Astronomy in Edinburgh
Come along to one of our meetings, hear interesting talks, find out about what’s in the sky this month and meet others interested in astronomy.
We meet monthly, usually on the first Friday of the month at 7:30pm, and are always happy to see new faces at our meetings. See below for the next meeting date.
The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh (ASE) has been holding meetings in Edinburgh to inform members and the general public about astronomy since 1924.
Observing forecast for Edinburgh
A green block indicates a clear sky, orange partially clear, red cloudy. Blue blocks show cloud level – darker blue is clearer. Click on the chart for hourly detail and ISS passes.
Forecast provided by clearoutside.com
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Featured news
Navigating the Night Sky event report
We had a great turnout at our 4-Steps event, Navigating the Night Sky at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh last night.
Scotland’s Sky in February 2020
Mercury joins brilliant Venus in best evening sky of 2020
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Software for astronomy
There are so many pieces of astronomical software available to the amateur these days - often for free. We've added a list of some of them to our Links page.
February 2020 meeting report
We had a fantastic talk by Grant Miller, Zooniverse Project Manager at the University of Oxford.
Occultation by 4 Vesta
From Alex Pratt of the BAA - On the night of 11 Feb 2201-2203 UT, the second largest asteroid Vesta will occult a brightish (mag 5 - 6) star: HIP14439, [...]
Ask an Astronomer
Is there something you always wanted to know about our universe?
How to observe a planet? Take a photo of the stars? Which telescope to buy? Why is space black? …
Well here’s your chance: just ask your question in the form and we’ll try and get back to you with an answer. The answer may just be: “we have no idea” – but that’s the beauty of astronomy!