In this month's edition:
May is the final society monthly meeting this current season before the summer recess. Society member Paul Cass will be bringing the curtain down revisiting the fascinating talk he gave about his time spent at the Anglo-Australian Schmidt telescope facility. The venue is Whitby School (Prospect Hill site - formally Caedmon College - Nornanby Campus). Start time is 7:30pm. [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings - Paul Cass Talk. ]
Two years have passed since our previous visit to the NYMR Outstation facility at Stape, disrupted as it was by storms and flooded routes. Ultimately, the event went ahead and was highly successful. We were therefore pleased to be invited back to host another event at this facility, but would the weather co-operate again?
Society members Keith and Mark were able to give a presentation to the Rosedale Abbey WI following an invitation offered some months earlier. Purely an indoor event, the evening proved most enjoyable. [Read more about WI presentation - Rosedale Abbey (East) ]
A reminder that the Society subscription renewal period has now finished, but for anyone wishing to join the society - rates are as follows... [Read more about WDAS Joining Details for 2025]
Whitby School, Prospect Hill site, Main block, Room H1 (first along corridor from Hall).
Monthly meetings consist of a review the night sky for the upcoming month using a Planetarium program, talks and presentations on astronomy and space topics, discussions and plans for future events. New members are welcome.
Event Booked via NYMR at the Outstation - Stape
see https://www.nymr.co.uk/Event/stargazing for details
Observe the night sky with us at the Bruce Observatory, Whitby School - Prospect Hill Campus.
| Sun | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Actual | 05:22 | 20:36 |
| Civil Twilight | 04:39 | 21:19 |
| Nautical Twilight | 03:42 | 22:16 |
| Astronomical Twilight | 02:21 | 23:37 |
| Moon | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| 07:04 | 01:23 |
