Welcome to the WDAS monthly newsletter for July 2015: a digest of the month's latest contributions to our website.  Below you'll find Society News, Sky Notes and In-Focus articles printed in full.  There's also future events, and trailers for other articles which appear in full on the website - just a click away!

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Society News

Mystery Flash

 Did anyone else notice a bright light flash outside - presumably in the sky, around 10:45pm -11pm on Wed 10th June. The light persisted for around 3 or 4 seconds and was roughly south in orientation, reasonbly high, but it was not directly visible.  No sound was heard, so a bolide can be ruled out. It could have been a brilliant meteor. Anyone else notice anything?

In the News

Philae Lander has woken-up

The Philae Lander on the usrface of comet P67, which went into battery-save hibernation in November, has woken up.  That's according to this BBC report of the European Space Agency (ESA).

Events

WDAS May Monthly Meeting

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.

Date:
6 May, 2025 - 19:30 to 21:15
Address:
Room H1, Whitby School - renamed from Caedmon college - Normanby campus
Prospect Hill
YO21 1LA Whitby
United Kingdom
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