Croydon Astronomical Society

Neil will discuss the Artemis mission and its importance for future manned space exploration of the Solar System. We will also look back at last week's very exciting events, the Aurora and spotting comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas!

Croydon Astro Public talk: THURSDAY 17th October. 7.30pm start Trinity School, Croydon CR9 7AT In the staff refectory. All welcome, refreshments available. Our guest speaker, Neil Phillipson will look to "Mans next Giant Leap".

After last Thursday's glorious aurora display, we had a piece published on Inside Croydon along with a few of Graham's images. You can read it here: insidecroydon.com/2024/10/12/ken… #astronomy #aurora

@RoyalAstroSoc We did! Image taken last night from Kenley during our public event.

Did you see Comet A3 last night? If you did and were lucky enough to snap a picture, please send them to us at press@ras.ac.uk or tag us on social media. Missed out? Don't worry, you can have another go tonight! Follow our simple guide on how to spot it: ras.ac.uk/news-and-press…

Last night we caught a glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS at our public open evening in Kenley! We hope to be able to run another comet observing event should the weather allow. Image taken by our Society Secretary, Graham Cluer #comet #Astronomy

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What has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered in its first year? – ... youtu.be/ixEiUtZO2Bw?si… via @YouTube

Our main speaker tonight is Bernard Winchester on "Christopher Wren": To commemorate the 300th anniversary of the death of Wren, Bernard will look at his work as an astronomer. Before he became the famed architect of St.Paul's he was Gresham Professor of Astronomy.

We start with Graham Cluer who will report on his radio observations of the Persied Meteor Shower 2023. Unaffected by weather, unlike our attempted Meteor Watch, his observations give us the full picture of how many meteors fell over the two weeks 24/7.

Public Talks evening: Thursday 14th September. 7.30pm, Sandison Room Trinity School, Croydon CR9 7AT ALL WELCOME! Please join us as we restart our talks programme for the Autumn/Winter period.

It's super hot again tomorrow, please protect yourself from the sun and stay hydrated, there is next to no shade at the observatory. For more details visit croydonastro.org.uk #kenley #croydon #OpenHouseFestival #Astronomy

All welcome! Please note that there is no parking onsite. There is parking along Hayes Lane, on the side of the road of the aerodrome. There are also no toilets on site.

As part of the National “Open House Festival” the Norman Fisher Observatory will be open this Sunday, 10th September, between 1pm and 4pm. Come and hear the history of the Observatory and the Society. See the telescopes and find out what we do there. croydonastro.org.uk

@openhouselondon Festival is in full swing! Here's more of what's on offer in Croydon: 🌌🔭 Explore the Universe at the Norman Fisher Observatory! @CroydonAS 📅 Sun 10th Sept: 1 PM to 4 PM Discover the history and chat with members about their work: culturecroydon.com/event/norman-f…

#Croydon #Kenley #Purley #Caterham @InsideCroydon

Our observatory will be open to the public today for Solar observations of our Sun from 12 noon to 3pm. It’s free, so come and join us croydonastro.org.uk @InsideCroydon #Croydon #Purley #Caterham #Kenley parking at Kenley RAF memorial

Antarctic sea ice has hit a record low for the end of June. It is currently more than five times the surface area of the UK smaller than the next lowest recorded extent.

Hi all. It is with great regret that we have postponed our solar observing event due to poor weather reports. We will try again on 1 July sane times. #Croydon @InsideCroydon

On Sunday 18 June between 12 noon and 3pm, we will be solar observing at our observatory on the Kenley Aerodrome, see croydonastro.org.UK. Please note if it’s cloudy we will try and do observing on 1 July same times #Croydon @InsideCroydon Parking at Kenley Memorial

NASA tracking huge 50-metre asteroid hurtling closer to earth express.co.uk/news/world/174…