Official 𝕏 account of Nottingham Astronomical Society. A friendly group of amateur astronomers. Meetings on 1st 3rd Thursday of each month except August
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12 Jul 2022
Today @NottinghamAstro taught Astronomy to A-Level physics students @emmanuelnotts as part of our educational outreach with The Nottingham Emmanuel School.
Thanks to head of science Mrs Loose and the students for making us so welcome.
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Today @Nottinghamastro celebrates our 80th anniversary. Formed on 23rd May 1946. We have a special exhibition in the society observatory showcasing our history.
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@NottinghamAstro will also celebrate our 80th anniversary of the society on 23rd May.
Happy to recall my ribbon-cutting duties on their twentieth anniversary. 🔭
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
23 Apr 2025
Book onto our Open Dome Event 8pm Thu 24 Apr with Dr I Whittaker (NTU) to hear about Stranded in Space. Book your tickets ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/ev…
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
11 Apr 2025
Book onto our Open Dome Event 8pm Thu 24 Apr with Dr I Whittaker (NTU) Stranded in Space - Ethical issue with private space industry. Book your tickets: ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/ev…
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
29 Mar 2025
The Meteosat-12 satellite captured this space perspective of the partial solar eclipse this morning🌍🌑🌞
In a partial solar eclipse, the Moon moves between Earth and the Sun, partially blocking the sunlight.
So for us on Earth, it seems like there is a shadow on the Sun but from the Sun point of view, it seems like there is a shadow on Earth.
📽️ @eumetsat Meteosat-12, processed by @simon_sat
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25 Mar 2025
Our observatory camera caught this view of a Falcon 9 over Nottingham last night.
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20 Mar 2025
Thank you to everyone @sherwoodobs for hosting @NottinghamAstro this evening. Brilliant to see the new planetarium and also look through the observatory telescope at Jupiter.
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
26 Jan 2025
See planets, nebulae and galaxies in real time while staying cosy and warm, thanks to our network of amateur and professional astronomers around the UK and across Europe.
Find out more via the QR code above or at: astronomyweek.org.uk/livestr…
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
26 Jan 2025
If you fancy taking part in National Astronomy Week but are put off by the miserable UK weather, don't worry! ☔💨🥶
You can still stargaze with us via a #NAW livestream straight to your computer, tablet or phone. 💫 💻
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ALT Graphic celebrating National Astronomy Week with the text 'Join use on our livestream' and a QR code to do so, with a telescope pointing to the stars.
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8 Jan 2025
Join us tomorrow evening for a talk on Exploring Mars by Dr Beatriz Sánchez-Cano.
Venue: @emmanuelnotts West Bridgford
Date: 9th January
Time: 7:45pm
Refreshments: 7:15pm
visitors: £5
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29 Dec 2024
Image of Mercury's sodium tail taken at the NAS Observatory. Stack of two over-exposed 30 second images, stacked in DSS using the comet setting.
Mercury was 4 degree 28 arcminutes above the horizon when imaged and the Sun 10 degrees 32 arcminutes below the horizon.
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
26 Nov 2024
Book onto our Open Dome Event 8pm Thu 28 Nov with Dr D Brown (NTU) to hear about Resolving Stars - Spying the Surface of a Dot. Book your tickets here.
ntu.ac.uk/.../open-dome-in-p…...
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25 Nov 2024
An exciting day for @sherwoodobs
congratulations to all involved in making this project become a reality.
25 Nov 2024
Watch this satisfying video of how a £6.8m planetarium was built in Nottinghamshire 😮🪐
Sherwood Observatory has opened today on the site of an old Victorian reservoir.
Read more: bbc.in/3YXaVOw
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
17 Nov 2024
Book onto our Open Dome Event 8pm Thu 28 Nov with Dr D Brown (NTU) to hear about Resolving Stars.
Book your tickets here:
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/ev…
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
18 Oct 2024
Book onto our Open Dome Event 8pm Thu 31 Oct with Dr D Brown (NTU) to hear about Apocalypse, Blood and Werewolves. 🌒🩸🐺🧛
Book your tickets here:
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/ev…
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
22 Oct 2024
@NottinghamAstro @ukmeteornet Orionid #fireball captured from my Nottinghamshire back garden in the early hours 05:09 BST, despite the clouds.
(vis mag -4.0; Vg 66.11km/s; mass 0.37g) #Astronomy
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18 Oct 2024
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS imaged with a @zwoastro #SeeStar at the observatory by @julianonions
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Nottingham Astro Soc retweeted
17 Oct 2024
Closest full moon of the year happens today. This is sometimes referred to as a supermoon. But should we really get excited about supermoons? Listen to my brief supermoon explainer...
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