Greetings to you all for your monthly edition of the Locked-Down WDAS newsletter. Continuing from last month, ufortunately all events are cancelled due to the current Corona Virus restrictions, up to and including Whitby Regatta. The night sky, however, still as bright as ever: enjoy! (Disclaimer: Night Sky should be enjoyed safely in a back-garden with up to six neighbours, suitably socially distanced. (^_^))
Welcome to the WDAS monthly newsletter for June 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
They say June's Full Moon got its name as it's the month when wild strawberries begin to ripen. ('Evidently not named by a Canary Islander!' --Andi) Be that as it may, Mark has been out in force to take some photos for you pleasure and delight. So ('Odd-one-out' round) which of these Moons is not a Strawberry Moon?
07-May-2020: Full Moon rising over East Side of Whitby.
07-May-2020: "Not-so-strawberry" Moon.
07-May-2020: Full Moon rising over East Side of Whitby.
27-May-2020: Crescent Moon.
Mercury really is particularly small and faint in the sky; particularly as it never appears in a dark sky. Try to spot Mercury in these pictures.
22-May-2020 at 21:30h: Venus and Mercury just above roof.
22-May-2020 at 21:30h: Venus with Mercury below, West Cliff.
22-May-2020 at 21:30h: Venus with Mercury to the left.
22-May-2020 at 21:30h: Venus and Mercury.
Events
Caedmon College Normanby Site (you may know it as Whitby College or 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.
A Public Star Party, weather permitting, near the Captain Cook monument on West Cliff (setting-up from 20:30hrs).
Solar & Lunar Observations.
Observe the night sky with us at the Bruce Observatory, Caedmaon College - Normanby campus (formally Whitby College).
Observing Nights are held weather permitting: check for a relatively clear sky before leaving home. If in doubt, Mark can be reached on tel 01947 605516.
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 after 19:30hrs. Otherwise shout or bip car horn - we'll hear.
