Durham Astronomical Society - UK

Durham Astronomical Society - UK Amateur astronomical society based in Durham, UK Due to Covid our face to face meetings are on hold but we are still holding Zoom meetings at the same times.

if you are a member and haven't received your Zoom link or if you wish to join DAS contact us on [email protected]

We meet at 7:30p.m. on the fourth Friday of every month from September to June (excluding December) at:

Greys College,
University of Durham,
South Rd, Durham DH1 3LG

Some images from a members SeeStar S30
01/06/2026

Some images from a members SeeStar S30

This Friday's meeting has had to be canceled as Jurgen had to go to Germany for family bereavement, so apologies for thi...
18/05/2026

This Friday's meeting has had to be canceled as Jurgen had to go to Germany for family
bereavement, so apologies for this. Our last meeting will be in June and it will be an open
night for our members.

Our next meeting is this Friday 24th April at the botanic gardens Durham. The doors will open at 7:00pm for the talk to ...
20/04/2026

Our next meeting is this Friday 24th April at the botanic gardens Durham. The doors will open at 7:00pm for the talk to start at 7:30pm. The talk is " How telescopes are made " by Jurgen Schmoll.

Some shots over the past couple of nights with my new SeeStar S30.
23/03/2026

Some shots over the past couple of nights with my new SeeStar S30.

Our next meeting is Friday 27th March at the botanic gardens Durham. The doors will open at 7:00pm for the talk to start...
23/03/2026

Our next meeting is Friday 27th March at the botanic gardens Durham. The doors will open at
7:00pm for the talk to start at 7:30pm.
The speaker is Frank Cliff and his talk is
"GIOTTA-a voyage into darkness.”

Our next meeting is this Friday 27th February at the botanic gardens Durham. The doors will open at 7:00pm for the talk ...
23/02/2026

Our next meeting is this Friday 27th February at the botanic gardens Durham. The doors will open at 7:00pm for the talk to start at 7:30pm.

The speaker is David Hughes and he will give a talk about “Grubb Parsons and David Sinden”.

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

David with the 74-inch Helwan mirror at Grubb Parsons, Newcastle. Courtesy Grubb Parsons

The next meeting is this Friday 23rd January at the botanic gardens Durham. The doors will open at 7:00pm for the meetin...
19/01/2026

The next meeting is this Friday 23rd January at the botanic gardens Durham. The doors will open at 7:00pm for the meeting to start at 7:30pm. This is one of our open nights, so if you have any new pictures or gear you are welcome to bring it along. There will be a laptop and projector set up
for showing images or short talks.

Hope we get lots of clear nights so that we can all put the new Astro gear to use in 2026
01/01/2026

Hope we get lots of clear nights so that we can all put the new Astro gear to use in 2026

13/12/2025

🌠 Reminder! Geminid Meteor Shower Night – This Saturday (13th December 2025)! 🌠
Join us from 19:00 till late at Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory for one of the best meteor showers of the year!
✔ FREE event – no booking needed
✔ Indoor meteor monitoring on our big screens
✔ Radio meteor detector in real time
✔ Friendly volunteers to guide you
✔ Just turn up and enjoy!
Don’t forget to wrap up warm 🧣 and bring a chair or blanket for comfort.
See you Saturday for the Geminid magic! 🌌✨

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Botanic Garden, Hollingside Lane, South Road
Durham
DH13TN

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