Whitby & District Astronomical Society

We have a busy schedule of Star Party/Outreach events pencilled in for February and the coming months. Will it be plan A, or plan B? [Read more about WDAS Star Party Schedule - February ]

Time again for our monthly review of observing sessions (or lack of) spent at the Bruce Observatory. [Read more about Bruce Diary]

In this month's edition:

• Planetary Skylights.
• February Meteors, Comet Atlas C/2024 G3, T CorB
• February Night Sky.
• February 2025 Sky Charts.

  [Read more about Sky Notes - February 2025]

Society members gathered for the 2024 Christmas meal, or, what we like to refer to as 'the Winter Solstice Celebration!  [Read more about Society Solstice Celebration Meal 2024]

Time again for our monthly round-up of the observing sessions spent at the Bruce Observatory.   [Read more about Bruce Diary]

Monthly society meetings continue in the New Year (Jan 7th) with a presentation by society member Paul Cass on the Anglo-Australian Schmidt telescope facility.  The venue is Whitby School (formally Caedmon College - Nornanby Campus, formally Whitby College) Prospect Hill site. Start time 7:30pm.  [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings - Paul Cass presentation.]

In this month's edition:

• Planetary Skylights.
• January Meteors & Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS). 
• Nova T Cor Borealis - alert
• January Night Sky.
• January 2025 Sky Charts.

  [Read more about Sky Notes - January 2025]

Monthly WDAS society meetings have recommenced.  The venue is Whitby School (formally Caedmon College - Nornanby Campus, formally Whitby College) Prospect Hill site.  [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings - Bruce Observatory Open Nights]

The 2024 WDAS Christmas meal has now been booked for December 21st, if you are a member and would like to come along and haven’t already contacted Mark - don't delay only a few places remain.  [Read more about Society Christmas Meal 2024]

Time again for our monthly round-up on the observing highs and lows experienced at the Bruce Observatory.   [Read more about Bruce Diary]

The second of two events hosted at Whitby Youth Hostel during half term week was almost a carbon copy of the first, no observations, cloud cover, good crowd, and yet another indoor show.     [Read more about Whitby Youth Hostel Event - Nov 1st]

In this month's edition:

• Planetary Skylights
• December Meteors - Aurora Report
• Winter Solstice 
• December Night Sky
• December 2024 Sky Charts

  [Read more about Sky Notes - December 2024]

Having been contacted by West Cliff primary School with a view to holding a star party evening, we were looking forward to the event, being one of the few primary schools within the town we had not yet visited. [Read more about West Cliff Primary School Event]

For our annual visit to Westerdale, we were hoping to continue the observing run of the last 3 years, and until a few days before the event date it looked as if that would be the case.  Friday 25th Oct proved to be a misty, overcast day, which predictably remained so throughout the evening... [Read more about Westerdale Star Party 2024]

The first of two events at Whitby Youth Hostel in the half term week frustratingly coincided with what little wet weather we had in that period, yet again forcing us inside and another successful observing failure.   [Read more about Whitby Youth Hostel Event - Oct 27th]