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Mid-Cheshire Astronomical Group


This Month's Sky (February 2026)
"This Month's Sky" from the last meeting - as an animated Gif.
OwenGwynne
4 days ago
Next Meeting 27th February 2026
- Doors open at 7:00 for a 7:30pm start. Member talk "Pulsars" We meet at The Norley Parish Centre by St John the Evangelist, Norley - Postcode WA6 8NE. 🔠If you're not on our mailing list, drop us a line on midcheshireastro@outlook.com  and we'll let you know what's going on.
OwenGwynne
Dec 30, 2025
Detecting Asteroid Occultations
At our November meeting, our speaker Mr William Steward introduced us to the idea of observing the occultations of stars by asteroids. This is a process that can be used to provide data about asteroids for two significant purposes. Firstly , if the time the occultation takes place can be accurately measured - often by using a video camera with timing data provided by GPS, it allows the elements of the orbit to be precisely determined. Secondly , the duration of the occultatio
OwenGwynne
Dec 2, 2025
Local Astronomy
Here's some information about other local astronomy Clubs Wincham Pickmere and District AS They normally meet on the first Thursday of...
OwenGwynne
Oct 25, 2021
Cancelled - 2020 IoP Public Lecture
With the Covid-19/coronavirus officially being declared a pandemic, the 2020 Institute of Physics John Porter Memorial Lecture has been...
OwenGwynne
Feb 10, 2020
What's up in February 2020?
Firstly the planets Mercury is an evening planet at the start of the month, but as always, you need to work hard to see it. It'll be low...
OwenGwynne
Jan 26, 2020
Back Garden Astronomy downloadable magazine
In February 2020, Sky at Night Magazine published a 62 page supplement, giving an introduction to starting Astronomy, from finding your...
paulkummer
Apr 2, 2019
Links from the February 2019 meeting
A couple of links Gravity Toys Firstly - to Bill's website from which you can download the 'Gravity' simulations in Java,...
paulkummer
Feb 25, 2019
I was asked "what would you recommend as a first telescope"
From Owen Gwynne So, someone asked the above question via this website. My immediate response was this. All telescopes are compromises...
paulkummer
Mar 21, 2018
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