The Deep Sky Objects photographs below are from Duncan Farrar, taken from his home in Selby and then image-processed to reveal the amazing features (2020 – 2021)!
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What’s Up! February 2021
A monthly look at astronomical events in the sky and on Earth
Compiled by John Rowland
February’s weather is obviously not designed to entice you out into your garden to look at the sky. But if you can catch the odd clear, windless evening when there’s no Moon, you will be rewarded with some of the most famous objects in the night sky.
Each month, we aim to highlight the objects that are conveniently placed for viewing in the four-hour evening slot of 1900 – 2300 hrs unless there’s a good reason to view earlier or later.
Crescent Moon Watch
The Crescent Moon photographs below are by Qamar Uddin from York. They show the horizon before and after sunset, followed by the crescent (without any image-processing)!
Lunar Images
The Lunar photographs below are from Dave Armeson [Facebook], taken from his home in Yorkshire and then image-processed to reveal the amazing features (2018 – 2020)!
What’s Up! January 2021
A monthly look at astronomical events in the sky and on Earth
Compiled by John Rowland
A Happy New Year to all our Readers!
Prospects for 2021
Well, I hardly dare say, “What a year!” but it’s unavoidable. Thankfully, however, we enter 2021 with hope in our hearts that after such a long time, we can again get together with friends to gaze upwards, wonder, and share in the splendour of the night sky. After all, the cycles of the heavens know nothing of nor care about the trillions of microscopic organisms against which we, on this precious and exquisitely beautiful planet, are battling. Hopefully, this battle will soon be won, and we can turn our attention from microscopes to telescopes and say, “What’s Up?”. Continue reading
Observatory Renovation
The year 2020 has not been a wasted year for the York Astronomical Society (YAS) despite the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions for any physical observing events.
However, a number of YAS Members have worked hard to improve the observatory and its facilities, situated at Beetle Bank Farm (BBF). We now have an operational multi-function room, remote cameras on telescopes on the roof and observing deck and image feeds down into the warmth and comfort of that room. Continue reading
The Great Conjunction! December 2020
There has been a lot of media coverage in recent weeks about The Great Conjunction when the planets Saturn and Jupiter were expected to come in alignment with the Earth within 0.1° on 21 December 2020. This type of conjunction happens once every 20 years, so it was a significant astronomical event and astronomers throughout the world have gone out to look for this event. Continue reading
Deep Sky Objects
The Deep Sky Objects photographs below are from Graham Moore [video], taken from his home in York and then image-processed to reveal the amazing features (2019 – 2020)!
