It’s Globular cluster season
The summer twilight is receding and the globular clusters are again well placed for viewing. Go outside and have a look at these beautiful objects.
Albireo is not a true binary star
So it turns out that everyone's favourite double star, Albireo, is not a true binary system. The components are about 60 light years apart and simply an optical alignment.
Spectacular launch of Parker Solar Probe
The NASA Parker Solar Probe lifted off this morning to fly closer to the Sun than ever before, through its outer atmosphere known as the corona.
Scotland’s Sky in August 2018
You can now find the latest Scotland Sky Diary for August by Alan Pickup in the ASE Journal.
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner brightening
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner is now brightening and expected to reach a peak magnitude of 7.1 on 05 Sep 2018. It should be easy to observe from Edinburgh.
New website for ASE
As you can see we have a new website! It's just a starting point as the website will evolve over the next few months. We'll say more at the September meeting.
Perseid meteor shower August 2018
The Perseids coincide with a young Moon this year so conditions are very favourable. The shower reaches its peak on the night of August 12-13.
Lunar eclipse 27th July 2018
There will be a total eclipse of the Moon on Friday 27th July. The Moon will rise fully eclipsed as seen from Edinburgh at 21:21 BST.
Scotland’s Sky in July 2018
You can now find the latest Scotland Sky Diary by Alan Pickup in the ASE Journal.
Astronomy in the Twilight Zone
During the summer months in Scotland it is very easy to stop doing any astronomy because of the light nights. But you don't need to stop!
A blast from the past
Hoping to regularly bring to light a little of our illustrious history, this appeared (probably) in The Scotsman on October 28, 1937 about the society's intention to lease Calton Hill.
Scotland’s Sky in June, 2018
You can now find the latest Scotland Sky Diary by Alan Pickup in the ASE Journal.
Scotland’s Sky in May 2018
You can now find the latest Scotland Sky Diary by Alan Pickup in the ASE Journal.