CLOSE ENCOUNTERS. Observing session on Thursday 9th November

Added by David Davidson on 11 November 2023

Two unusual things to start the day; first was the occultation of Venus by the Moon and the second, that there wasn't a cloud in the sky! Yes, the day dawned calm and cold, a thin frost sparkled on the golden leaves of the trees, hanging precariously from the branches in defiance of the winte...

Members' Messier Challenge

Added by Eric Walker at 15:50 on 08 November 2023

Here's the YouTube link to the slides presented at the Member's Messier Challenge spotlight session by Eric Walker in November 2023 https://youtu.be/SxcKqj6-pFU "We're now getting to the 'serious', and best, time of the astronomy season. To help members learn to navigate t...

HAS Monthly Club Meeting - 7th November 2023

Added by Eric Walker at 15:41 on 08 November 2023

Here's the YouTube link to the slides presented at last night's HAS Monthly Club Meeting (Club News, Constellation of the Month, Astropics, and HAS Members' Messier Challenge) 7th November 2023 https://youtu.be/SxcKqj6-pFU HAS Monthly Club Meeting Open to HAS Members, Affiliated Club M...

LORD OF THE RINGS

Added by David Davidson on 25 October 2023

LORD of the RINGS "Then Varda went forth from the council and she looked out from the height of Taniquetil and beheld the darkness of Middle Earth beneath the innumerable stars, faint and far." On the night of Sunday the 22nd of October, like Varda, we looked out from Culloden and beh...

HAS Monthly Club Meeting (Club News, Constellation of the Month, Astropics) 3rd October 2023

Added by Eric Walker at 12:07 on 04 October 2023

Here's the YouTube link to the slides presented by Pauline at last night's HAS Monthly Club Meeting (Club News, Constellation of the Month, Astropics) 3rd October 2023 https://youtu.be/H5V4q1ktlHI Tuesday, 3rd October 2023 The Cafe at Smithton Church, Inverness (Location:https://w3w.co/a...

October Amateur Owl

Added by David Davidson on 04 October 2023

AMATEUR OWL - AUTUMN OCTOBER NIGHT SKY St. Agnes' Eve - Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl for all his feathers was a-cold. The hare limped trembling through the frozen grass, and silent was the flock in wooly fold. Yes, it is the season and the month of gales and frosts, the first signs of s...

AMATEUR OWL (What’s Up In The September Night Sky)

Added by David Davidson on 14 September 2023

SEPTEMBER SKIES AUTUMN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER It is the first day of September and summer is officially over. The Sun is lowering with each passing day and the nights are drawing -in. The swifts have gone home and the migrant waterfowl have started to replace them. With the first Moon of the mo...

Astrophotography Night

Added by David Davidson on 20 August 2023

Astrophotography night. Sat 19th August "Why now, blow wind, swell billow, and swim bark. The storm is up and all is on the hazard!" Saturday the 19th of August was to be the 'Astrophotography night'. An evening of 'hands-on' tuition and practice taking pictures of the ni...