Earth Explores Mars: 25 Years of Discoveries

Online

Talk by Emily Lakdawalla. On Zoom for ASE members or live on our YouTube Channel for visitors. Since 1997, Earth has maintained a continuous presence at Mars with orbiter, lander, [...]

The Moffat Observatory project and IDA Dark Sky / AGM

Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

Talk 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

Online

For 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

Online

Talk 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, Edinburgh

We 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 [...]

Discovering and Imaging Planetary Nebulae

Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

Talk 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 [...]

Space weather and how it affects ground-based technology

Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh

Talk 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 [...]