Brough Astronomy [BLAS]

Home of the big telescope in Yorkshire.We are a friendly society where we endeavor to make you feel welcome. We are located in Brough East Yorkshire – for details click here

So if you are new to astronomy or more experienced and want to get involved, then you are most welcome to join the web site or even the Brough Astronomy Club also known as BLAS.

We have amongst the best (if not *the* best!) astronomy facilities in Yorkshire. This includes two domes with computer-controlled telescopes and good presentation and social facilitires in our observatory. Our main telescope is a large Meade 14″ Cassegrain, and we have two fixed 80mm refractors primarily used for imaging. We have o number of carry-out portable telescopes and equipment for safe viewing of solar events.

Also please look at the web site links page for sites of interest

they may give the answers to some of your questions.

Now that we have completed the building work we are now fitted out with surround sound and 2 projection systems to allow simultaneous projections of computer and camera displays from the telescope or the internet to be projected to an impressive screen of 12ft by 5ft.

Beginners Sessions!

From 24th March we will be running a series of 10 sessions for beginners in astronomy – no previous knowledge required – click Beginners Sessions on the left for details..

AIM OF THE SOCIETY

The aim of the society is to promote all aspects of astronomy whether it is first time users trying to understand their telescope or find their way round the night sky to the more interesting aspects of the subject.

We are also a “hands on” group where we will endeavor to make, fix or talk about anything even other topics that have nothing to do with astronomy.

So if you are interested in astronomy, cannot get your telescope to work or understand it. Or simple got nothing to do on the fourth MONDAY of the month at 7:30 p.m. [Club night] or most Friday evenings — COME ON DOWN  where the kettle will be on – or get a beer from the club house.

If traveling a distance it’s always wise to use the “contact us” tab or Email  — and please allow a couple of days for a reply  [to allow  the poor old  soles to remember to read them]

Time: fourth MONDAY of the month at 7:30 p.m. [Club night] or most Friday evenings.