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Manchester Astronomical Society
Established 1903
Weekly Meetings
Each Thursday we meet in the Blackett Lecture Theatre (apart from over Christmas/New Year, when the Society takes a break), from about 19:00. Any scheduled talks will start at about 19:45. Weather permitting, we may also observe using the telescopes until as late as people want to stay. If you are interested in coming to any of these meetings please see the visitor information page.
Due to redevelopment work on the North Campus, the Godlee Observatory is now closed for an indefinite period - we currently meet at the Blackett Lecture Theatre in the Schuster Building on the Main Campus.
January - April 2025
2nd January - No Meeting - Christmas/New Year Break
No Meeting - Christmas/New Year Break
9th January - SkyNotes for January - Meeting Cancelled/Postponed until 16th due to weather
SkyNotes for January - Postponed until 16th due to weather
16th January - SkyNotes for January
SkyNotes for January
23rd January - Public Lecture - See Lectures page
Public Lecture - See Lectures page
See Lectures page for more information
30th January - SkyNotes for February
SkyNotes for February
6th February - Free & Easy Night
Free & Easy Night
13th February - A Look at Smartscopes
A Look at Smartscopes
20th February - Public Lecture - See Lectures page
27th February - SkyNotes for March
SkyNotes for March
6th March - TBA
TBA
13th March - Partial Eclipses
20th March - Sky Notes for April
Sky Notes for April
27th March - Public Lecture - See Lectures page
Public Lecture - See Lectures page
3rd April - Exploring our mind-blowing universe [BBC video]
Exploring our mind-blowing universe [BBC video]
10th April - Beginners Night
Beginners Night
17th April - Annual General Meeting 2025 - NO Visitors tonight please
Annual General Meeting 2025 - NO Visitors tonight please
24th April - SkyNotes for May
SkyNotes for May
May - August 2025
1st May - Astronomers Have Detected Strange Planets Just Outside Our Solar System [video]
Astronomers Have Detected Strange Planets Just Outside Our Solar System [video]
8th May - Basic Astronomy - The Solar System
Basic Astronomy - The Solar System
15th May - The Weird Worlds surrounding our Gas Giants [Video - part 1]
22nd May - Beginners Astronomy - Telescopes... what is best for what?
Beginners Astronomy - Telescopes... what is best for what?
Sonia Turkington
29th May - SkyNotes for June
SkyNotes for June
5th June - Noctilucent Clouds
Noctilucent Clouds
12th June - Solar Telescopes
Solar Telescopes
19th June - The Moons of the Gas Giants (video)
The Moons of the Gas Giants (video)
26th June - SkyNotes for July
SkyNotes for July
3rd July - Free & Easy Night - or a video (Members' choice)
Free & Easy Night - or a video (Members' choice)
10th July - The Sun - Sonia Turkington
The Sun - Sonia Turkington
17th July - Aurora - Sonia Turkington
Aurora - Sonia Turkington
24th July - Free & Easy Night - or a video (Members' choice)
Free & Easy Night - or a video (Members' choice)
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31st July - SkyNotes for August - Special Perseids Edition
SkyNotes for August - Special Perseids Edition
7th August - Meteors: what are they, & why the colours? A "Crash” course
Meteors: what are they, & why the colours? A "Crash” course
14th August - "An introduction to rainbows, glories and other optical meteorological phenomena" - Peter Warrington
"An introduction to rainbows, glories and other optical meteorological phenomena" - Peter Warrington
21st August - True or False? The Debates of Space - Sonia Turkington
True or False? The Debates of Space - Sonia Turkington
28th August - SkyNotes for September
SkyNotes for September
Member's Notice Board
Posted: 23 July 2018
The MAS website has pages devoted to images of the night sky, as well as the Sun and Moon, and images may be submitted to the website via e-mail to the webmaster, in addition to posting on the MAS Facebook page.
There is no longer any restriction on image file size.
Posted: 22 August 2023
The MAS 'Library Service' is suspended for the duration of our exile from the Godlee Observatory
September - December 2025
4th September - What causes Lunar & Solar eclipses?
What causes Lunar & Solar eclipses?
11th September - TBA
TBA
18th September - TBA
TBA
25th September - SkyNotes for October
SkyNotes for October
2nd October - TBA
TBA
9th October - TBA
TBA
16th October - Public Lecture - See Guest Speakers Lectures page
Public Lecture
See the Guest Speakers Lectures page for details
23rd October - TBA
TBA
30th October - SkyNotes for November
SkyNotes for November
6th November - TBA
TBA
13th November - TBA
TBA
20th November - Public Lecture - See Guest Lecture page
See the Public Lectures page for details
27th November - SkyNotes for December
SkyNotes for December
4th December - TBA
TBA
11th December - TBA
TBA
18th December - Presidential Lecture & Christmas Party
Presidential Lecture & Christmas Party
25th December - No Meeting Tonight - Christmas / New Year Break
No meeting tonight - Christmas / New Year Break
Wishing a Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year to the Whole World
Manchester Astronomical Society, Blackett Theatre, Schuster Building, University
of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL
Contact us via e-mail: HERE or Telephone +44 (0) 777 4698467 (24hr Voicemail)