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Splinter Galaxy
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Welcome to the website of Aberdeen Astronomical
Society (AAS).
AAS is an organisation for astronomy enthusiasts that meet on a regular basis
for astronomical observing, talks by guest speakers and visits to observatories
and planetaria (AAS Flyer, pdf). AAS has members of all ages and experience levels. We usually
meet at the historic Cromwell Tower Observatory (CTO) in Old Aberdeen and at the
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Follow AAS on twitter.com/AberdeenAstro
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Feel free to come
along to one of our meetings to find out more about AAS. AAS members are
happy to give advice on telescope purchase and any other astronomical
queries (AAS Meetings).
Come along to one of our Bettridge Centre meetings if you'd like to
try out a few telescopes or learn your way around the night sky.
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AAS
is grateful to Forest Enterprise for access to a dark sky site
in the Midmar area. In the future, we may wish to build an
observatory somewhere as well. AAS members wanting to get
involved in this project should join the aberdeenastro
Yahoo! Group specially set up for the purpose. The
Yahoo! site also contains an active message board for members,
giving details of impromptu observing sessions and astronomical
chat.
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Current Geomagnetic
Activity
SAMNET's
magnetometer at Crooktree, Near Torphins (Chart Explanation)
more >> Night Sky /Aurorae Section
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Society
News & Observing Reports
Venus Transit
- 6th June 2012
Aberdeen was unfortunately clouded out for the transit of Venus
on the morning of June 6th, however at least 2 AAS members
caught sight of the Transit:
1) Phil Hart viewing from Leipzig, Germany
(pictures
& story) 2)
Karen Yuill viewing from Mullhead on Orkney
Image of
Venus Transit through Cardboard Solarscope
(picture by K.Yuill). More pictures on Gallery
and New pages
more >> AAS News
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"Stars
from the NE"
Astronomers from North East Scotland
An article about NE Astronomers
from a talk given to the
Robert Cormack Bequest Astronomical Meeting
in Aberdeen, 31st March 2003, by Dr John S.
Reid,
History
of the Telescope - Part 1
History
of the Telescope - Part 2
Article based on a talk given to
the AAS
(and the Moray Astronomical Society) by Dr John Reid,
2009
Histelesc.pdf
Historic Telescopes
at the University of Aberdeen
(Some notes by Dr John S. Reid, Jan 2006 )
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What can you see from Aberdeen tonight?
Is an aurora display likely? Will the International Space
Station be visible? Find out in the Aberdeen's Night
Sky section. This section includes an interactive star chart
for Aberdeen. This website also has a
Sky Notes page with details of forthcoming astronomical events
visible from Aberdeen. AAS organises regular public observing
sessions.
See our AAS News and Events page for details.
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Noctilucent
Clouds (NLC) on night of 9/10th July 2011
Photo by Sheri Karl . Click on image for larger view
[ See further
NLC picture taken in July by Nick Bramhall over Westburn Park,
Aberdeen.
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