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About Us

The North Essex Astronomical Society welcomes everyone with an interest in astronomy, whatever their level of expertise....

Membership

Join North Essex Astronomical Society! We are one of the larger astronomical societies in the UK with over 200 members....

Outreach

The society has a very enthusiastic team who largely consider outreach activities to be an extension of their hobby. ...

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Our regular events fall into three groups – our monthly public lectures , our star gazing (solar in the summer) events at Great Notley Country Park and other locations in Essex, and members-only events. We also run occasional online Live Astronomy events.

All our events are listed on our calendar.

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Thank you Co-op Local Community Fund

Thank you Co-op Local Community Fund

We are delighted to have received  £1,033.54 from the Co-op Local Community Fund.

Our project was based around accessibility and we will be buying equipment to enable more people to take part in star gazing. (more…)

Cancelled – Star Gazing at Great Notley 4 March 2023

Sadly tonight’s star gazing (4 March 2023) at Great Notley is cancelled. The cloud cover is looking solid and any breaks will be short lived.

Our next one is on the 8th April.

Cancelled – Star Gazing at Great Notley 11 Feb 2023

Due to the forecast of solid cloud cover, tonight’s star gazing (11 Feb 2023) is cancelled

Fingers crossed for better weather next month’s event on 4 March 2023.

Co-op Local Community Fund

Co-op Local Community Fund

North Essex Astronomical Society is part of the Co-op Local Community Fund.

Our project is based around accessibility and we want to buy equipment to enable more people to take part in star gazing.  If we can buy a camera to attach to a telescope and a computer to connect it to, people who find it difficult to look through telescopes will be able to participate and enjoy the night sky.

To find out more about our project and to choose us as your cause, please click here https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/68637

 

 

 

Cancelled – Star Gazing at Great Notley 21 October 2022

Due to the high probability of rain and the low probability of any significant clear skies, tonight’s stargazing at Notley is cancelled.

Fingers crossed for better weather next month.

Cancelled – Star Gazing at Great Notley 14 Jan 2022

Due to the high rates of Covid, we have decided to cancel the star gazing event planned for 14 Jan 2022 at Great Notley Country Park.

We hope to be back in February.

Cloud Competition 2021 – The Result

Cloud Competition 2021 – The Results

Our inaugural cloud competition for members generated more interest than we had imagined and so once the closing date passed the entries were split into categories.

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Cloud Competition 2021

Here are the entries for the 2021 Cloud Competition

Click on the photos or hover to get the caption with the description of each image.

Live Astronomy – 4th April 2020

We take a look at Venus, several star clusters, a load of galaxies and even a comet in this edition of our live astronomy show. You can find out more about our Live Astronomy events on our Live Astronomy Information page or check the Event Calendar for the date and time of the next Live Astronomy event.

Important: We recommend using the fullscreen button at the bottom right of the player to enlarge the video stream.


Archives of all previous events are also available via our Live Astronomy Archives page. Recordings are also available on our YouTube Channel.

Live Astronomy – 22nd March 2020

In this Live Astronomy event we take a look at a number of interesting objects in the early spring sky. We show you live views of deep sky objects from right here in Essex, as well as discussing facts and physics about them. You can find out more about our Live Astronomy events on our Live Astronomy Information page or check the Event Calendar for the date and time of the next Live Astronomy event.

Important: We recommend using the fullscreen button at the bottom right of the player to enlarge the video stream.


Archives of all previous events are also available via our Live Astronomy Archives page. Recordings are also available on our YouTube Channel.

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