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
We shall once again be travelling over to Westerdale to host a star party on Friday Oct 2nd.
The venue will be the village hall / car park area within the village. Start time is 19:30hrs for the public.
Directions: The Village Hall is located in the centre of the village to the west of the main street. Turn past the Phone and Post boxes and after 20 metres proceed up the gravelled track on the left. Point your SatNav to post code: YO21 2DT. All welcome.
Whitby School - Room H1.
In Members' monthly meetings we usually take a tour of the night sky for the coming month using the Planetarium program. Have talks and presentations on various topics of astronomy/space etc, and discuss future events etc. New members welcome.
Whitby Youth Hostel - East Whitby - rear of Abbey vistor centre. Book now: email whitby
yha.org.uk or call 01947 602 878 to reserve a space.
