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Blue Moon in December 2009 by Danny Thomas

Most years have twelve full moons, which occur once in each month, but the cycle doesn’t take a complete year and there is about eleven days left over.   The extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years there is a thirteenth extra full moon which is known as a “blue moon.” As...
December 1st, 2009 | Featured Articles, Forthcoming events, Sky Diary | Read More

Winter Solstice at Stonehenge

The RAS Heritage Committee is organising an event at Stonehenge over 4 days about the Winter Solstice. The idea is that after the closure of the main public access there will be pre-booked visitors (about 50 each night) who will be given access to the area within the stones after sunset. What they would...
September 21st, 2009 | Featured Articles, Forthcoming events | Read More

IYA 2009 Solar System Quiz – Prize Winners

In April 2009 the Farnham Astronomical Society put on a great show for the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) 2009 (see event details).  As part of this event we held a solar system quiz for the under 16s.  The children had to find displays featuring information about  solar system which had been...
September 7th, 2009 | Past events | Read More

International Year of Astronomy 2009, Gostrey Meadow, Farnham

In April 2009 the Farnham Astronomical Society held a public event at Gostrey Meadow Park, Farnham to coincide with the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) Spring Moonwatch.  The sky was clear despite a gloomy forcast of cloud and frequent showers and we were able to show members of the...
August 17th, 2009 | Past events | Read More

The Society at the Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival 2006

 The Farnham Astronomical Society set up a stand at the Herstomceux Astronomy Festival in September 2006 along with other several local societies.  The stand was manned by Peter Campbell-Burns and Barry Bellinger.Barry manning the stand (can you see the strings?) Cloud cover the whole weekend Wouldn’t...
August 17th, 2009 | Past events | Read More

The Farnham Astronomical Society at Frensham Fayre, 2006

  Farnham Astronomical Society and Guildford Astronomical Society set up a solar observing display in the village of Frensham just to the South of Farnham.  The children’s carnival had a space theme.  Chris Thayer took some pictures. Inside the display tentGathering around the scopesFrensham...
August 16th, 2009 | Past events | Read More

Farnham AS Hosts a CCD Imaging Course, Aug 2007

In August 2007 the farnham Astronomical Societywas host to a course on Astronomical CCD imaging.  This one day course, aimed at beginner to intermediate users of deep sky CCD Cameras.  The course was attended by 32 amateur astronomers from as far afield as the South Coast, Linconshire and Swansea....
August 17th, 2007 | Past events | Read More