Wakefield Astro Society

Wakefield and District Astronomical Society

[Wakefield Astro Society @WADASOC]

@Tony_Wades Did we make it onto the list?? 🤔🤷🏼

[Jim Al-Khalili @jimalkhalili]

Part 2 of Secrets of Size on tonight at 9pm on BBC4
https://t.co/TyzvHdyXc1

[Wakefield Astro Society @WADASOC]

A close up of sunspot AR3315, with a rough scaled Earth to show the sheer size of this grouping. Sunspots are cooler areas on the surface of the sun with the dark central dark umbra reaching approx. 4500 Celsius compared to the rest of the surface, which is approx 6000 Celsius

[Fraser Cain @fcain]

NASA Was Hoping for 5 Helicopter Flights on Mars. Ingenuity Just Completed its 50th! -https://t.co/U6hCGGHgEK by @spacewriter

[Dog Stars @DogStarsPod]

This week @chrislintott discusses meteors and how they can help astronomers study the distant universe. The first decent shower of the year is due this weekend, but Mr Max only cares about missing bones!

https://t.co/A6id9zTuDd

#Lyrids #Meteors #DogStars #LetsGo

[Edward.Vijayakumar @edwanx]

A prominence eruption was observed on the north pole of the sun, which produced a nice CME.

[Wakefield Astro Society @WADASOC]

Join us from 7.30pm… see https://t.co/cVMboQdiP1 for details!

[Dr. Brad K. Gibson @profbradgibson]

Excited to be talking about "Astronomy from the Polar Regions" in Wakefield tonight (@WADASOC; https://t.co/4M93yZA3bS) and Scarborough on Friday (https://t.co/6E6uH08FW1) ... get your tix now and come say hi ... both are fun and welcoming groups!

[Wakefield Astro Society @WADASOC]

We’ve moved…!

Proud to announce we’re no longer a floating Astro society without a home. All public meetings from today onwards will take place on 3rd Tuesday of month at Wakefield Sports Club, WF1 3RR (in The Bowling Clubhouse)!

Keep an eye on our website for info soon!

[Wakefield Astro Society @WADASOC]

@stonemonkeylive @WakeExpress We are…! https://t.co/XiEPqencHg

[Wakefield Astro Society @WADASOC]

The tadpole nebula https://t.co/21WjjEIclY

[Dog Stars @DogStarsPod]

This week Mr Max gets barked at (but is a very good boy) & @chrislintott is talking about the Plough. Well done to those of you who guessed correctly.

https://t.co/sj8sef4OPy

As always, don't forget to share the podcast with friends, & leave us a rating wherever you listen - HQ

[adafruit industries @adafruit]

"This image, which is brimming with stars and dark dust clouds, is a small extract — a mere pinprick — of the full Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey (DECaPS2) of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects" - https://t.co/k10vrMbVA4

[Dog Stars @DogStarsPod]

Episode 5 is here! This week Mr Max is hunting for pizza, while @chrislintott tells us about KREEP and how to find where Neil Armstrong took his one small step.

https://t.co/EmyBndty6f

Don't forget to share and rate the podcast on your favourite podcasting platforms -HQ

[Dog Stars @DogStarsPod]

Episode 4 is here, and well worth the wait.

This week @chrislintott discusses Betelgeuse (don't say it three times), and the constellation of Orion. Meanwhile, Mr Max laments the loss of his Tuesday night bone.

https://t.co/gtUoc6Fl3n

#DogStars #DogStarsPod #LetsGo #LookUp

[BBC Weather @bbcweather]

✨🌌 This is the forecast aurora signal at midnight tonight. Viewing possible during breaks in the cloud in N Scot.
Keep track of the weather forecast for your area here https://t.co/YVQdg8az1A

[Dog Stars @DogStarsPod]

If you have clear skies tonight, don't forget to take Episode 2 with you!

https://t.co/bf8V6z5PhO

We'd love to see any pictures of things you find in the sky, you can drop them in this thread here, or email us at [email protected]

[Laura Shell FRAS 🔭🔭📷🌌 @laurashell2]

Meteor lights up the night sky across England https://t.co/q1WY2DHe40

[Royal Astronomical Society @RoyalAstroSoc]

Our GCSE Poster Competition is back! Are you currently studying GCSE Astronomy? Produce a poster on your favourite topic in astronomy and send it to us by 14 February for a chance to win!

Learn more about eligibility, prizes and poster requirements 👇

https://t.co/DGRjswNnUB

[BBC Sky at Night Magazine @skyatnightmag]

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 15 is now open for entries

#APY15

https://t.co/rZdX0w6IvM

[Universe Today @universetoday]

Need a Project? You can Build a Paper Model of the Extremely Large Telescope https://t.co/VwWW9AsmfZ By @Nancy_A