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Open to all, from complete beginners to experts. Social evening are at 7pm on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month.

Observing evenings are 2nd Tuesdays weather permitting, keep an eye out on the page for regular updates for these. Whether you are a complete beginner or a veteran astronomer, young or elderly, male or female you will be welcomed by the society. We hold regular meetings, lectures and we also run an astronomy beginners course. Our aim is to cover all aspects of astronomy, encouraging people of all ages and backgrounds to pursue this fascinating science as far as they can. The society was formed in 1968 and has been helping people discover the wonders of the universe ever since. The society members cover the entire spectrum of astronomical knowledge and experience: from members with Astrophysics degrees, professional photographers and those who just love to marvel in the grandeur of the cosmos from their backyard. Our members indulge in visual astronomy and astrophotography. If you need assistance with getting set up or would like to know more about imaging the night sky then get in touch, we're always happy to help!

20/10/2026

Astro meet and Gear Discussions tonight
7pm@Pavilion
See you soon!😀

13/10/2026

🎄🔭🌟 CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER 2026 ASTRONOMY QUIZ!

7pm Tuesday the 15th of December

Our club is a registered non-profit charity. This means we need to raise funds to keep the club up and running. We cannot do it without your support!

We will have teas, coffees and biscuits available, plus Christmas tunes and good laughs!

Get into small groups, pairs or enter solo, we'll leave that up to you!

You don't need to be an expert to enjoy this quiz, it's a bit of fun and all are welcome, but you might learn something new too!

Bring along your friends and family, wear your best Christmas jumper and get festive!

Entry: £5 pp, under 16s FREE with ticket paying adult, pay on the day.

05/10/2026

🚀 Happy World Space Week 🔭

This week is a celebration of all things space: from planets and stars to spacecraft, telescopes and science helping us explore the Universe.

Astronomy is for everyone, whether you’re an experienced observer, just starting out, or simply someone who enjoys looking up at the night sky.

Why not mark Space Week by heading outside on a clear evening, maybe some some binoculars if you have some, and seeing what you can spot? Even with just your eyes, there’s always something fascinating to discover.

Several of our astronomers are at Kelling Star Party this week, so keep an eye on our page this week as we celebrate the wonders of space and astronomy! 🌙🪐

Have your own photos you want to share? Post them in the comments! And for now, here are a few of ours!

04/10/2026

FAQ about our upcoming Introduction to Astronomy course!

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
It is for anyone who has an interest in the night sky!
While we recommend the course for adults, 11+ are more than welcome and are FREE (accompanied with a ticket paying adult)

𝗗𝗼 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲?
Nope! The course is suitable for complete beginners new to astronomy. All you need to bring with you is your curiosity. There's no tests, just come along and enjoy and learn something new.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
Every Thursday for 6 weeks, starting on 15th of October. Don't worry if you can't make one or two sessions, we are happy to catch you up on following weeks!

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁?
Huddersfield RUFC Bowling Club, 2 Brewery Dr, Lockwood, Huddersfield HD4 6EN. Free parking and toilets onsite, and wheelchair accessible with accessible toilet.

𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Yes! We have a dedicated observing site. But living on a cloudy island, this is weather permitting. Even if you don't get the chance to do some observational astronomy due to the weather, the course has plenty of fun, interesting and thought provoking topics and discussions presented in our classroom. Fun fact: our 2025 cohort got to see an aurora one night! (No promises on this though for 2026..!)

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲?
The course is taught by two of our experienced astronomers: Gain Lee, who has worked in mountain top observatories and started astronomy at 7 years old, and Robert Williams, who teaches about astronomy to scout groups and schools and has been doing astronomy for many years. Our resident Master of Physics student Ellie will also be on hand to answer any of your questions! (And make you a great cup of tea!)

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁?
£120. As we are a non-profit charity, fees earned from this course go straight back into the club, to maintain equipment and help us keep teaching the people of Huddersfield and beyond about the cosmos.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽/𝗽𝗮𝘆?
Email Gain Lee at [email protected] and Gain will arrange payment with you. Should you have any questions, please include them in your email, or direct message us on Facebook and Ellie will be in touch.

30/09/2026

A reminder registration for Introduction to Astronomy is open! Get in touch to book

29/09/2026

Some brilliant images from one of our youngest astronomer Maddie! Shared with us by Neil Hollis

Here we have some images of the moon, the Dumbell Nebula, the Fireworks Galaxy (with a visit from a travelling satellite!), and Bode and Cigar galaxies.

Everyone can get involved in astronomy! so if you're interested in learning how to take photos like this and understand what's in our night sky, then get in touch to book onto our Introduction to Astronomy course starting on Thursday the 15th of October!

Well done Maddie, looking forward to seeing more this winter!

23/09/2026

Happy Autumn Equinox! 🌍🍁

The autumn equinox happens when the Sun crosses the celestial equator, marking the start of astronomical autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.

Around the equinox, day and night are equal in length. From now on, the Sun will rise later and set earlier as we head towards the winter solstice.

For us astronomers that means one thing: longer nights for stargazing.

The end of summer doesn't have to mean the end of enjoying what our world has to offer. Email [email protected] to register for our upcoming Introduction to Astronomy course starting Thursday 15th October! 💫

21/09/2026

🚨Registration is OPEN for our 2026 Introduction to Astronomy Course.
Starting on Thursday the 15th of October.
Open to ALL with an interest in the night sky!

Testimonials from a few of our 2025 students...

"𝐼 𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑏 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒. 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑎 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑤 𝑚𝑦 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑!!! 𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝐼 𝑚𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦."
— Liz

"𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑡. 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑢𝑛. 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢!"
— Steven

"𝐼𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑦, 𝐼 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜𝑜. 𝐴𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠!"
— Chris

✉️Email [email protected] to register your place or ask any questions before you register!

15/09/2026

Astro Social Tonight 7pm @ The Pavillion!

15/09/2026

𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗬 COURSE - 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

Enjoying the outdoors doesn't have to stop just because winter is on its way.

📅 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🕖 𝟳:𝟬𝟬–𝟵:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺
📚 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀

Over six weeks, you’ll explore both the theory and practical side of astronomy, including:

⭐ Navigating the night sky
🌌 Identifying stars and constellations
🪐 Exploring planets and other celestial objects
🔭 Practical astronomy and observing
☄️ The science behind celestial phenomena

🌟 𝗡𝗢 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗗
The course is suitable for ANYONE with an interest in astronomy, from complete beginners to people who have been reading about the subject for a while.

💷 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲: £𝟭𝟮𝟬
👨‍👩‍👧 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 when accompanied by a ticket-paying adult. While this course is targeted towards adults, 11+ are welcome.

📧 To register your place now email Gain Lee at:
𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗲.𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Have questions before you register? Send a message on Facebook and Ellie will be in touch to answer your questions.

Address

Huddersfield RUFC Bowling Pavilion, Lockwood Park, Brewery Drive
Huddersfield
HD46EN

Website

http://www.huddersfieldastronomy.org/, https://linktr.ee/huddersfieldastronomy

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