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Tonight our visiting speaker is Dr. Colin Steele who will present his talk entitled: 'Astronomy in Flatland - the 2-Dimensional Universe'. Attending talks by our visiting speakers is just one of the ways that you can learn about the universe and you will not be disappointed with this one. The talk will be held in the small ballroom in the Grange Centre next to the observatory and will start at 7.30pm. There is a charge of £4 for visitors but children are free. Everyone is welcome and the talk will be aimed at beginners to astronomy.

Here's a fantastic picture of comet (C/2009 P1 Gerradd) close to M92. Tim says the comet has trailed which shows how fast its travelling! For the technically minded Tim used 27mins of exposure time in the image, spread over the course of about an hour with William Optic Zenithstar 80 APO and Canon EOS550D, stacked with DeepSkyStacker and tweaked with Photoshop.

We are a large and friendly society interested in absolutely all aspects of astronomy. It really doesn't matter how much you know or how big your telescope is but if you have a latent interest in Astronomy please explore these pages, then pay us a visit.

Schools, Clubs and Colleges! If you want to take part in our teaching activities please email our club secretary at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your contact detail.  Members of WYAS involved in activities have current CRB checks in place. We can arrange visits by you to our observatory or we can come to you.