Image of the Quarter winner Q1 2025
Congratulations to David Brett who won the Image of the Quarter competition, Jan - Mar 2025, with his excellent and detailed image of Jupiter.
Partial Solar Eclipse from Calton Hill 29 March
Well the weather didn't cooperate and we didn't get to see the eclipse from Edinburgh after all. But we had a good time anyway with lots of telescopes to look through.
Combining Data from Multiple Smartscopes
Mike Christie reports on a little project to improve the quality of smart scope images by combining data from multiple sources.
Portobello public observing – Wow!
On 6th Feb, for National Astronomy Week, some of our members took 3 large Dobsonian telescopes and a Seestar to the promenande at Portobello in Edinburgh. More than 200 people turned up to look at the Moon.
Image of the Year 2024 Winner
The Image of the Year 2024 competition, voted on by the whole of the ASE membership, was announced last night and it is this stunning image of the Elephant's Trunk Nebula by Eros Tang.
Dirleton school outreach event
Andrew Farrow tells us about a succesful observing event with pupils from Dirleton Primary using our new 10" Dobsonian telescope and a SeeStar smartscope.
Projects at the ASE
One of the things you may not know about us is that we run quite a few projects. Have a look at some of the recent images and data posted by our members.
The National Monument
Have you ever wondered how the view of the National Monument from Princes Street came about? Well it is “Thanks to Astronomy”.
14. Ralph Copeland
The story moves to Blackford Hill with third Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Ralph Copeland.
ASE Centenary birthday event a real success
We celebrated our 100th birthday in style at the RSE with Prof Chris Lintott as our keynote speaker, where he received the Lorimer Medal.
Happy Birthday to us – we are 100 years old today!
Yes we have actually been observing the Universe for 100 years! It's been an epic, astronomical journey and we've been a big part of Edinburgh life for all of that time. Our story is an interesting one from our [...]
Visit the Dirleton Solar Walk
Explore the Solar System with a new walkable, wheelable scale model in East Lothian! Perfect for all ages, discover the planets and learn about the night sky on this fun, educational adventure.
Photometry in ASTAP with a Seestar – monitoring T CrB
Pat Devine describes how to perform photometry on a variable star such as T CrB with a Seestar and ASTAP
Perseids 2024 – look up the next two nights
ASE member and our meteor project leader Radim Stano tells us about the Perseids in 2024
Image of the Quarter Winner Q2 2024
Congratualtions to Ramsay McIver who won with this beautiful image of the epic aurora from North Berwick.
A new approach to solve the ‘little red dots’ conundrum in early cosmology
Observations by the James Webb Space Telescope have found hundreds of galaxies less than a billion years old crammed full of stars, and supermassive black holes far heavier than they should be according to ɅCDM. Here is an alternative from ASE member Gareth Mayze that allows the black holes to form quickly and grow their host galaxy.
T Coronae Borealis – the Blaze Star
There has been a lot of hype in the press about T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), the so-called Blaze Star and a once-in-a-lifetime event. Mark Phillips tells us what it is, when it might blaze and how to see it.
Smart Telescopes: Beyond the Basics
The smart telescope wave is showing no sign of attenuation and the “traditional Astro imaging” community is still divided as to whether these devices help or hinder. But what comes next? After “just imaging”, is there anything more? Read on and find out.