Observing Sessions and Events for 2012
Thu, 07/01/2010 - 05:27 — MikeEvents planned for September 2012
Professor Charles Cockell ( Astrobiologist ), 1 September 7.30pm at Shetland Museum and Archives
Charles will speak about 'The Search for Life Beyond the Earth'
Prof.John Brown (Astronomer Royal for Scotland ) , 15 September 7.30pm at Shetland Museum and Archives
The title of John's lecture will be 'The Magic of Gravity and the Structure of the Universe'
Please click on the speakers` names for more information .
Please contact Paul (paul.bendix@btinternet.com ) to register your interest and to keep informed .
For the latest information about Dr. Ken Rice`s talk
please visit the Images-Events-SAS Shop section .
Information can be found under SAS Events - SAS Event from 17.03.2012 with Dr. Ken Rice .
Last Chance for Night Observing this Season !
Warning !
Full darkness ends on 22 April 2012 for this season in Shetland .
You can still observe brighter objects in the sky until about 11 May ,
so get out there and make the most of your last few weeks !
Don`t forget solar observing is still possible over the summer .
Please don`t forget to take proper precautions when you
are observing the sun and never look at the sun directly !
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Wed, 30/05/2007 - 00:09 — NeptuneSAS Members can go ahead and log in to add observations . Please contact us if you need help or want to comment on this site , or if you would like to add anything astronomy - related to this webpage .
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For a Membership Application Form please go to Contact or click here under attachment .
Second edition of the SAS Online Radio ( Summer 2012 ) is now available in the
Online Radio Section in the bar above !
Hurray !! The Orkney Astronomical Society is born !
Sat, 07/04/2012 - 01:40 — MikeGood news for our neighbours in Orkney !
We have just learned about the newly formed Orkney Astronomical Society .
We wish them all the best and every success for the future !
Please see the link below .
http://www.spanglefish.com/orkneyastronomicalsociety/links.asp
Orion Nebula by Paul Hughes ( Roseland Observatory )
Wed, 21/03/2012 - 21:58 — MikeMany thanks to Paul Hughes from the Roseland Observatory in Cornwall for sending us this dramatic photo of the Orion Nebula !
Exposure time was more than one hour .
He used a combination of 18x3 min , 1x30 sec , 1x 15 sec , 1x2 sec exposures and used layering in PhotoShop to show the Trapezium due to the huge dynamic range of the nebula .
Please visit www.zenfolio.com/paulh101
Aurora 15.03.2012
Fri, 16/03/2012 - 14:52 — MikePicture By Chris Brown .
In Trondra 20.00 - 21.30
To see a short film of the aurora please click here .
Meteor Watch Record
Sat, 01/10/2011 - 23:10 — grunthusSend these in to a committee member, we'd love to find out what you see.
Chris McGinlay's Stargazing Podcasts - please click on picture for audio files
Sat, 13/08/2011 - 04:03 — grunthusHere you will find some astronomy podcasts from my website at www.unpossible.info.
They are purposely brief, just giving you a few ideas on what to view over the following couple of weeks. More information and some links to items mentioned are to be found at www.unpossible.info. If you like the podcasts, please visit the page on www.unpossible.info and give it a +1.
! ! ! Cosmic Threats to Earth with Prof John Brown ! ! !
Mon, 07/03/2011 - 00:38 — MikeThis free event was held in Edinburgh on 23 April 2011
This event was well worth attending ! Many thanks to the organisers .
Also, thanks to the Edinburgh Astronomical Society members for their warm welcome .
A set of three DVDs, covering the whole day's event is now available.
More details in the SAS Shop section.
To order your copies or for more information, please contact Reg by e-mail :
please click here .
The attached file contains details of the day`s programme ! !
Card Model CCCP - Lunokhod 1
Tue, 12/10/2010 - 00:15 — Mike
Russian Moon Rover
The very first remote controlled rover in space !! ( 1970 )
Next Model - Skylab / Apollo available soon !!
Links to Other Sites
Mon, 10/08/2009 - 00:40 — MikeOther Web Sites of Interest - Please click on "Read More" at the bottom of the page for further links !
Live Stream Space Camera SLOOH - Cool !
Astronomer Royal for Scotland - Prof John Brown
Shetlink The Sky at Night forum - Take part in online discussions with other Shetlanders by joining Shetlink
Edinburgh Astronomical Society -
For bookworms - A site with free astronomy and science E- Books to read online -
Project to locate asteroids and more -
Open University Astronomy Courses - "I want to study astronomy"Find out about courses at the Open University
Your portal to space - -Daily space news
Your portal to science - -Daily science news
The Roseland Observatory - Director Brian Sheen
The Bradford Robotic Telescope - I wish I had a big telescope ! Go and use it,it is free of charge!!
Interacive star map - -cruise trough the sky with your PC
Chris Brown`s Web Site - -More of Chris`pictures can be found here!!
Astronomy Now - The night sky each week !Online planet- star chart and more !
Online Astronomy Shop - Brass Astrolabs , Astronomical Instruments , Telescopes and much more !
AstroMediaShop - Cardboard kits of scientific instruments, models, gadgets, and optical components for experiments, education, and astronomy .
Sigma - Proving Einstein Right, by Prof Ian Morison - Jodrell Bank
Scottish Solar System - Project for International Year of Astronomy 2009
Planetary radio - online astronomy/science radio with downloadable MP3 soundfiles
The Jodcast - Podcasts from Jodrell Bank
NASA Index Page - Nasa Live TV and Education Sites
Astronomy for beginners - A good site for beginners who are interested in astronomy
Stargazer - Good stargazing site
Astronomy.Shetland - Another good Shetland Site
Astro Tips.com - A good Pocket PC Site
Astronomical Tools to download - Some helpful astronomical software
The Hubble Space Telescope Site - All you need to know about Hubble
Radio Telescopes - How to build your own at low cost
Radio Telescopes - How to build your own at low cost
SARA - Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers
Apollo Missions - All you need to know
Astrophotography by Anthony Ayiomamitis - Large, excellent, photographic resource (email for publication licence)
astronomyknowhow - Guide to Basic Astronomy with a telescope (online course ) DSLR Camera Imaging Beginners Guide + Astronomy Ebooks
Heavens-Above -A site showing the current positions of satellites and ISS
Solar System Dimension Calculator - Find out how big our solar sytem
really is !
Weights On Different Planets - Find out how much you weigh on different planets !
>Astronomy For Dummies -Cheat sheet for Astronomers and more !
Astronomy.com - -Good astronomy magazine
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Booking a 12 inch Dobsonian Telescope and the 5 inch Telescope
Members can arrange to borrow one of the Society`s 12 inch Dobsonian telescopes for home observing.
The 5 inch telescope is also available .
A telescope is available for use by members in the North Isles (please contact
to make arrangements).
A further telescope is for use by members in other areas of Shetland (please contact
Please feel free to make use of them .