Whitby & District Astronomical Society

Open door day at the Dark Sky Station at Danby Lodge. Public may come along to inspect the facility and talk to WDAS members about things astronomical or the facility itself.  [Read more about Danby Dark Sky Station ]

Open door day at the Dark Sky Station at Danby Lodge. Public may come along to inspect the facility and talk to WDAS members about things astronomical or the facility itself.  [Read more about Danby Dark Sky Station ]

Open door day at the Dark Sky Station at Danby Lodge. Public may come along to inspect the facility and talk to WDAS members about things astronomical or the facility itself.  [Read more about Danby Dark Sky Station ]

Monthly meetings of WDAS, held at Whitby School have now adjourned for the summer. The next formal meeting being the first Tuesday in October. Scheduled star party events will be limited over the summer this year. Please read main body. [Read more about Star Party – News and Schedule]

WDAS members continue to support the ‘open door’ policy at the Dark Sky Station (DSS) at Danby Lodge - usually Fridays and occasionally others.  

  [Read more about Danby Dark Sky Station Observatory News]

In this month's edition:

• Planetary Skylights
• Meteors, T Cor Bor updates, Conjunction and Noctilucent Cloud reports 
• July Night Sky
• July 2026 Sky Charts

  [Read more about Sky Notes - July 2026]

WDAS members will be supporting ‘open door’ events at the Danby Lodge Dark Sky Station Observatory throughout the summer.

The light evenings make Star Party events difficult, though we may hold one in early June to view the Venus–Jupiter conjunction from West Cliff. Otherwise, our next scheduled Star Party window is likely to be from mid to late July. [Read more about Star Party Schedule/Danby Lodge Observatory]

Society monthly meetings are now in recess restarting in the autumn.  [Read more about Society Meetings Recess]

In this month's edition:

• Planetary Skylights
• June Meteors, Noctilucent cloud, T CrB 
• Summer Solstice
• June Night Sky
• June 2026 Sky Charts

  [Read more about Sky Notes - June 2026]

Society monthly meetings for this season conclude in May, restarting in the autumn following our summer recess. The final meeting is on May 5th at Whitby School (Prospect Hill). Start time is 7:30pm, room H1, main block. [Read more about Society Meeting]

WDAS members will be assisting at 'open door' events down at the Danby Lodge Dark Sky Station Observatory during May. Resolution of various equipment issues as well as IT connectivity will also be ongoing. There are no scheduled Star Party events planned elsewhere in May.  [Read more about Danby Lodge Observatory/Star Party Schedule ]

Time for the final round-up of this current observing season relating to Sunday open nights at the Bruce Observatory.     [Read more about Bruce Diary]

In this month's edition:

• Planetary Skylights
• May Meteors, Aurora & Noctilucent Cloud
• May Night Sky
• May 2026 Sky Charts

  [Read more about Sky Notes - May 2026]

Although WDAS have no scheduled event dates planned for April, there are likely to be further testing events at the Danby Lodge Dark Sky Station Observatory later this month.  [Read more about WDAS Star Party Schedule/Danby Lodge Observatory ]

Society monthly meetings continue with the next being on April 14th following the School Easter break. The venue is Whitby School (Prospect Hill). Start time is 7:30pm, room H1. [Read more about Society Meetings ]