Venue: Rodington Village Hall SY4 4QX Date & Time: November 15th 7.30pm for an 8pm start Speaker: Heather Nickalls SAS Member Topic: Detecting Meteors Free to SAS members and the public. Stargazing available if the skies are clear. Usual village hall facilities with refreshments available.

Welcome to the dark skies of Little Ness to learn about the night sky. Venue: Little Ness Village Hall SY4 2LG Date & Time: November 8th @ 8pm MC: Stan Courtney Free to members, guests and the public Suitable for all ages. Wrap up warm and bring a drink.

The second session in the initial series of six to help inspire budding stargazer is fast approaching. If you are interested then pencil it into your diary. Venue: Rodington Village Hall SY4 4QX Time: 18th Oct 2025 7.15pm to 8pm Topic: 'Asteroids, Comets, Meteors & Meteorites' For further information call 07939 004111

Member Geoff Kier presented his take on the contentious concept of the 'Big Bang' to an enthralled audience. His professionally presentation visited much of current thinking involving particle physics, with the take home message being 'nothing into something, or should that be 'something from nothing'? Positive feedback from members and guests, all with scrambled brains, supports the idea that its always worth reviewing an idea/concept that challenges our personal model. Unfortunately the poor weather curtails any observing yet again.

A handful of hardy members turned up to welcome visitors to the first dark sky observing session of the season. Unfortunately the poor weather kept everyone indoors where we chatted about everything and nothing with the occasional glimpse of a passing helicopter. October 2025

As schools settle into the new academic year we resume our programme of all things space at our adopted school. With a room full of familiar faces, alongside some keen newbies, we explored the life cycle of stars focusing on the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram. Armed with a box of well thumbed astronomy magazines, a busy time soon ended. October 2026

Packed with talks and demonstrations about rocks and the solar system, together with fun craft and colouring activities for our younger visitors, families enjoyed making rockets, learning about constellations, and exploring the wonders of space. Following positive feed back it was a pleasure to support a local charity supporting the local community. October 2026

Our first guest speaker of the 'new' observing season was Jeremy Shears, Director of the BAA Variable Star Section. He shared his knowledge and experience as we preparing for the next eruption of the recurrent nova, T Coronae Borealis. The meeting was treated to a personal insight into his research on the subject. It was refreshing to be able to share mark 1 eyeball 'observing' with a fellow enthusiast who wears his observing badge on his sleeve. September 2026

The first session of the 'Introduction to Astronomy' turned out to be a roaring success. With a mixture of first timers and the support of stalwart members the Q&A slot at the end ran well over time. Many of the attendees remained for the main monthly meeting. With lots of positive feedback we are all looking forward to next time. September 2026

Following a disappointing Perseid 'watch' during the week, the monthly meeting was given over to a show and tell event. Following a short presentation on various aspects of space rocks, the gathering of members and guests had the opportunity to explore and discuss the ever increasing collection belonging to the society. August 2025