Meetings, observing sessions and much more!
| The Society has members all over the Highlands, and even some further afield. We have an observatory sited at Culloden Battlefield. The Jim Savage-Lowden observatory houses a computerised Meade LX200R 14 inch telescope, which gives outstanding views of galaxies, nebular, planets - in fact anything we point it at. |
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Monthly MeetingsWe meet monthly on the first Tuesday of each month at Smithton Culloden Free Church (second Tuesday January and April) from 19:15 (for 19:30) - 22:00. All welcome. Your first visit is free. The Youngstars, for ages 8-14, meet at the same venue prior to the main meeting from 19:00 - 19.30. |
Observation SessionsThere are public evening viewing sessions on two Fridays each month throughout the winter and there are also Solar Saturdays from April to early September Please be sure to visit the Observatory page before joining us - it will help you to get the most out of your observatory visit!
See column to the right for information about our next observing sessions. Click here for more information. NEW! Live Deep Space Camera |
Missed a meeting?If you missed the last meeting then you can find out what you have missed by reading Stargazey Pie, our monthly newsletter. Click here to read the latest copy or to view any back issues. |
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Gallery Update. Click the thumbnail to left to see the latest addition to our Gallery pages: This is Eric Walker's recent Pleiades image, taken in December 2011 using new equipment. More additions to the gallery are also available for your viewing! |
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Reviews. Fancy a "small" scope that thinks it's bigger than it is? Want it with a posh dual-speed Crayford focuser and a triplet ED lens assembly? Ok? Want it with a carbon-fibre tube? Well, alright then: here's the TS TLAPO906T ED Triplet refractor. Read the review of it by Antony McEwan |
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Space News. Pat Williams has taken over the reins of the popular Space News updates, initiated by John Gilmour last year. October 2010's update, and all the previous ones, can be accessed HERE! |
