The Moffat Observatory project and IDA Dark Sky / AGM
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Jim Paterson https://youtu.be/_nCuWT-H6Fg After the talk we will have our AGM. "The mustard seed which grew into an observatory" The talk will cover a little bit about the [...]
Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members only. Title: A smorgasbord of new trends, low cost software and pragmatism. With Chris Woodhouse BSc. MEng. ARPS, FRAS Bio An electronics engineer by training, variously engaged [...]
Fire & Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System
OnlineTalk by geologist and cosmochemist, Natalie Starkey. The volcano is among the most familiar and perhaps most terrifying of all geological phenomena. Earth isn't the only planet to harbour them: [...]
Members Night
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghWe will have a number of short presentations from members plus the Sky in July. We will also have the results of our 3rd Image of the Quarter competition. Details [...]
Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members only
The Ikarus Observatory – A First Light Optics Community Project
OnlineGrant from First Light Optics is going to be talking about version 2 of the Ikarus Observatory a remote observatory project in the South of Spain. Version 1 launched just [...]
Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineFor ASE members only Image credit: M51 Mike McGovern
Discovering and Imaging Planetary Nebulae
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Peter Goodhew In the past 10 years amateur astronomers have made a significant contribution to astronomical research by discovering hundreds of new planetary nebulae, as well as other [...]
The Global Meteor Network: A planet-sized scientific instrument
OnlineTalk by Denis Vida With the increased space presence and the prospect of asteroid mining, understanding the near-Earth meteoroid environment is becoming essential to mitigating meteoroid impact hazard to spacecraft. [...]
Space weather and how it affects ground-based technology
Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, EdinburghTalk by Gemma Richardson of the Geomagnetism team at the British Geological Survey. We will also have the Sky in October from Alan Pickup. Space weather is a relative newcomer [...]
Imaging & Observing Group
OnlineRadio Astronomy Workshop ASE members only. Special guest Paul Hearn of the BAA.
Art and its influence on our understanding of the cosmos
OnlineTalk by Greg Smye-Rumsby For millenia, art has played a key role in unravelling the mysteries of the cosmos. Stories about the heavens and the position of the ’star signs’ [...]