Open to society members and public alike from October through to April, Sunday evenings are reserved for observations at the Bruce Observatory, Whitby School - weather and access permitting.  Hoping to observe on a set date and time over the winter in the UK is always likely to be a long shot - falling foul of weather conditions. In recent years 70 - 80% of Sunday observing evenings have fallen by the wayside. Still, we persevere and on those occasions the weather gods relent, evenings with the 5" f15 vintage Cooke refractor can be truly memorable.

The Bruce Observatory. (Click for larger image)

Err, well, nothing to read here. Move on to next article. #**#*y weather!!!

WDAS members and Cooke refractor. (Click for larger image)

Please note: the school drive gate operates via an electronic card/key code which only certain WDAS members can access. If conditions look promising and you are intending to come along, please be at the top of Whitby School drive for 19:00hrs, or contact Mark with a pre-arranged arrival time, otherwise you may have to use a method of attracting our attention in the observatory.  If unsure of weather conditions and observing viability, please contact Mark on 07886069339.  

February open nights are unlikely to go ahead on the following dates. 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd. 

'red light mode'. (Click for larger image)