Bristol Astronomical Society

05/10/2026

BAS's "Come Stargazing" season has begun!

Visit our observatory in Failand and have a relaxing and educational night under the stars.

Visit our website to find upcoming dates and book. Weather dependent, of course so please check regularly.

https://bristolastrosoc.org.uk

11/09/2026

A reminder that tonight's formal talk is "Spinning Black Holes" with Dr Andy Young, associate professor of Astrophysics at Bristol University.

More information here:
https://fb.me/e/60r3xN0LY

03/09/2026

Starting soon!
Don't forget to sign up your youngsters and inspire the next generation of astronomers!

An exciting astronomy course for young persons aged 9 – 11 years old. Note: all participants must be accompanied by a parent/adult.

21/08/2026

It's time to inspire the next generation of astronomers!
We have the next "Young Persons Astronomy Course" (YPAC) beginning in September. Please see the poster & reply or register via the Eventbrite page if you have any young members of the family that may be interested - Thanks.

An exciting astronomy course for young persons aged 9 – 11 years old. Note: all participants must be accompanied by a parent/adult.

18/06/2026

Tomorrow - Friday 19th June, sees our final guest speaker talk of the season. As is now the tradition, we have our Presidential Address with BAS President Prof. David Southwood giving a talk. This year the title is - “ESA and NASA: Visions of Space, Sovereignty, and Science”.
Venue - Unit 13, Station Road, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5EE
Doors from 6.45pm Join us for a chat and refreshments.
Meeting starts 7.15pm
For those that can't make it, the Zoom link will be emailed to members or by request from the BAS Secretary. For the final talk it would be great to see lots of people at Unit 13 - please come along in person if you can!

13/06/2026

This weekend the Bristol Astronomical Society is at the Bristol Festival of Nature with some solar telescopes for safely viewing the Sun (cloud permitting). Here are some photos from Saturday morning where a steady stream of people came along to hear out the Sun and view it safely.

Note: Faces of the public have been blurred for privacy.

24/03/2026

This Friday - 27th March, we have our next guest speaker meeting being held at Unit 13. Lucy Wright is a Senior Research Associate in Planetary Science at the University of Bristol. Her research involves using spacecraft observations to investigate the atmosphere and climate of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
It would be great to have a full room to greet one of our local students - doors open from around 6.45 to enjoy tea/coffee and a chat before the talk.
If you can't make it in person - Join Zoom Meeting
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19/03/2026

Come and join us as we explore the wonders of the night sky!
With clear skies forecast for this evening, tonight's stargazing session at our observatory in Failand is ON. Starts at 8pm until 10pm.
Please book to reserve a place and let us know how many to expect . Booking via the Eventbrite page

Join us for a night under the stars - a chance to relax, learn, and marvel at the beauty of the cosmos.

16/02/2026

So many talks and astronomical activities for the family, we look forward to welcoming you to our event on 7th March.

27/12/2025

I spent last night chasing NGC 488 — Secret Deep No. 3. The wind was doing its best impression of a leaf blower, so many of my subframes wobbled off into the bin.

However as I finally got the galaxy behaving itself, a satellite came straight across the core like it was stepping up to the oche at the current Darts World Championship. Bullseye!

Of course I can just delete that one but it seemed best to leave it in the shot 🤣🎯