Nottingham Astro Soc
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Official 𝕏 account of Nottingham Astronomical Society. A friendly group of amateur astronomers. Meetings on 1st + 3rd Thursday of each month except August
Nottingham
Joined March 2015
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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Book onto our Open Dome Event 8pm Thu 24 Apr with Dr I Whittaker (NTU) to hear about Stranded in Space. Book your tickets https://t.co/0W2tbX5pAs
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@NottinghamAstro
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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: https://t.co/0W2tbX5pAs
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@NTUSciTech
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@NottinghamAstro
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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
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Our observatory camera caught this view of a Falcon 9 over Nottingham last night.
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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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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
Every day of National Astronomy Week 2025 we'll be bringing the planets, nebulae and galaxies live to your screen! You'll be able to view objects as they are in real time, courtesy of our network of...
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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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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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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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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. https://t.co/ZNId1KUDE0...
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An exciting day for @sherwoodobs congratulations to all involved in making this project become a reality.
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: https://t.co/cSmvogzrth
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Book onto our Open Dome Event 8pm Thu 28 Nov with Dr D Brown (NTU) to hear about Resolving Stars. Book your tickets here: https://t.co/OnPSFAvWD9
@NottmTrentUni
@NottinghamAstro
@BBCNottingham
@BromleyHouseLib
@sherwoodobs
@Notts_TV
@NTUSciTech
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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: https://t.co/7bpLHO4I3J
@NottmTrentUni
@NottinghamAstro
@BBCNottingham
@BromleyHouseLib
@sherwoodobs
@Notts_TV
@NTUSciTech
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@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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Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS imaged with a @zwoastro #SeeStar at the observatory by @julianonions
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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... @NottmTrentUni
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Two more exposures in the monster Veil Nebula mosaic before the clouds rolled in…
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Brilliant to see 300 visitors last night @SouthwMinster for the preview night of @lukejerram museum of the moon enjoying views through our telescopes. The exhibition is on until 22nd October. https://t.co/wAwYtAW8Hu
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