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A free new exhibition in the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill aims to establish Charles Piazzi Smyth's place in Edinburgh's history, part of a year-long series of events to celebrate his 200th anniversary.

Galaxy clusters of interest in April’s southern evening sky- the latest Scotland Sky Diary for April by Alan Pickup.

Here's an interesting article from our newest member, Fedra Antoniadou, currently studying physics at the University of Edinburgh. Fedra talks about how there really is an appetite for astronomy in our children.

An exhibition to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Edinburgh astronomer Charles Piazzi Smyth will open in the Nelson Monument on Calton Hill on 1st April 2019.

Again this month we had over 100 people and a great talk by Professor Alex Murphy from the University of Edinburgh on "Dark Matter: what is it, and how are we going to find it?"

Watch earth satellites transit our vernal equinox sky - the latest Scotland Sky Diary for March by Alan Pickup.

As the familiar Winter constellations of Orion, Taurus and Gemini head westwards in the evening, the galaxy-rich constellations of Leo, Canes Venatici and Ursa Major move in.

We had a very successful Telescope Help Shop yesterday with 15 people coming along to learn how to get the best out of their telescopes.

What an amazing meeting we had last Friday. 148 people and a talk by Dr Paul Delgano on the story and history of Black Holes.

Orion and Winter Hexagon in prime-time view - the latest Scotland Sky Diary for February by Alan Pickup.

In the early hours of 21 January we did our very first Live Streaming event of the total Lunar eclipse.

This will be the best eclipse visible from Scotland in 2019 but you'll have to stay up late to watch it.

You can now find the latest Scotland Sky Diary for January by Alan Pickup in the ASE Journal.

Our recent talk on HOYS-CAPS showed that there are still astronomy projects that amateurs really can contribute to.