Welcome
A brief note on news and upcoming events, updated 9th April 2026
Our next Darsham Village Hall meeting takes place on Sunday 19th April at 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start. We will be welcoming Paul Whiting , from our fellow astonomical society, OASI, in Ipswich.
Paul's talk is entitled "So who's this Einstein bloke then?".
Teas and coffees will be available and non-members are very welcome to join us for the sum of £3 at the door.
At our meeting, held on 2nd November 2025, our Chair, Chris Mead, was delighted to announce that Dr Matthew Bothwell (who was our guest speaker that evening) has accepted our offer to become the Honorary President of DashAstro. He follows in the footsteps of David Gwynn, who is now our Vice-President. Matt is the Public Astronomer of the University of Cambridge and has been a regular presenter at DashAstro. He brings with him an abundance of knowledge about astronomy that he shares in an exceptionally engaging and informative manner. We look forward to learning much more from Matt in the coming years.
At this year's AGM, held on 11th May 2025, the Jim Slight Memorial Trophy was awarded to one of our younger members, Quinn Trindall, in recognition of her excellent contributions to our society through the year.
Here's Quinn receiving the award from David Gwynn, our then Honorary President.
Well done Quinn!
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.
Why not join us, and have a look at the heavens using specialist equipment, and learn what's going on in our galactic neighborhood?
We have an inventory of donated telescopes that members of DashAstro are welcome to borrow for the evening and to take home if they wish. Doors open from 7pm.
Please see the Events page for details of 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.
Notice
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 separate 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.
We will endeavour to give as much notice as possible of any changes to the advertised schedule.
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