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On Saturday 29th March, we have kindly been invited to National Trust, Dunwich Heath from about 10:00am to 12:00pm to view the partial solar eclipse using our specialized solar telescopes. We hope that the weather will be helpful and that there will be lots of National Trust customers to share the experience!

But remember, under no circumstances should you attempt to view the solar eclipse without using specialized equipment - sunglasses will not offer sufficient protection for your eyes.

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The DashAstro AGM took place on 19 May 2024. We were treated to two excellent presentations : the first by one of our youngest members, Jack Young, and the second by Dr Matt Bothwell, Public Astronomer at the University of Cambridge.

 

We want to pay tribute to and remember our dear colleague, Jim Slight, who was our Secretary for 14 years, and have inaugurated the annual Jim Slight Memorial Award. This will be presented to the most deserving member each year and it was very pleasing to nominate Jack for the first award. 

Here's Jack receiving the award from Dr Matt Bothwell. Well done Jack!

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We will be holding one of our regular observing evenings, when members bring along their telescopes for all to use, on Sunday 30th March.

We will be observing at Darsham Village Hall Playing Field.  Doors will be open from 7:00pm until 9:30pm and members of the public are welcome to join us.

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On observing evenings, we will also be in the Hall, where there will be workshops to help those with new scopes  as well as tea, coffee and a chat on all things astronomical. Members bring conventional telescopes and examples of the newer electronic telescopes for you to use. We will also have one of DashAstro's own telescopes for you to experiment with if you wish.

Why not join us, and have a look at the heavens using specialist equipment, and learn what's going on in our galactic neighborhood?

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Our next indoor meeting will take place on Sunday 13th April when Dr George Seabroke will be giving a talk entitled "The Gaia Revolution".  Dr Seabroke is Principal Research Fellow at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory of University College London.

Doors will be open from 7:00pm  for a 7:30pm meeting start and members of the public are welcome to join us. 

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Please see the Events page for other dates and locations.

 

With the aid of Westleton Parish Council, we are pleased to

have been of assistance to help obtain Dark Sky Discovery Site Status

for Westleton Common.

 

 

Important Notice

On a DashAstro Observing night, observing will be the first priority and our members generously make available their telescopes for visitors to view.  We have traditional telescopes of various makes and designs as well as newer electronic, fully automated types. 

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In order to get the most out of our observing sessions it is important that visitors and members avoid using torches unless they have a red, low intensity filter fitted. We will endeavour to seperate the electronic devices from the conventional telescopes, too, as a further step to reduce the impact of the light from the viewing devices used by the electronic telescope users.

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We are able to use the Village Hall on observing evenings so you can warm up inside with a tea or coffee and have a chat with members about all things astronomical.

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We will endeavour to give as much notice as possible of any changes to the advertised schedule.