NEWS

Last weekend various ADAS members were at the BBC's 'All Night Star Party' to commemorate Mars' closest proximity to the Earth in 67,000 ye

Myself and Richard B. enjoyed an observing session at Llyn B. on the Sunday night,

More than 4 hours of the best transparent conditions Llyn Brenig (North Wales) has to offer. NELM 6.5+! The Milky Way was clearly visible...

An observing session was held the previous night at Gradbach Hill

ADAS had the usual yearly stall at the Gatley Festival, last Sunday, 6th July.

My all expenses paid lecture trip to Oman was a resounding success.

Arrived 12:00. Scope assembled in the evening.

Location: Llyn Brenig Duration: 17:30 – 00:30 Conditions: Clear with a low of -7.5 Celsius. Uncertain of the road conditions, Don and I...

Scope assembled in the evening. Surprise, surprise a clear sky, a brief session hidden behind the wall of the swimming pool revealed mag. 6

I had low expectations given the conditions earlier in the day, however, the conditions on arrival were surprisingly good

Paul Clark and myself paid a visit to Llyn B, on Sunday 2nd March.

First off, some ‘easy’ globular clusters in M31.

Whilst the others were in the flesh spots of Lower Withington I braved the elements at Llyn Brenig.

I was down on the beach 60kms north of Dubha on the Red Sea last weekend. It is an absolute pleasure to go snorkeling in the sea,

Don Utton, Paul Clark and myself went to Llyn Brenig on Thursday night, 5th Dec.

A group of people went to Siddington first of all and then others split off to drive to Tegg's Nose in hope of escaping the clouds.

Desperation had set in. A hint of a few hours on Tuesday was enough to brave the conditions.

I managed to grab 3 hours of observing through a gap in the bad weather.

Last Saturday night saw 4 of us down at Llyn B again, this time seeing conditions were perhaps the best we'd ever seen there.

I must say I like it. It's extremely easy to use and the results seem quite good.

This year ADAS attended the Timperley Country Fair on Saturday 21st September. The event had been cancelled last year which dented our funds

Richard and myself had a productive few hours at Gradbach on Sunday night. I started off early and spent the time digging through DSOs in...

I've just spent the last half an hour outside, enjoying a naked eye view of excellent clear sky,