch-and-put area behind Archery Green (some way behind the skate park on West Cliff), from 21:00h. (Set-up around 20:30h.)
A Public Star Party, weather permitting, near the Captain Cook monument on West Cliff (setting-up from 21:00hrs). Solar, Planetary & Lunar Observations.
Solar, planetary & Lunar Observations.
A Public Star Party, weather permitting, near the Captain Cook monument on West Cliff.
Planetary Observations.
Bank Holiday Public Star Party - Weather permitting, pitch-and-put area behind Archery Green (behind the skate park on West Cliff)
For parking and loading purposes, we shall be using the narrower parking area (behind the convent) adjacent to the upper pitch and putt area.
| Sun | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Actual | 07:45 | 15:51 |
| Civil Twilight | 07:04 | 16:33 |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:19 | 17:17 |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:36 | 18:00 |
| Moon | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| 21:22 | 13:12 |
