Whitby & District Astronomical Society

We have just the one outreach Star Party event scheduled for November, whether the conditions are suitable for observing, or not. The Outstation at Stape.

  [Read more about WDAS - Outreach Event at the Outstation-Stape ]

In this new monthly feature the observing highs and lows experienced at the Bruce Observatory will be chronicled, so that you may read in awe and wonderment (or just chuckle) at our observing prowess or lack thereof.   [Read more about Bruce Diary]

Monthly meetings of WDAS have now resumed at Caedmon College - Normanby Campus, the next meeting being on Tuesday November 7th from 7:30pm. [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings and Observatory Open Nights Schedule. ]

The event at the Fox and Hounds on 21st Oct probably should have been a casualty to Storm Barbet, but miraculously went ahead in rather odd circumstances.

  [Read more about Evening at the Fox and Hounds ]

For the third year in a row the planned outreach event at Westerdale on Friday October 13th was favoured with clear skies after a rainy day.   [Read more about Westerdale Event - 2023]

In this month's edition:

• Planetary Skylights
• November Meteors
• November Night Sky
• November 2023 Sky Charts

  [Read more about Sky Notes - November 2023]

Monthly meetings of WDAS will resume at Caedmon College - Normanby Campus on Tuesday October 3rd from 19:30hrs.   [Read more about Society Monthly Meetings and Observatory Open Nights Resume . ]

We have a number of Star Party events scheduled for October, whether the conditions are suitable for observing, or not. 

  [Read more about WDAS October Star Party Schedule ]

September star party events were a mixed affair following the Hook's House event.  [Read more about Star Party Event Reports - Sept 9th, 16th & 23rd]

After being clouded out on both primary and reserve dates last year, we hoped for better conditions for the Hook's House event this year.  Did skies deliver...? [Read more about Hook’s House Event - 2023]

In this month's edition:

• Planetary Skylights. 
• October Meteors and Aurora sighting.
• Partial Lunar Eclipse.
• October Night Sky.
• October 2023 Sky Charts.

  [Read more about Sky Notes - October 2023]

India have successfully landed the Chandrayaan-3 mission near the south pole of the Moon, making history in doing so. .     [Read more about India Lands Near Lunar South Pole ]

Weather permitting September can be every bit as busy as August on the star party front.  Here are the scheduled events for September, plus the date of the first monthly meeting at Caedmon College and the start of open nights at the Bruce Observatory.  [Read more about Hook's House Farm - Event. September Schedule & Monthly Meeting Dates. ]

Breaking News - We have just received the fantastic news that ambitious plans for an observatory in the grounds of Danby Lodge have been passed by the NYM planning authorities. 

  [Read more about Danby Lodge Centre Observatory Project.. Breaking News!]

Phil Richards tells the story of how he acquired an old 5-inch refractor seemingly forgotten from Fylinghall School and his efforts to restore it.   [Read more about Restoration of the Watson Telescope - By Phil Richards ]