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.
March 2020 meeting report
A big thank you to Dr Alan Thomson, Head of Geomagnetism, British Geological Survey for an excellent and engaging talk on Space Weather.
Telescope Help Shop report
On 29 January 2020 ten members and 20 guests attended our second Telescope Help Shop. Following on from last year's successful event, we had a waiting list and sufficient interest to run another one.
ZOONIVERSE: LOFAR
There is now a project everyone can participate in that combines two of our recent talks: GALAXYZOO:LOFAR.
Navigating the Night Sky event report
We had a great turnout at our 4-Steps event, Navigating the Night Sky at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh last night.
Software for astronomy
There are so many pieces of astronomical software available to the amateur these days - often for free. We've added a list of some of them to our Links page.
February 2020 meeting report
We had a fantastic talk by Grant Miller, Zooniverse Project Manager at the University of Oxford.