North Essex Astronomical Society welcomes everyone with an interest in astronomy, whatever their level of expertise. From novice to expert, we aim to be an society for all amateur astronomers. Members’ interests range from observing and astrophotography, from telescopes to astrophysics. Our common love is a passion for astronomy. We try to build a greater appreciation of the dark night sky and help people enjoy it.
“The friendly astronomy society”History
Starting out life in 1980, the Braintree Astronomical Society was a small group of enthusiasts wanting a place to gather and talk about their hobby. Gradually this developed into regular meetings and telescope observing.
Over the course of thirty years, the Society has evolved and progressed and greatly expanded in numbers, currently peaking at around 100 members, the largest the Society has ever been.
Due to the increased geographical area that our membership covers, our name was change to the North Essex Astronomical Society in 2000. The use of an observatory and dark site makes our society somewhat unique and our members enjoy use of the site and its facilities.
Upcoming Events
Our regular events fall into three groups – our monthly public lectures, our star gazing (solar in the summer) events at Great Notley Country Park and Abberton Reservoir and members-only events. We also run occasional online Live Astronomy events.
All our events are listed on our calendar. Links to events at individual locations can be found by following the above links.
Date Time Event: 15/06/2019 12:00pm – 3:00pm Solar Gazing at Abberton Reservoir 19/06/2019 7:30pm – 9:30pm Public Meeting – June 2019 20/06/2019 8:00pm – 11:30pm Club Night at The Observatory (Members Only)