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Live Astronomy – 21st March 2020

29th March 202029th March 2020 By Ian LauwerysNo Comments

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....

Cancelled – Star Gazing at Great Notley 9 Nov 2019

9th November 2019 By ClareLauwerysNo Comments

Unfortunately due to the cloud cover we have had to cancel tonight's event. Fingers crossed for next time....

Cancelled – Star Gazing at Great Notley 5 Oct 2019

5th October 2019 By ClareLauwerysNo Comments

Unfortunately due to the cloud cover we have had to cancel tonight's event....

Young Astronomers Club recognised in volunteering awards

5th July 20195th July 2019 By ClareLauwerysNo Comments

We are honoured that our Young Astronomers Club was recognised in the 2019 Braintree District Volunteers Awards in the Group Award category. Many thanks to Cheryl for organising the Young Astronomers Club and to all our volunteers who give up a lot of time for both YAC and at our other outreach activities across the county....

Cancelled – Solar Gazing at Great Notley 22 June 2019

20th June 2019 By ClareLauwerysNo Comments

Unfortunately we are unable to run this event and instead we will be at Planet Essex at Cressing Temple. More details here....

Cancelled – Young Astronomers Club – 11 June 2019

11th June 2019 By ClareLauwerysNo Comments

We are really sorry but tonight's (11 June 2019) Young Astronomers Club is cancelled due to reasons beyond our control. We apologise for the late notice and hope to see you next time....

CANCELLED – Stargazing at Great Notley Country Park (16th February 2019)

16th February 20194th January 2021 By Ian LauwerysNo Comments

Tonight's stargazing event (16th February) at Great Notley Country Park is cancelled due to the poor weather forecast. Sorry for any disappointment, and we hope to see you at the next one in March. If you can't wait that long, on Tuesday (19th Feb), Great Notley Country Park are running their Sky Ropes Under The Stars Event, to coincide with the Super Moon. Weather permitting, we will be there with a few telescopes so you can take a look at the Moon after your adventure on the ropes. Booking is essential, details here: ...

Comet Gif

19th January 201919th January 2019 By ClareLauwerys2 Comments

In the January 2019 edition of Pulsar we included a gif. Alas not all email programs like them, so here's Paul's gif for everyone to enjoy. It's 46P and was taken by Paul Blakesley just before Christmas, over a period of 1.5 hours ...

UPDATE – Stargazing on 19 Jan 2019 at Great Notley

19th January 2019 By Ian LauwerysNo Comments

The stargazing event at Great Notley Country Park tonight (Saturday 19th January) will be going ahead at 6:00PM. The weather forecast is for a lot of cloud, so we expect views to be limited if we see anything at all. The event is due to finish at 9:00PM but we may end it sooner if there are no breaks in the cloud....

CANCELLED – Stargazing on 15 Dec 2018 at Great Notley & Abberton

14th December 201814th December 2018 By ClareLauwerysNo Comments

Saturday's stargazing events (15th December) at Great Notley Discovery Park and Abberton Reservoir are cancelled due to the poor weather forecast. Sorry for any disappointment, and we hope to see you at the next ones in January....