✭✭✭ A Happy New Year to All our Members ✭✭✭
In this issue, Mark continues his new series of "Crossing the Line" series of objects: a star, a galaxy, a nebula and a cluster. Don't forget the Society Meeting is on Tuesday 9th January 2018 (2nd Tuesday of Jan)!
Welcome to the WDAS monthly newsletter for January 2018: 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!
Society News
Our Christmas meal at the Hare and Hounds once again proved a great success with ten members making it to the banqueting table.
The food was excellent, the wine flowed (favouring certain parts of the table more than others) and the company, most convivial. Crackers, crackers it has to be said seem to get worse each year, a few didn’t even contain a paper hat! The slug balancing kit was quite innovative though (you may be able to spot it on one of the photo’s)
Here’s to 2018!
WDAS Christmas 2017 Celebration at the Hare & Hounds in Hawsker (Click for larger images)
Events
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.
Observing Nights are held weather permitting: check for a relatively clear sky before leaving home. If in doubt, Mark can be reached on 07886069339. or spanton33
talktalk.net
Please note the college drive gate is now operated via a electronic key code - so anyone wishing to attend must be at the car park at the top of the drive by 19:00hrs, unless an arrival time has been arranged with Mark/Keith. Shout or pip car horn otherwise, we'll hear!
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.
