This Weds 19th Nov brings the next NAS Beginners Meeting. This month sees a What's Up of things to see in the sky currently, followed by a primer on the Sun, the latest in the 5-in-5 competition, and insights into why some stars go BANG! For details, see:

This Friday 7th Nov brings our next Speaker Meeting where Prof Alan Heavens will be posing an intriguing question: "Is the Universe Expanding Too Fast?". The meeting starts 7.30pm at the Fair Close Centre, Newbury. For details, head to

This Weds 15th Oct sees the next NAS Beginners Meeting. This month, after a "What's Up" of things to see in the sky currently, we will have an update on Imaging the Sky, and on our Place in the Universe. Then observing outside if it's clear. Details:

This Friday 3rd October brings our next Speaker Meeting where Dr Catherine Regan will be presenting on The History and Future of Mars Exploration, which should provide plenty of fascinating insights into The Red Planet. Starts 7.30pm. For details, head to

This Weds 17th Sept brings the first NAS Beginners Meeting of the autumn. These meetings are open to absolutely anyone, no matter how little you know about the Night Sky, including a guide to what you can see and even observing outside if clear. Starts 7pm

September is here (almost!) and with it, the new NAS season. Our first Speaker Meeting is this coming Friday 5/9 when we will be welcoming Dr Kate Pattle of UCL who will be speaking on Building New Stars in the Milky Way and Beyond. Start 7.30pm; details

Next Friday 6th June NAS are welcoming Simon Banton who will be speaking about the Astronomy of Stonehenge - did the builders really have the in-depth knowledge of the skies we think they did? After the break, we will then have our 44th AGM. Details at:

Weds 21st May sees the last NAS Beginners meeting of the 2024-2025 season. If clear, we will start with solar observing from Stockcross Recreation Field before heading to Sutton Hall for the rest of the meeting (go straight there if not clear!) Details:

This Saturday 10th May, head over to Hamstead Marshall Village Hall for a special Dark Skies event. Starting at 10am, there will be talks, solar observing and exhibitions on this important topic, rounded off with observing in the evening. Details: www.

This Friday 2nd May brings our next NAS Speaker Meeting, when none other than Pete Lawrence, a regular contributor to BBC's Sky at Night, will be joining us to discuss Observing Highlights and Challenges in 2025. For more details, head to

This Weds 16th April brings NewburyAstro's latest beginners meeting. Topics include Our Local Group of Galaxies, The Origin of the Constellations and How the Sun will die. All welcome - the meeting starts at 7pm at Stockcross Village Hall. Details at

In a bit of advance warning, next Friday 4th April brings our next NAS Speaker Meeting, when we're welcoming Dr James Gillanders of Oxford University who will be speaking on "Observations and Analysis of the Most Extreme Extragalactic Explosions". Details:

This Wednesday 19th March brings Newbury Astro's latest beginners meeting. Topics will include Deadly Asteroids, Gravity Assisted Space Travel and Imaging with a Digital Imager. All welcome - the meeting starts at 7pm at Stockcross Village Hall. Details:

This Friday 7th March brings Newbury Astro's latest speaker meeting, and this month we're welcoming Chris Lee FRAS who will be speaking about Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA). Meetings start at 7.30pm at the Fair Close Centre, for details head to

This Wednesday 19th Feb brings the latest Newbury AS beginners meeting. This month's topics include a primer on seeing the elusive innermost planet Mercury, as well as a guide to our place in the Milk Way. Plus observing if it's clear! Starts 7pm, details:

This Friday 10th February, NewburyAstro are pleased to welcome Dr Aprajita Verma of Oxford University who will be speaking on A Tale of Two Telescopes: The EELT and the Vera Rubin Observatory. The meeting starts at 7.30pm, all welcome. For details, head to

Got a new telescope for Christmas but no idea what to do with it? If so, the NewburyAstro beginners meeting this Wednesday 15th Jan could be for you. Amongst the usual fascinating topics is a session on How to Set Up and Use your Scope. More details at

For our first meeting of 2025, NewburyAstro will be welcoming Dr David Rothery of the Open University who will be speaking on the fascinating topic of Mercury and the BepiColumbo Mission. The meeting starts at 7.30pm this Friday 10th, for more details:

We'll be holding the last NAS meeting before Christmas this Weds 18th Dec, when after a What's Up of sights in the sky over the festive season, there will be a talk on the prospects for Alien Life in the cosmos and two observing focussed sessions. Details:

For our last Main Meeting of the year, this Friday 6th December we will be holding our annual Members Meeting featuring short talks from a number of members on a fascinating variety of topics. The meeting starts at 7.30pm at our usual venue - details on