Events & meetings
Soviet Space Myths and Legends by Martin Dawson
6th January 2012 - 8pm Priory St.
Every family, government, company have dark secrets hidden in dusty cellars and the Soviet Space Programme is no exception! Was Yuri Gagarin seen off? Were the Soviets racing the USA to the Moon, how many died in the race for space and what were they really thinking about? These and more stories - some harrowing - will be recounted by Martin Dawson, YAS, MSS and BIS
St. Peter's School & YAS Public Star Party
13th January 2012 - from 5.30pm-9.30pm. To be held at St. Peter's School, York
As part of the BBC's Stargazing Live 2012 season, St. Peter's School and YAS have joined forces again to put on an observing spectacular with plenty of telescopes for everyone to look through. For more information, please look on the BBC Stargazing Live website and St. Peter's website. Admission to this event is by ticket only.
Sundials – not just a pretty face! by David Cook, Harrogate AS
20th January 2012 - 8pm Priory St.
This talk will cover how sundials work and then show some examples both in pictures and models. They are not as simple as most people think!
Latest news
21st October 2011
The talk by Paul Money was one of our best attended meetings of the year and Paul treated us with the opportunity to purchase his 2012 edition of the Night Scenes which was quite literally hot off the press!
12th Aug 2011
Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS) If you're eligible to vote in UK elections, please sign the e-petition here!