This was our second Park Fest event, a family fun day organised by North York Moors – Parks authority and held at the Danby Moors centre.
Keith and Mark made the journey over to Danby, Mark’s car packed with equipment and paraphernalia both necessary and in the ‘just in case’ bracket. Having made good time over and then unloaded pretty pronto too, allowed everything to be erected, laid out, hung up and arranged at a leisurely pace... [Read more about Park Fest 2018]
With the continuing good weather we have hosted a number of unscheduled star parties – and probably could have done more – but even Mark needs a break sometimes. Ironically the scheduled event on the 21st was almost called off with cloud cover during the day forecast to persist well into the night. It didn’t... well not enough to hamper our observations... [Read more about Event Horizon]
Observers join WDAS Members for the one star party scheduled in 'the lightest month'. And the fog in which had marked the early part of the month had given way to clear skies and warm temperatures.
Also on test - Keith's new telescope: a 12" Dobsonian number fro Skywatcher. [Read more about June 2018 Star Party]
The society has again been invited to the NYM Park Fest day on Sunday 22nd July, to be held at the Danby Moors centre.
We attended the event in 2016, and although Mark and Keith put on a good display the weather didn’t, and only fleeting glimpses of the Sun were possible for solar viewing. We have been tasked again with solar viewing and if conditions are fine a scaled solar system demo. The event runs from 10:00-17:00h... [Read more about WDAS News - Park Fest 2018]
The summer star party season is now upon us, and with the good weather mostly holding several events have already been held on the cliff. The first was an unscheduled event for the May bank holiday Sunday, and proved quite successful. Warm temperatures and clear skies made it a pleasurable evening with Venus and Jupiter being the chief targets... [Read more about WDAS Star Party Events]
After a three year break Paul returned to Whitby to give the presentation he was due to give last year, but had to pull out due to family illness. For once his trip was less susceptible to the worst of the weather, yet despite being a settled warm weather period, Mother Nature still tried to rain on our parade, but i think we got away with it.
Paul arrived in good time at the college, which was utilised marrying up his IT equipment with the IT system in the main hall... we eventually won. There was then just time to show Paul the observatory and take some pictures... [Read more about About Paul Money's 2018 Lecture]
It’s been a pretty frustrating winter and early spring with regard to Sunday evening observatory sessions, averaging out at just over one a month... "poor". Still, we have managed to get up in the last few weeks... [Read more about Observatory Nights]
The ‘summer‘ star party season is almost upon us and as per other years we shall be hosting events from the Captain Cook headland area – West Cliff and some from the Archery Green area later in the summer... [Read more about Event Horizon – future Star party events]
Having not had much feedback regarding which date would be more suited best suited to members, and with the need to clarify a few matters with Sean regarding Health and Safety, a decision will be made at the monthly meeting on May 1st or failing that on the night of Paul Money’s lecture on the 8th. [Read more about Boulby mine – Dark Matter Facility visit]
The now annual visit to the Whitby Youth Hostel by visiting pupils from Ayresome Primary School in Middlesbrough coincided with the early Easter holidays, a period which is often susceptible to the weather, and so it proved with cloud and or rain for much of the week. Fortunately Thursday 5th was the exception and clear skies during the day lasted into the evening (more or less), making observation possible for the 3rd year in succession... [Read more about Ayresome Primary School visit - Whitby Youth Hostel]
| Sun | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| Actual | 08:17 | 15:37 |
| Civil Twilight | 07:32 | 16:21 |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:46 | 17:08 |
| Astronomical Twilight | 06:02 | 17:51 |
| Moon | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|
| 13:40 | 06:11 |
