The Anatomy of the Telescope
By popular demand, the first meeting of BST, addressed the thorny subject of which is the best telescope. Aimed mainly at those new to...
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The Shropshire Astronomical Society (SAS) is a county-wide group, run by volunteers for anyone interested in astronomy, star-gazing or space exploration. We meet once a month for observing sessions at Rodington and Little Ness Village Hall's. We also meet periodically at various venues for special events and outreach work thoughout Shropshire
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- Mar 19
- 1 min
It's All About that Perfect Image
SAS member Chris Jones created interest when he offered to share his expertise and experience in the field of astro-photography. March's...
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- Mar 18
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Bomer Heath Cub Scouts
The outreach team arrived at the HQ of Bomer Heath cub scouts on a dark and dismal early Monday evening, so no prospect of observing...
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- Mar 15
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Little Ness Takes a Break
Cloudy Skies hindered the last session in the current observing programme at Little Ness Village Hall. We astronomers are a hardy lot so...
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- Mar 5
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SAS get 'lost' in Whixall Moss
Another cloudy night but this time in Whixall Moss. Responding to an invitation from Natural England, we returned to share our...
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- Feb 20
- 1 min
Zbig Pacult
Long term member of the SAS, Zbig Pacult passed away last summer. He was a prodigious observer as well as an achedemic in his specialist...
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- Feb 20
- 1 min
TNT or TMT
Over 40 SAS members (both in person and via Zoom) were treated by local astronomer made good, Dr Warren Skidmore, enthusing about his...
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- Feb 15
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The SAS Return to College
Accepting an invitation from the Shrewsbury College Group Shropshire AS outreach team turned up for a late afternoon of astronomy. ...
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- Feb 5
- 1 min
SAS Visit the Royal School Wolverhampton
The SAS outreach squad ventured out on manoeuvres again, this time out of the county at the request of The Royal School Wolverhampton. A...
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- Feb 5
- 1 min
1st SAS Gathering of the Year
40+ new and returning members turned up at Rodington VH for their first meeting of the year. They were treated to a talk on the sights...
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- Oct 26, 2022
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Partial Eclipse
Predicted poor weather conditions on the morning of the partial eclipse, did not deter over 20 keen stargazers turn out at Rodington VH,...
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- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
Music of the Spheres
We try and mix and match the various activities and speakers at our monthly meeting. Pete Williamson provided this months musical...
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- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Little Ness rides again
Little Ness rides again! The return of Little Ness for the winter season, Ten adult observers attended with two teenagers. Three of these...
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- Sep 18, 2022
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Viewing the Autumn Sky
SAS monthly meeting for September, saw a presentation by chairman Steve Szwajkun entitled ‘Viewing the Autumn Sky’ Following a...
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- Sep 4, 2022
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Whittington Castle Hosts a Group of Astronomers
A constellation of astronomers were invited to meet and greet after emerging from a COVID-19 induced hibernation period. Visitors from...
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- Aug 14, 2022
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Perseid Watch
With a little creative jiggling we managed to arrange our monthly meeting to coincide with the Perseid Meteor Shower. With so many...
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- Aug 6, 2022
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Southall Special School Welcome the SAS
Youngsters at Southfields Special School were given the unique opportunity to actually touch a piece of space rock, as they were allowed...
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- Aug 6, 2022
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Summer Social
The SAS annual ‘summer social’ took place at RVH with all the usual enjoyable entertainment. As a special treat this year we acquired the...
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- Aug 6, 2022
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Meteorites Discovered In Shropshire
Salopians of all ages got their hands-on rare samples of moon rocks and meteorites recently, which were truly out of this world. ...
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- Jun 20, 2022
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Try Before You Buy
One of the benefits of being a member of the SAS is to be able to borrow from the wide variety of instruments available from its...
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