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Postponed from 2020 due to Covid. Entries are now open for the 2022 competition. You have to be a member to enter. Further details on the Photo Competition page and in the Members section. If you have problems logging in, contact the Membership Sec. or Webmaster

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  MEMBERS see MAS LOGO Fleeces  

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  Friday, 7th October 2022    The Lunar 100    (Dr Lilian Hobbs)  

We have now moved back to indoor meetings (starting with the September 2021 meeting). These run from 7.30 to 10pm in the Church Hall, St James-the-Less, Stubbings, Maidenhead, SL6 6QW (for directions, see our About & Contact page)

Meetings are normally on the first Friday of the month, September to June. There are no indoor meetings in July or August (unless indicated)

Beginners and visitors are always welcome at our indoor meetings (you don't have to join, however a £2 contribution toward the costs of the hall hire would be most welcome !)

To contact the society between meetings, please complete the on-line General Enquiry form

If you would like to receive, by email, advanced notification of our free public events, or you would like further information about the Society please use the Enquiry form mentioned above - or just turn up at any meeting and speak to any member of the Committee.

We also have a page on the Maidenhead Arts Council web site (where you will find details of other local clubs and societies if, for some inexplicable reason, Astronomy fails to fire your imagination and seize your interest :-) )

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(Table: http://www.maidenhead-astro.net/public/Home/index#2_bm)  

Members :- Please log-in to the Members Only section for details of our next members only Event

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25 Oct 2022 Partial Solar Eclipse

See our Events page for more information about all our Events

Click here for MAS Facebook page

Monday, 9 May 2016: Transit of Mercury, members of MAS gathered in Ockwells Park to show the Transit to the public. For more details, see report on Events page

WARNING: never look at the Sun through a normal telescope !!
Doing so, WILL BLIND YOU !!!

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Details of all our planned and past activities can be found on the Events pages.
Note that Outreach events are not usually open to the public, so are reported here only AFTER the event (Members can see planned Outreach dates in the Members Only section, Activity planning pages)

3 Sep 2022 Cookham Regatta

The gazebo was located at the north end of our pitch to allow the telescopes to look south for solar viewing. Dave M. arrived with two solar set ups although conditions did not prove favourable for H-alpha viewing.
Photo right by Lesley M.

The sun was shining before Regatta start time and we were able to use Adrian D’s mobile phone attachment to take a few photos of the sun.
Photo Andy T.

Robin set up his refractor to project an image of the sun onto a screen and we were able to see a couple of sunspots.
Photo Andy T.

Once the event started the clouds rolled in and only gave us a few brief glimpses of the sun, so the mobile phone pictures proved most useful in a "here is one I prepared earlier" mode.
Photo left by Lesley M.

In addition to the telescopes, we had our usual display boards with a wide range of pictures and posters that proved interesting to many visitors. We also had some branded products from the Institute of Physics (IoP) and all young visitors were able to leave with a pen, pencil, rubber and an IoP furry red blob. We also gave away packs of physics experiment cards that could be used at home by parents and grandparents with their young family members. Copies of a booklet called "Understanding Our World" also proved popular and everyone who stopped to talk with us took away a MAS business card.
Photo right by Lesley M.

As well as those already named there were several other members of MAS helping. Isabella D, Jim H, Sid H, Alan C and Percy K all gave up their time to talk to our visitors.
Photo left by Lesley M.

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If the fancy Twitter button doesn't appear above, you can exit to Twitter using this old fashioned URL link :-)

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We now have our own Facebook page !

exit to: Maidenhead Astronomical Society on Facebook

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Maidenhead Astronomical Society may use Laser Pens as a pointer during outreach events and talks. Any such use will comply with our Laser Pen Policy, which may be downloaded from here (.pdf)

Essentially, only responsible adults pre-approved by MAS are allowed to use a pointer at an outreach event. Children under the age of 18 and non-approved adults are not be allowed to use the laser pen at any time. Any member of the public bringing their own device (without pre-approval) is asked not to use it during one of our events (and will be asked to leave if they are not willing to comply with this request).

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Links

Robotic Telescopes (MAS Links page)
Where we meet (MAS About page)
'Frequently Asked Questions' (FAQ, MAS Beginners page)
exit to: Maidenhead Arts Council (MADAC) MAS web page
exit to: Tim's list of Asteroid Occultation observation opportunities
exit to: European Asteroidal Occultation Network
exit to: Space Weather
exit to: Heavens-Above - times of everything passing overhead, especially ISS, satellites and Iridium flares
exit to: The Astronomer on-line - magazine for the advanced amateur
exit to: BAA (British Astronomical Association)
exit to: SPA (Society for Popular Astronomy) - especially suitable for younger stargazers !

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Benefactors and Supporters

Maidenhead Lions, Platinum Award (2022, celebrating the Queen's 70 years on the throne)
O2 goto our O2 award report page
Baylis Trust Cash-for-the-community
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (Lottery Grant)
RBWM-Education Directorate
Mr B.Smith of Shottesbrooke
Mrs P.Haymes
The Telegraph newspaper
exit to Oregon Scientific
exit to Telescope house

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