Upcoming Lecture
Submitted by Andrew on Fri, 24/05/2013 - 13:38Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe
Lecture by Professor Martin Hendry
The above lecture will take place on Saturday June 22nd at 19:30 at the Shetland Museum and Archive.
Martin Hendry is Professor of Gravitational Astrophysics and Cosmology at Glasgow University.
Admission:
S.A.S. Members: Free
General Public: £5.00
OAPs and under 18s: Free
Pre-booking is advisable. To make a reservation call 01595 695057.
Petition: increase Governmental spend on R&D to 0.8% GDP
Submitted by Mike on Sun, 24/03/2013 - 20:53Following on from their letter in the Daily Telegraph signed by fifty top UK scientists, calling for an increase in research and development spending to at least 0.8% of GDP, "Science is Vital" are delighted to announce their accompanying Petition (see the link below). In the next few months, the Government will make key decisions about how to dispense funds for the next few years, the petition is to remind them that science is vital for the UK.
http://scienceisvital.org.uk/2013/03/21/petition-increase-governmental-s...
Observing Sessions and Events for 2013
Submitted by Mike on Thu, 07/01/2010 - 05:27Solar Storms and Northern Lights
Dr Lyndsay Fletcher (Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Glasgow) visited Shetland on Saturday 2 March 2013
and gave a public lecture on the above topic .
The lecture was held at the Shetland Museum and Archives.
To find out more about Lyndsay please click here
A report from the lecture will be following soon !
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Past Events in 2012 :
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Shetland Rover Team Back from Glenelg (Earth)
For more info -
please click here
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Prof.John Brown (Astronomer Royal for Scotland ) , 15 September 7.30pm at Shetland Museum and Archives
The title of John's lecture was 'The Magic of Gravity and the Structure of the Universe'
Professor Charles Cockell ( Astrobiologist ), 1 September 7.30pm at Shetland Museum and Archives
Charles spoke about 'The Search for Life Beyond the Earth'
You can find the report under SAS-Events or please click here
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 .
Welcome to Our Site !
Submitted by Neptune on Wed, 30/05/2007 - 00:09Please 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 .
Disclaimer
Links from this site are provided for your information only. We are not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked websites and do not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time.
M101 and Friends
Submitted by Neptune on Sun, 19/05/2013 - 11:16In this image you can see M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. A few smaller galaxies are also visible in the shot.
Scope: Borg 60mm
Mount: Smart EQ Pro
Guidance: Borg 50mm
7 x 2min exposures at ISO800.
10 Darks
10 Bias
Processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Noiseware.
Image taken by Paul 'Astronewb' Chasse
.thumbnail.jpg "M101 and Friends")
Waxing Moon
Submitted by Neptune on Sun, 19/05/2013 - 11:16Waxing moon taken 28th January 2012.
Image taken by Sony A200 mounted on 8" dobsonian scope.
Image taken by Andrew Foyle
SAS Site Under New Management
Submitted by Mike on Sun, 05/05/2013 - 22:13The Shetland Astronomical Society Website will soon be in the hands of
a new Web Administrator - Andrew.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our visitors and
contributors for their loyalty and support over the last few years
and would like to wish Andrew all the best with the site for the
future .
I`ll not be disappearing from the web , you can keep in touch
and see my new projects on my Youtube Channel austroastro
http://www.youtube.com/user/Austroastro/videos
Of course you can also keep in touch on the Shetland Stargazer site
https://plus.google.com/106415288037155827255/posts
I hope to spend more time creating space models , building robots
and ( of course ) doing astronomy !
All the best ....
Mike Breimann
astro-mike@hotmail.co.uk
astrosas.mike@gmail.com
Venus Transit Live Stream
Submitted by Mike on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 12:55Thank you to everyone who visited our site to see the live stream !
There where so many of you that the site couldn`t cope at times ,
so sorry if you weren`t able to get through .
The Sky was cloudy at first , but we were able to see Venus quite well
a few times and managed to see the final stages and the exit in their entirity .
Special Thanks to our Pals in Cornwall
( Roseland Observatory ) , for their support !
We had the better weather this time , next time it`s your turn !
For the Roseland Observatory site please click here !!
Also a special thanks to our two pioneers who braved the weather
and climbed stormy hills !
( Chris Brown who has sent us two beautiful pictures that you can see
in the Images section , and Chris McGinlay who fought strong winds
to keep his equipment on the ground !!
Please visit the G+ Shetland Stargazer site
for Chris`s report and images ! )
For the Shetland Stargazer site please click here !!
For the Venus Transit short film please click here !!
For the Venus Transit report from the SAS Team please click here !!
Thanks again to all....
The SAS Team
Orion Nebula by Paul Hughes ( Roseland Observatory )
Submitted by Mike on Wed, 21/03/2012 - 21:58Many 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
Submitted by Mike on Fri, 16/03/2012 - 14:52Picture By Chris Brown .
In Trondra 20.00 - 21.30
To see a short film of the aurora please click here .
Meteor Watch Record
Submitted by grunthus on Sat, 01/10/2011 - 23:10Send 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
Submitted by grunthus on Sat, 13/08/2011 - 04:03Here 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 ! ! !
Submitted by Mike on Mon, 07/03/2011 - 00:38This free event was held in Edinburgh
A set of three DVDs, covering the whole day's event is now available.
To order your copies or for more information,
please click here .
The attached file contains details of the day`s programme ! !
Card Model CCCP - Lunokhod 1
Submitted by Mike on Tue, 12/10/2010 - 00:15
Russian Moon Rover
The very first remote controlled rover in space !! ( 1970 )
