Derby & District Astronomical Society

A friendly and welcoming group of amateur astronomers within the Derby area. Follow our page to keep up to date with our latest events and meetings! Clear skies

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

Big news!! We now have an asteroid named for us! The name is Derbyastro and is part of our 50th anniversary celebration!

If you google JPL Small-Body Database, on the database enter either 69273 Derbyastro or 1989 TN1.

We are so pleased to have this to mark this year for us!

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

Look forward to seeing everyone there!

[Visit Derby @VisitDerby]

🌌🔭 Ready to explore the night sky? Join Stargazing with Derby & District Astronomical Society!
📍 Cathedral Green
📅 9 Oct
📷 Rob Seymour
This event offers the perfect opportunity to view the stars through expert telescopes. ⬇
https://t.co/HCnGJ0Ezw9
#DerbyUk #Stargazing

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

CELEBRATE WITH US! #Derby

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

@NASASun The view through my telescope projected onto a piece of card.

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

Last night we celebrated our 50th anniversary as a society with a party. Unbelievably, as we all travelled home, an amazing display of Aurora occurred above the UK. I can't believe the odds of something happening like this on our 50th celebration night. A night to remember!

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

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[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

Another amazing talk from @cdcsteele last night. We have spy dwarf planets in our solar system 😯😄. An amazing turn out for an amazing speaker in our 50th year. We can't wait to invite Colin back! Thank you Colin!

[C D C Steele @cdcsteele]

#astrtalks #astronomy #talks Very enjoyable talk to and hospitality from @AstroDerby , Derby and District Astronomical Society. Good to see so many people there and interesting questions at the end. Even the equations attracted positive interest.

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

We can't wait!

[C D C Steele @cdcsteele]

#astrtalks #astronomy #talks Looking forward to my visit on Friday to @AstroDerby the Derby and District Astronomical Society to give a talk on "Jupiter and the Trojan Wars".

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

@derby_parks

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

Great night, despite the weather letting us down at Alvaston Park in Derby last night! Thank you to @alvastonparkfri for the invite! Remember, you can check when we have our observing nights throughout the year on our website. #Derby #Derbyshire #stargazing

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

Thank you inviting us!

[Derby Parks @derby_parks]

We had a fabulous time at Alvaston Park Startgazing on Saturday night 🪐 �� 🔭

The park was buzzing with visitors enjoying all the activities put on by @alvastonparkfri , @AstroDerby and us. Thank you to everyone who came along.

Photos by J Stevenson Ecco Photography 📸

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

We are 50 years old! If you live in the Derby area keep an eye on our webpage for a range of events and talks as we celebrate our 50th anniversary! Come and join us in 2024! #Derby #Derbyshire

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

JOIN US TONIGHT AT ALVASTON PARK FOR A NIGHT OF STARGAZING IN DERBY! #Derby @alvastonparkfri

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

Next year we are celebrating our 50th anniversary as a society! As a result we are looking for guest speakers or interesting talks or people that would like to join us. Anyone wishing to be involved please drop us a message!

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

A week on Saturday we will be at Alvaston Park..If you are interested in looking through a telescope and want to meet our members and talk about the stars then come along! @alvastonparkfri #DERBYSHIRE #Derby #astronomy

[KnowingSpace @KnowingSpace]

25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky
Image Credit & Copyright: Tragoolchitr Jittasaiyapan

#NASA #APOD #STEM #Space #Science #stars #Galaxy #hubble #JPL #spacetweep #scitweep #Stars

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

Interested in learning about how to observe the night sky! See information on free event below! #Derby #Derbyshire #astronomy

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

A huge thank you to Dr @KendallAckley from the university of Warwick who has provided our society with an excellent talk on "the search for Black Holes". We will definitely be asking her back! Very fascinating!

[Derby & District Astronomical Society @AstroDerby]

We are back Derby! See link below:

https://t.co/esi1bp7EqO