Greetings to you all for your monthly edition of the Locked-Down WDAS newsletter. Continuing from last month, ufortunately all events are cancelled due to the current Corona Virus restrictions, up to and including Whitby Regatta. The night sky, however, still as bright as ever: enjoy! (Disclaimer: Night Sky should be enjoyed safely in a back-garden with up to six neighbours, suitably socially distanced. (^_^))
Welcome to the WDAS monthly newsletter for June 2020: a digest of the month's latest contributions to our website. Below you'll find Society News: including some superb photos from our Members, photos from the Dark Sky Evening at Fyling Hall School, and naturally your Sky Notes for March with details of two comets!
Society News
They say June's Full Moon got its name as it's the month when wild strawberries begin to ripen. ('Evidently not named by a Canary Islander!' --Andi) Be that as it may, Mark has been out in force to take some photos for you pleasure and delight. So ('Odd-one-out' round) which of these Moons is not a Strawberry Moon?
07-May-2020: Full Moon rising over East Side of Whitby.
07-May-2020: "Not-so-strawberry" Moon.
07-May-2020: Full Moon rising over East Side of Whitby.
27-May-2020: Crescent Moon.
Mercury really is particularly small and faint in the sky; particularly as it never appears in a dark sky. Try to spot Mercury in these pictures.
22-May-2020 at 21:30h: Venus and Mercury just above roof.
22-May-2020 at 21:30h: Venus with Mercury below, West Cliff.
22-May-2020 at 21:30h: Venus with Mercury to the left.
22-May-2020 at 21:30h: Venus and Mercury.
Events
Whitby Regatta events:
- Afternoon solar viewing from West Cliff near trampoline & Go-Karts. 13:00-16:15-ish.
- Evening star party at the Pitch 'n' Put area – behind new skateboard park. From 21:15hrs.
Whitby Regatta events:
- Afternoon solar viewing from West Cliff near trampolines and Go-Karts. 13:00-16:15-ish.
- Evening star party at the Pitch 'n' Put area – behind new skateboard park. From 21:15hrs.
Public Star Party including a laser point tour and observations, Weather permitting, pitch-and-put area behind the skate park on West Cliff. From 21:15hrs. (Set-up around 20:45hrs.)
For parking and loading purposes, we shall be using the narrower parking area (behind the convent) adjacent to the upper pitch and putt area. All welcome.
Public Star Party including a laser point tour and observations, Weather permitting, pitch-and-put area behind the skate park on West Cliff. From 21:15hrs. (Set-up around 20:45hrs.)
For parking and loading purposes, we shall be using the narrower parking area (behind the convent) adjacent to the upper pitch and putt area. All welcome.
A Public Star Party, weather permitting, near the Captain Cook monument on West Cliff (setting-up from 21:00hrs). Planetary & night sky Observations.
Planetary & night sky Observations.
A Public Star Party, weather permitting, near the Captain Cook monument on West Cliff (setting-up from 21:00hrs). Planetary & night sky Observations.
Planetary & night sky Observations.
One of the observing highlights on the WDAS calendar.
Hook’s House is an excellent dark site location situated on the B1447 overlooking Robin Hood’s Bay. If the weather is fine the campsite should be full and as long as skies are clear, or clear enough, we should have a cracking evening.
We shall be setting up scopes around 20:00h - weather permitting. A map of the location can be found on the web site.
