Welcome to NASTRO
NASTRO, Northumberland Astronomical Society, was founded in January 2000 and has approximately 70 regular members. We are a friendly, active society of professional and amateur astronomers from the North East of England. Our mission is to promote astronomy and science education.
We welcome new members to come and join us at our bi-monthly meetings. As a member you will have access to regular training sessions and lectures as well as our well-established beginners course in astronomy. From time to time we have public observing sessions at our Hauxley Observatory when you can come along and get practical experience of using a telescope for astronomy. If you're not yet a member but interested in finding out more, why not come along to one of our meetings as a visitor? For more details of both forthcoming meetings and public observing sessions, see our Meetings and Events page. |
PLEASE NOTE: Low Hauxley is a dog-free nature reserve. Members and visitors are requested not to bring dogs either to NASTRO meetings or to observing sessions at Low Hauxley. Please see the NWT website for more information
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THURSDAY 9 May 2024
The Blaze Star!
Dr Adrian Jannetta FRAS
An introduction to novae eruptions with focus on the possible eruption in 2024 of T Coronae Borealis - nicknamed the Blaze Star. We'll look at the mechanisms leading to a nova eruption and the possible link with certain types of supernovae.
This meeting will be open to both members (free)
as well as non-members (£3 charged at the door)
Next meeting after this Thursday 28 March 2024
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THURSDAY 9 May 2024
The Blaze Star!
Dr Adrian Jannetta FRAS
An introduction to novae eruptions with focus on the possible eruption in 2024 of T Coronae Borealis - nicknamed the Blaze Star. We'll look at the mechanisms leading to a nova eruption and the possible link with certain types of supernovae.
This meeting will be open to both members (free)
as well as non-members (£3 charged at the door)
Next meeting after this Thursday 28 March 2024
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How's the viewing at the Hauxley Observatory? Is it cloudy? Is it clear? See below for a helpful guide from clearoutside.com
Current sky at HauxleyNear live solar images from the SDO and SOHO satellites.
Some interesting Twitter accounts to look at. These will change every now and again. Contact us with any suggestions. |