Greetings to you all in another month of Lock-Down. Continuing from last month, ufortunately all events are cancelled due to the current Corona Virus restrictions, up to and now including Whitby Regatta. The night sky, however, has not been cancelled: enjoy!
Welcome to the WDAS monthly newsletter for May 2020: a digest of the month's latest contributions to our website. Below you'll find Society News: including some superb photos from our Members, photos from the Dark Sky Evening at Fyling Hall School, and naturally your Sky Notes for March with details of two comets!
Society News
These are photos by Keith, that missed last month's article on the Fyling Hall Dark Sky Event.
28-Apr-2020 at 20:45h: Outside Fylinghall School. (Click for full-sized image)
28-Apr-2020 at 21:04h: Inside Fylinghall School. (Click for full-sized image)
Thanks very much to Members who have sent their stunning images to Mark, for inclusion in this month's newsletter. In chronological order:
18-Apr-2020 at 22:05h: (by Mark and described in his own words)
East Pier Lighthouse with Blobby-Venus and part of Orion. (Click for full-sized image)
20-Apr-2020 at 22:24h: (by Paul Ming) Lyra and Coathanger Asterism. (Click for full-sized image)
21-Apr-2020 (at Dawn): (by Richard Randle)
A stunning picture of the Dawn Milky Way, looking towards Sagittarius. (Click for full-sized image)
22-Apr-2020 at 23:55h: (by Richard Randle)
A Lyrid, near Corona Borealis. (Click for full-sized image)
Events
Open public event at the Dark Sky Station facility at Danby Lodge to view the large partial solar eclipse on Aug 12th from 18:00hrs - 20:00hrs. The event will then continue until around 23:00hrs to encompass the start of the Perseid meteor shower! Plus - Observations and tour of the summer night sky wonders.
'Open door' event at the Dark Sky Station facility at Danby Lodge. Public may come along to view the facility and talk to amateur astronomers present.
A Public Star Party, weather permitting, near the Captain Cook monument on West Cliff (setting-up from 21:00hrs). Planetary & night sky Observations.
Planetary & night sky Observations.
'Open door' event at the Dark Sky Station facility at Danby Lodge. Public may come along to view the facility and talk to amateur astronomers present.
A Public Star Party, weather permitting, near the Captain Cook monument on West Cliff (setting-up from 21:00hrs). Planetary & night sky Observations.
Planetary & night sky Observations.
Open door event at the Dark Sky Station at Danby Lodge. Public may come along and view the facility and talk to amateur astronomers present.
A Public Star Party, weather permitting, near the Captain Cook monument on West Cliff (setting-up from 20:30hrs). Planetary & night sky Observations.
Planetary & night sky Observations.
