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

Just managed to get this shot of the crescent nebula tonight. 38 minutes with my SeeStar S30 before the clouds rolled in...
25/08/2026

Just managed to get this shot of the crescent nebula tonight. 38 minutes with my SeeStar S30 before the clouds rolled in and it started raining. Processed in Gimp.

A couple of images with my SeeStar S30 from last night and the night before.
24/08/2026

A couple of images with my SeeStar S30 from last night and the night before.

Unexpected clear night last night so got the SeeStar S30 out.
08/08/2026

Unexpected clear night last night so got the SeeStar S30 out.

Unexpected clear night last night so here are a few images I took with my SeeStar S30.
08/08/2026

Unexpected clear night last night so here are a few images I took with my SeeStar S30.

An image of the North American nebula taken with my SeeStar 30 on the night of the 2nd - 3rd August 2026
03/08/2026

An image of the North American nebula taken with my SeeStar 30 on the night of the 2nd - 3rd August 2026

This is our last meeting of the 2025-2026 season. The meeting will be held on 26/06/2026, at the Botanic Gardens Durham....
22/06/2026

This is our last meeting of the 2025-2026 season. The meeting will be held on 26/06/2026, at the Botanic Gardens Durham. The doors will open at 7:00pm for the meeting to start at 7:30pm.
This is a members night so if you have any images or new equipment to show or anything to do a short talk about please bring it along. There will be a laptop and projector available for anyone who needs it.

hope to see you there

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.

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Botanic Garden, Hollingside Lane, South Road
Durham
DH13TN

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