MOON WATCH NIGHT: Astronomical Clubs

 

Going along to a local amateur astronomy club, or joining a national astronomy society, are great ways to learn about astronomy and socialize with like-minded people.

 

·      They take beginners, children, pensioners, indeed a whole range of people.

 

·      There will be annual subscriptions, but these are often comparatively cheap.

 

National Societies:

·      Society for Popular Astronomy (Excellent for beginners)

·      British Astronomical Association (Founded in 1890)

·      British Interplanetary Society (If you are purely interested in spaceflight)

 

Local Societies:

·      Meetings are typically an evening per month with an invited lecturer giving a talk on some astronomy topic.

·      Typically yearly outings to places of astronomical interest e.g. Greenwich.

·      There can also be observing nights to help you find things in the sky.

·      Telescopes, binoculars or books can sometimes be lent to members to borrow.

·      Often social events and quizzes.

·      Local societies also give talks to schools.

 

To find your nearest local astronomical society, see the back of Sir Patrick Moore’s Year Book of Astronomy.

or you can find them on the Federation of Astronomical Societies web site here

 

Monthly Astronomical Magazines Available in the UK:

·      Astronomy Now

·      The Sky at Night Magazine

·      Astronomy

·      Sky and Telescope

 

 

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