Bristol Astronomical Society

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 🤣🎯

20/12/2025

We have a new "Christmas Star" rising ever higher over our skies at the moment but don't get excited - it is VERY faint! Any "Three Kings" would need remarkable eyesight to spot this... It is also very ancient and it is ALSO an Alien. Seriously! This unusual object entered our Solar System from places far away and more ancient that our Sun around July and since then has been the subject of much science as it zips through and away from us.

Naturally internet speculation claims it's an alien landing craft etc - even Putin had to discuss this at his recent press conference!

It's believed to be a comet but nonetheless has a chemical make-up not fully typical of "our" comets. So as it heads away from us we might think of it as a Christmas Present to our Solar System. from the Universe...

Or else it's Santa - I know which one I 'm rooting for 🎅🏻

16/12/2025

Stargazing at our Failand observatory tonight is ON - 7.30 to 9.30. Register via eventbrite

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

14/09/2025

Just done some processing with Affinity photo of M81, also known as Bode's Galaxy. Happy with the results.