Public events
Telescope Help Shop – FULL
St Thomas's Church, Gyle Hall 75-79 Glasgow Road, EdinburghALL TICKETS NOW ALLOCATED but get in touch to go on the waiting list or to notify us of your interest in a future event. If we get enough we [...]
Navigating the Night Sky
Royal Observatory Edinburgh Blackford Hill, EdinburghEdinburgh astronomer Alan Pickup will highlight the signposts in the night sky that help to locate some of it's more prominent features. Entry is free to ASE members and £2 [...]
Telescope Help Shop 29 Feb 2020 – SOLD OUT
St Thomas's Church, Gyle Hall 75-79 Glasgow Road, EdinburghAfter the success of our last Telescope Help Shop, we are running another one. This is aimed at beginners who have a telescope they maybe haven't used very much - [...]
Virtual Telescope Help Shop
OnlineWe will have some introductory presentations via Zoom on topics such as: observers checklists how mounts work finders eyepieces observing lists This is introductory information for people new to astronomy [...]
International Observe the Moon Night 2020
OnlineIf it's clear this Saturday, and it's currently forecast to be, then join us for a live stream of the Moon for International Observe the Moon Night 2020. We may [...]
Mars Live Stream – weather dependent
OnlinePostponed from 8th. Keep an eye open for the next clear night. Possibly 10th Oct. Date and time are weather dependent but we hope to live stream Mars from a [...]
Navigating the Night Sky
OnlineEdinburgh astronomer Alan Pickup will highlight the signposts in the night sky that help to locate some of it’s more prominent features.
LIVE STREAM partial Solar eclipse from Edinburgh
OnlineWe will be doing a live stream of the eclipse from Edinburgh 10 June, weather permitting. The eclipse starts at 10:08 BST for us (09:08 UTC).
Losing the Sky
OnlineLive public discussion with Andy Lawrence, Brian Eno, Catherine Heymans, Mark McCaughrean from ESA, Amy Mehlman from Viasat, and many others.
Telescope Help Shop FULLY BOOKED
St Thomas's Church, Gyle Hall 75-79 Glasgow Road, EdinburghThis event is now FULLY BOOKED so if you haven't already registered them I'm afraid there are no spaces. You can register for a future one by getting in touch [...]
WE ARE GO! Partial solar eclipse livestream
OnlineForecast is partly cloudy so we hope for gaps in the clouds. We will be livestreaming on YouTube the partial solar eclipse using the historic 6-inch Cooke telescope on Calton [...]
FULL Telescope Help Shop 25 Feb 2023
St Thomas's Church, Gyle Hall 75-79 Glasgow Road, EdinburghNeed help getting started with your new telescope? Our first few workshops were a great success, this is our fifth. Entry is free to ASE members and £5 to non-members [...]