Society meetings have now recommenced for the autumn/winter/spring period.  The venue is Caedmon College - Normanby Campus (formerly Whitby College) - room H1 starting from 7:30pm.

If you are new to the area and would like to join the society or have become interested in the night sky and want to take 'one small step', please do come along, you will be very welcome. 

Meetings normally follow the format of a revue of the night sky that month, upcoming celestial events, coupled with a talk or presentation on astronomical aspects or associated with space. Meetings end by 9:25pm at latest, although usually it's around 9:15pm.   

February's meeting is on the 6th, when Mark will be 'hunting Bears'.  The March meeting is on the 5th

Open Nights 
Sunday evening open nights at the Bruce Observatory continue, reverting to a 7pm start time from January. Open nights are on paper, every Sunday (barring one or two exceptions) until well into April.  They are weather dependant, so if you are intending on coming along, please contact Mark on the day, the conditions at Whitby can be very different to inland, or further up or down the coast!  The observatory (the conical domed building) is also located at the Normanby Campus, at the bottom of the drive.  

For anyone wishing to come along, please be at the College top carpark for 7pm if possible as the security gate for the drive is operated via keycode and closes automatically after being opened.  Only the 'guardians of the gate' have the code.  Anyone arriving later will need to attract our attention within the observatory (flash car lights, pip horn, or shout). We will notice. February dates are 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th.