Report and video from Speed of Light and other Stellar Effects talk
We had a great talk from ASE member Dr Bruce Vickery on a variety of historical topics such as parallax and the Aberration of Light.
ASE YouTube channel
We now have a very active YouTube channel where you can watch all our past public talks. https://www.youtube.com/c/AstronomicalSocietyofEdinburgh
Members talks 8, 13, 20, 22 May 2020
We had four great talks from ASE members. You can watch them on our YouTube channel or below.
Hunting Outbursting Young Stars talk 15 May 2020
Dr Dirk Froebrich of the University of Kent gave us a very absorbing talk on the HOYS project. It's a great project for using your imaging skills in real astronomical research.
1 May 2020 meeting report
We had fascinating and challenging talk from Prof. Franz Muheim on Neutrinos in particle physics and astronomy at our meeting last night.
Intro to Astro-Imaging part 3
The third part of our Intro to astro-imaging course covered hi-res lunar, solar and planetary imaging capture and processing techniques. Watch the video of the session.
Offset solar filter
Archie Howitt shows us how he created an offset solar filter for his Celestron 8-inch SCT.
Using robotic telescope for astro-imaging
We had a fun and informative online talk from ASE VP Peter Black explaining the options and how to use the various remote robotic telescopes there are available to amateurs.
ARIEL and ExoClock talk
We had a fantastic online talk from Anastasia Kokori and Angelos Tsiaras last night on the ARIEL space mission and ExoClock projects. What a great way for amateurs to get involved in leading-edge exoplanet research.
Intro to Astro-Imaging part 2
We held the second part of our Introduction to Astro-imaging course this evening via Zoom and YouTube.
Stargazing: look up during lock down
Which way does your window look? North, South, East or West? Whatever the way there's something in the sky to marvel at and perhaps now is the opportunity you needed to find out more about the wonders of your universe.
3 April 2020 Meeting Report
We had our first proper online talk from Prof. Giles Hammond on Friday about Longitude and Clocks. We had a good crowd on both Zoom and YouTube.
Intro to Astro-Imaging part 1
We held the first part of our Introduction to Astro-imaging course this evening via Zoom and YouTube.
ASE Covid-19 Update
A message from the ASE Council on our response to the Covid-19 public health emergency. We would ask that you take time to read it.
