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Society observations ...

It has to be said that astronomy is all about discovering, searching for and looking at the wonders of the Solar system and Universe beyond ...

With this in mind, this section of our website features observation reports and accounts of astronomical field trips from close to home and around the world!
A web-based log such as this can only be a success if people are willing to share their experiences with the rest of the Society. So, please feel free to send your observing reports to observations@maccastro.com.

To get started, simply click on a link below.

Astronomical events

24/02/06 - Macclesfield Astronomical Society field trip to Hardraw
25/11/05
- Macclesfield Astronomical Society field trip to Hardraw
28/10/05
- Macclesfield Astronomical Society field trip to Hardraw
03/10/05
- the 2005 annular eclipse from Spain
12/08/05 - Macclesfield Astronomical Society field trip to Hardraw
17/09/04 - Macclesfield Astronomical Society field trip to Hardraw
08/06/04
- the 2004 transit of Venus
12/05/04 - Macclesfield Astronomical Society field trip to Hardraw
31/05/03 - Macclesfield Astronomical Society's first trip to Hardraw (images)
08/08/99 - the 1999 total solar eclipse from Turkey

Observations

Jodrell Bank
11/11/04 - aurora!
13/11/04 - star party

Langley
04-05/03/06 - comet Pojmanski
07/08/04 - observing report
27/07/01 - observing report
13-15/07/01 - observing report
23/05/01 - observing report
22/05/01 - observing report
11-14/05/01 - observing report
10/05/01 - observing report
07/05/01 - observing report
03/05/01 - observing report
27/04/01 - observing report
24/04/01 - observing report
23/04/01 - observing the Lyrids

Pott Shrigley
29/05/01 - observing report

Kerridge

14/01/06 - conjunction of Venus and the Sun
29/08/05 - daytime observation of Jupiter and Venus
27/06/05 - three worlds in one
26/06/05 - meteor observation
21/06/05 - Summer Solstice
18/06/05 - observing report
11/12/04 - systematic Pleiades observation
09/10/04 - observing report
01/02/03 - observing Orion
01/04/02 - comet Ikeya-Zhang
27/03/02 - comet Ikeya-Zhang
14/12/01 - observing the Geminids

Stoke-on-Trent

15 /07/04 - meteor observation

Northwich

29/04/05 - solar observation
23 /03/05 - Cor Caroli observation
19/12/04 - double star observations
31/08/04 - lunar observation
15/08/04 - solar observation

Melton Mobray

08 /08/05 - daytime Perseid?

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ImageMarch and April updates ...!

Apologies for the late updating of the MAS website for March.

As a result I decided to put twice as much work into the update and include April too ...

Some of us (depending on when you're reading this) will be either getting excited at the prospect of going to see March's total solar eclipse, or wondering when on Earth the next one will be - thinking 'I simply must see another one!' No doubt images of the beautiful event will adorn the pages of this website in the coming weeks.

The following sections have been updated: This month's night sky, Observations and Gallery.





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