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About Aberdeen Astronomical Society
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| AAS was formed in 1969 and has a
current membership of about 35. The society meets monthly (second Tuesday of the
month) from September to
May at the historic Cromwell Tower Observatory
at King’s College in Old Aberdeen (pictured left). If the skies are
clear we do observing through the University of
Aberdeen’s 10” Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope (SCT), which is equipped with a
webcam and computer
guidance. An ongoing project is to refurbish the second dome that will contain
an AAS telescope. If the weather is cloudy (and sadly it often is!) then we have slide
shows, demonstrations or talks by guest speakers and members in an adjacent room
(KCT2). Directions to the
CTO are on our Contact AAS page. AAS is
extremely grateful to the Department
of Physics, University of Aberdeen for the use of the CTO. |
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AAS also meets
once a month (fourth Tuesday of the month throughout the year) at
Bettridge Centre, Newtonhill, where we hold informal observing evenings.
If you want to try out a few telescopes or learn how to get the most out
of your model, then these are the evenings for you. AAS members
are also on hand to point out features of the night sky. If the
skies are cloudy then we retreat inside the Centre for astronomical
discussions!
Directions to Bettridge Centre are on our Contact
AAS page. [ http://www.bettridgecentre.org.uk
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| AAS organises visits to Scottish observatories (such as
University of St. Andrews, pictured right) and planetaria, as well as
guest speakers. We meet up for special astronomical events,
such as eclipses and meteor showers and are keen aurora watchers. We
also organise observing at our dark sky site in Midmar. |
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AAS holds regular public observing evenings at the
Bennachie Centre near Kemnay. If you'd like to come along to one of
these events, contact the Bennachie Centre or AAS. Several AAS members possess their own telescopes and if you are
thinking of purchasing one yourself, then AAS members are always happy
to oblige with advice. Come and try out a few different types at
one of our Woodbank observing nights. |
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AAS Committee:
President: Darren Moody
Secretary: Rhona Paterson
Treasurer: Andrew Crockford
Publicity Officer: Paul Nesvadba
Events Organiser: Tony Hurst
Project Co-ordinator: Torcuill Torrance |
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