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1 October 2007

 

 

 

Doncaster Astronomical Society 

at the 

July Tickhill Gala

 

 

Two Solar Telescopes looking at a Solar Flare 

and the 12inch Schmidt Cassegrain

 

 

 

The Doncaster Astronomical Society meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday's of the month at St. George's Church House  (directly behind St. George's Church, DN1 1RD ).  Directions are given on the 'find us page'. 

Meetings start at 7.30 pm.  Anyone interested in Astronomy is welcome either as a visitor or as a potential new member.

We try and arrange to have a guest speaker every other meeting.  A list of meetings is given in the Diary.

A collection of £2.50 is made to defray costs.

Refreshments are free!

The Society owns a number of Telescopes:

 

           350mm.  Meade LX200 Schmidt Cassegrain with "goto". (Deep Sky)

            70 mm   Solarmax H-alpha Coranado Solar Telescope.

            80 mm   Skywatcher Refractor 600mm (Wide Field)

           300mm.  Meade LX200 Schmidt Cassegrain with "goto". (Deep Sky)

           150mm Meade Refractor with "goto" ( Planetary Objects)

           125mm Meade ETX. Cassegrain with "goto".  Beginners

           Orion Europa 150mm Newtonian.  Experienced users.

           Vixen 125 mm Binoculars. ( Moon , Comets)

 

Experienced members are eager to help new members view the heavens with these and their own telescopes.

Enquiries should be made to the following committee members:

        Phil. Snowden               chairman@donastro.org.uk 


        Richard Hall                  treasurer@donastro.org.uk

 

        Lesley Hardware          secretary@donastro.org.uk 

       

        Webmaster                          web@donastro.org.uk 

 

 

Doncaster Astronomical Society is a registered charity 

       

                            

 

 

 

This page was updated on 16 July 2007