This is the official web site for the Altrincham and District Astronomical Society. We are a friendly society of around 30 people who meet regularly to talk about and enjoy the night sky. We have several telescopes and other pieces of equipment which can be borrowed by society members for their own use.
Throughout the year we meet on the first Friday of each month (except July and August) at 8pm until 10pm at the Scout hut in Timperley. (See "Where to find us" below). At these monthly meetings we discuss the society's business and have some event such as a lecture, video, slide show etc.
On all other Fridays, we meet at the Scout hut in Timperley at 9pm until about 10.30 when some members slope off to the Quarry Bank to continue their astronomical discussions. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge on the door for any of the meetings. The yearly society subscription is currently £20 for adults and £1 for juniors.
To navigate the site, please click on the links below:
| What's On | Officers | Fund Raising | Where to find us |
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Observing Reports Members observing reports. |
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| Minutes of Meetings Minutes of the ADAS monthly meetings | |||
| Dark Sky Sites Directions to various dark sky locations used by ADAS. | |||
| Society Equipment Various pieces of equipment are available for members' use. | |||
| Image Gallery A variety of images taken by members, and links to members' personal websites. | |||
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Links To Astronomy Related Websites:
www.manastro.free-online.co.uk/nwgas/ - North West Group of Astronomical Societies which ADAS is a part of.
UK Telescopes: Telescopes and telescope accessories for beginners and advanced astronomers - Official suppliers of Konus, Celestron, Meade and Sky Watcher telescopes and accessories, order online for same day despatch
http://www.stargazing.net/AstroTips/english/index.html - A large and diverse choice of astronomy Freeware and Shareware
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/specials.php Amazing prices on film, cannot be matched by any mainland retailers - developing is also good quality, cheap, and fast - https://www.7dayshop.com/dlab7/index.php and they are able to push/pull your slides or negs.
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory - detailed information on current solar conditions, and huge archive of images & data.
http://www.heavens-above.com/ Generates information on ISS, Iridium flares and other satellite passes, for your locality.
http://www.britastro.org/index.html Homepage of the British Astronomical Association.
http://www.starastronomy.org/TelescopeMaking/Links/index.html Telescope making resources.
http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/ University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station, meteorological photography from numerous weather satellites.
http://www.starchaser.co.uk/# Independent Spaceflight organisation
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