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Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Thanks to the organizers, hosts, and everyone who helped with our four events which were all successful and well attended.
Thanks too, to all our visitors for coming along and taking part. We hope you enjoyed the events and that they will help you to learn even more about the night sky.
Stargazing live latest!
Friday, January 20th, 2012
There are still places available for the event at St Bartholomew’s Church Hall , Abbey Street, Crewkerne on 28th January.
Booking is essential!
Contact mikeholland@yahoo.co.uk or phone 077 624 72304
Both activities, on 28th and 29th January at the Avalon Marshes Centre, Shapwick, are now fully booked. So too is the activity at Redstart School in Chard.
StargazingLive places
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Due to huge demand, the Shapwick Stargazing event for 28th January is now fully booked. We have, however, arranged to hold an identical event the following night 29th. There are still some places left, so book quickly for this using the information on the BBC Stargazing website.
CADAS StargazingLive events
Monday, January 9th, 2012
We have now had our 4 events approved by the BBC.
The first on 25 January, is ‘Stargazing in Sherborne’, based in the Senior Lunch Club Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, DT9 3NL. Start time 7.30
Next, will be Stargazing and Storytelling at The Redstart School, Chard on 26 January at 6 pm. (Arrive 5.45)
On Saturday 28 January there are two events. The first ‘Exploring the sky at night’ will take place at St Bartholomew’s Church Hall, Abbey Street, Crewkerne, TA18 7HY. Start time is 7.30.
The second is ‘Stargazing and Nature at Night’. This will start at 7 pm at the Avalon Marshes Peat Moors Centre, Shapwick Heath, Shapwick, near Glastonbury.
Registration is required to attend these free events.
Registration and further details can be found on the BBC Thingstodo website. Places are limited so get booking!
Season’s Greetings
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Season’s Greetings to all! And may your New Year be filled with clear, dark skies!
Counting meteors
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
A new Citizen science project
NASA has produced a new app for counting meteors available for iphones and ipads free from the Apple app store. Records are automatically uploaded to NASA. For details, go to
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/13dec_meteorcounter/
or watch on youtube here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etEIBjh2dKg
Clear skies
Stargazing Live update.
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
The BBC have now listed three of our Stargazing Live events on their Thingstodo website.
You will find them listed, one for 25 January and the other two on 28th January 2012. Fingers crossed activity number four will join these three shortly. We’re getting there!
James Fradgley’s talk
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Thanks to James for another great talk on Wednesday. His ‘Origins of the Solar System’ was certainly thought provoking and calculated to shake some of our long held assumptions. Another good evening rounded off with Bud’s Jupiter images. Don’t forget the drinks and nibbles for our December Christmas meeting.
Clear skies,
Ron
More on StargazingLive
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
CADAS has now been approved as a BBC ‘partner’ for StargazingLive 2012. We’re planning events for mid to late January to link with the upcoming series. We hope to be holding these events in Crewkerne, Sherborne, Chard, Shapwick and Ham Hill. Watch this space for details!
Clear skies,
Ron
Stargazing Live 2012
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
Just heard from the BBC that Stargazing live will return in January next year. They asked for feedback on the last series so we let them have it! Let’s hope they learned from some of their mistakes. Any ideas for activities we should run would be welcome.