Derby and District Astronomical Society

Past Activities

• Dr Colin Steele Given Honorary Lifetime DDAS Membership - Friday 6th September 2024
  
  
• DDAS Exhibition and Talks at the Museum of Making - Wednesday 9th October 2024
  
  
• The International Astronomy Show - 14th September 2024
  
  
• DDAS 50 Years On - A Talk Down Memory Lane - Friday 6th September 2024
  
  
• DDAS 50th Anniversary Open Day at the Friends Meeting House, Derby - Saturday 10th August 2024
  
  
• DDAS Moon Globe at the Space Lates Evening, National Space Centre, Leicester - Friday 12th July 2024
  
  
• DDAS Barbecue at the Flamsteed Observatory - Saturday 6th July 2024
  
  
• DDAS 50th Anniversary Lecture: John Flamsteed - Derby's Gift to Astronomy by Dr Allan Chapman - Saturday 18th May 2024
  
  
• DDAS 50th Anniversary Party, Littleover Social Club, Derby - Friday 10th May 2024
  
  
• Stargazing on Cathedral Green, Derby - Wednesday 17th April 2024
  
  
• An Evening at Lowell Observatory - Saturday 13th April 2024
  
  
• Total Solar Eclipse USA - Monday 8th April 2024
  
  
• DDAS Barbecue & Solar Observing - Saturday 1st July 2023
  
  
• Observing & EAA at the Flamsteed Observatory - Sunday 21st May 2023
  
  
• DDAS Visit to Jodrell Bank - Saturday 22nd April 2023
  
  
• Alvaston Park Stargazing - Saturday 28th January 2023
  
  
• DDAS Visit to Herstmonceux Observatory Science Centre - Saturday 9th April 2022
  
  
• DDAS member Anthony Southwell quoted in BBC East Midlands article on Starlink satellites - 30th December 2019
  
  
• Elvaston Castle Exhibition and Stargazing - 7th December 2019
  
  
• DDAS Visit to the National Space Centre - 20th July 2019
  
  
• Tissington Well Dressing - 30th May 2019
  
  
• The DDAS featured in Derbyshire Life Magazine - October 2018
  
  
• Astronomy Evening at Mercia Marina - 1st September 2018
  
  
• DDAS Barbecue (Fuddle) - Saturday 7th July 2018
  
  
• Visit to the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - Saturday 28th April 2018
  
  
• Northumberland - 15th to 17th September 2017
  
  
• Aries Rocket Launch - Saturday 3rd June 2017
  
  
• Visit to the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy - Saturday 20th May 2017
  
  
• Alvaston Park Stargazing - Saturday 4th February 2017
  
  
• Whistlewood Common Star Party - Saturday & Sunday 13th - 14th August 2016
  
  
• The DDAS Observes the Transit of Mercury - Monday 9th May 2016
  
  
• DDAS Visit to Jodrell Bank - Saturday 16th April 2016
  
  
• Stargazing Session and Exhibition at Carsington Sailing Club - Saturday 20th February 2016
  
  
• Stargazing Session and Exhibition at Long Eaton School - Wednesday 20th January 2016
  
  
• Stargazing Session and Exhibition at Brookfield Social Club, Barrow-upon-Trent - Saturday 24th October 2015
  
  
• Leaving Presentation for Arthur Tristram - Wednesday 9th September 2015
  
  
• DDAS Visit to the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory in Cambridge - Saturday 12th September 2015
  
  
• Hubble 25th Anniversary Cake at the DDAS AGM - Friday, 1st May 2015
  
  
• Partial Solar Eclipse - Friday, 20th March 2015
  
  
• DDAS Visit to the Old Royal Observatory in Greenwich - Saturday 28th February 2015
  
  
• Stargazing Session at Alvaston Park, Derby - Saturday 24th January 2015
  
  
• Stargazing Session and Exhibition at Brookfield Social Club, Barrow-upon-Trent - Saturday 25th October 2014
  
  
• DDAS 40th Anniversary Celebration and Open Day - Saturday 21st June 2014
  
  
• Tea and Stars in Allestree Park - Saturday 15th February 2014
  
  
• John Flamsteed Honoured by Blue Plaque - Wednesday 29th January 2014
  
  
• Dr Chris Lintott at the DDAS - Friday 6th December 2013
  
  
• DDAS LX90 Telescope at the 66th Derby 1st Spondon Beavers and Cubs- November 2013
  
  
• Martin Griffiths speaks at the DDAS Meeting on Friday 1st November 2013
  
  
• Woolsthorpe Manor - Sunday 27th October 2013
  
  
• DDAS BBQ - Saturday 6th July 2013
  
  
• The Star Disc at Wirksworth - Monday 1st July 2013
  
  
• The DDAS Observatory - Thursday 30th May 2013
  
  
• The DDAS at Alvaston Park - Saturday, 12th January 2013
  
  
• The DDAS at the Stargazing Live Broadcast from Derby - Thursday, 10th January 2013
  
  
• DDAS Observing Session - Saturday, 17th November 2012
  
  
• DDAS Visit to the Open University - Saturday, 10th November 2012
  
  
• Chris Newsome's USA Trip - August 2012
  
  
• The Misadventures of a Very Amateur Astronomer - Sunday, 15th July 2012
  
  
• Champagne and Cake and the Transit of Venus - Wednesday, 6th June 2012
  
  
• DDAS Observing Session - Saturday, 24th March 2012
  
  
• Bright Fireball Observed - Saturday, 4th March 2012
  
  
• Astrofest 2012 - 10th-11th February 2012, Kensington Conference Centre, London
  
  
• The DDAS at Stargazing Live, Alvaston Park - Wednesday 18th January 2012
  
  
• The DDAS at Stargazing Live, Long Eaton School - 16th-18th January 2012
  
  
• DDAS Viewing of Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis - Derby Museum - Saturday 1st October 2011
  
  
• Total Lunar Eclipse - Wednesday 15th June 2011
  
  
• DDAS Barbecue at the Flamsteed Observatory - Saturday 2nd July 2011
  
  
• DDAS members quoted in article in The Independent newspaper - Saturday 19th March 2011
  
  
• Stargazing Live at Long Eaton School - Thursday 13th January 2011
  
  
• DDAS LX90 Telescope at the 66th Derby Cub Scouts - Monday 8th November 2010
  
  
• DDAS Visit to the Herschel House and Museum in Bath - Saturday 16th October 2010
  
  
• Professor John Zarnecki at the DDAS - Friday 1st October 2010
  
  
• DDAS Barbecue at the Flamsteed Observatory - Saturday 3rd July 2010
  
  
• 2009 Flamsteed Lecture - Professor Jeff Hoffman - Wednesday 9th December 2009
  
  
• Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell at the DDAS - Friday 4th December 2009
  
  
• IYA 2009 - Moonwatch at Herstmonceux - Sunday 25th October 2009
  
  
• DDAS at the Darley Park Concert - Sunday 6th September 2009
  
  
• DDAS at the Barton Gate Charity Steam Rally - Saturday 18th July 2009
  
  
• DDAS at the Aston Upon Trent Well Dressing - Saturday 11th July 2009
  
  
• DDAS Barbecue at the Flamsteed Observatory - Saturday 4th July 2009
  
  
• DDAS at the Derby City Well Dressing and QUAD - Saturday 27th June 2009
  
  
• DDAS Observing Session - Saturday 18th April 2009
  
  
• DDAS Main Meeting with Nik Szymanek and Spring Moon Watch - Friday 3rd April 2009
  
  
• Basingstoke Astronomical Society - 26th March 2009
  
  
• Festival of Science, University of Derby - Saturday 14th March 2009
  
  
• Chris Lintott at the DDAS - 5th December 2008
  
  
• DDAS Observing Session - Flamsteed Observatory - Saturday 22nd November 2008
  
  
• DDAS Visit to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich - Saturday 25th October 2008
  
  
• Flamsteed Lecture - 15th October 2008
  
  
• A Fried Breakfast and an Eclipse - 1st August 2008
  
  
• The Relay For Life at Moorways Stadium, Derby - 5th July 2008
  
  
• Graham Ensor meets Stephen Hawking at the Richard Attenborough Centre - 28th May 2008
  
  
• DDAS Sponsored Walk - 17th May 2008
  
  
• DDAS Observing Session - Flamsteed Observatory - Saturday 16th February 2008
  
  
• Jodrell Bank from the Cat and Fiddle Pub - 10th February 2008
  
  
• BANG! A Complete History of the Universe - Basingstoke Astronomical Society - 25th October 2007
  
  
• DDAS Observing Session - Flamsteed Observatory - Saturday 20th October 2007
  
  
• Flamsteed Lecture - 10th October 2007
  
  
• Space 50 at Jodrell Bank - 6th October 2007
  
  
• DDAS Observing Session - Flamsteed Observatory - Saturday 22nd September 2007
  
  
• DDAS visit to Boulby Mine - 15th November 2006
  
  
• School Holidays - A Visit to Jodrell Bank - August 2006
  
  
• DDAS Observing Session - Flamsteed Observatory - Friday 4th August 2006
  
  
• The Relay For Life at Moorways Stadium, Derby - 17th to 18th June 2006
  
  
• Total Solar Eclipse from Turkey - 29th March 2006
  
  
• Thornbridge Outdoors - 14th March 2006
  
  
• The Dennis Sciama Memorial Lecture - A Report - February 2006
  
  
• Observing Session with the Brownies - 16th November 2005
  
  
• Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon in 3D - 22nd October 2005
  
  
• Flamsteed Lecture - 12th October 2005
  
  
• Deep Impact Carries DDAS Name - 4th July 2005
  
  
• DDAS Barbecue at The Flamsteed Observatory - 2nd July 2005
  
  
• DDAS Sponsored Walk - 14th May 2005
  
  
• DDAS Observing Session - Allestree Park - 16th April 2005
  
  
• Basingstoke Astronomcal Society - 12th March 2005
  
  
• The Transit of Venus - 8th June 2004
  
  
• The Open University - 3rd March 2004
  
  
• The Kennedy Space Center - 2004
  
  
• The Transit of Mercury - 7th May 2003
  
  
• The Spaceguard Centre - 12th October 2002
  
  
• Liverpool Museum Visit - 23rd September 1995
  
  
• DDAS 21st Anniversary Party - 1995
  
  
• DDAS vs IDAS Quiz - 8th April 1994
  
  
• DDAS Members at the Flamsteed Observatory - 1993
  
  
• DDAS Sponsored Walk - 1992
  
  
• University of London Observatory - 21st September 1991
  
  
• Visit to Alan Heath, Long Eaton - 1991
  
  
• DDAS Barbecue - Summer 1991
  
  
• National Astronomy Week - 1990
  
  
• DDAS Barbecue - Summer 1989
  
  
• DDAS Sponsored Bike Ride - 3rd May 1987
  
  
• BAA Out of Town Meeting - 7th September 1986
  
  
• DDAS Members at the AAC Star Party - 18th to 19th August 1984
  
  
• Derby Astronomy Week - 17th to 24th April 1984
  
  
• DDAS Visit to Dr Allan Chapman's Collection of Reconstructed Astronomical Instruments in Oxford - 19th August 1981
  
  
• National Astronomy Week - Markeaton Park, Derby - April 1981
  
  
• DDAS Sponsored Walk - 1980
  
  
• FAS Convention, Coventry - 1980

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