January 2001 Newsletter
The Newsletter of the Altrincham and District Astronomical Society. Society News January 2001. Tonight’s meeting (5th January) we hope to...
Christmas Observing
Well, finding an opportunity for observing between family, weather and the 'flu proved quite difficult.
Patrick Moore Knighted
Patrick Caldwell Moore has been knighted!!! (30th December 2000).
December 2000 Newsletter
Society News Tonight (Friday Dec 1st) is the annual ADAS Christmas Quiz with a return to the open invitation to astronomical societies in...
November 2000 Newsletter
Society News Tonight’s meeting will be Dave Timperley talking about globular clusters. Saturday 11th November is the Leeds Astrofest...
Lapwing Lane 25/10/2000
Colin H and I saw ISS and the Shuttle on Saturday night in Colin's back garden...
Paul Clark's Observation 21/10/2000
Saturday 21st October, the forecast was for a clear and frosty night. An opportunity to try and find some really dark sky.Â
Gradbach Hill / Part Deux: the return!
I wasn’t going to write up anything about this trip. I’m sure people have heard enough from me by now however...
Dave Timperley at Lamaload
On Saturday, 30th September, Don Utton, Paul Clark, Paul Brierley and myself went to observe at Lamaload reservoir.
The IAU in UMIST, Manchester, UK, August, 2000
Thursday, 17th August, the IAU celebrity lecture at UMIST was again hosted by Patrick Moore and featured Prof.
Timperley Country Fair 2000
Timperley Country Fair again at Larkhill Field
ADAS at the AAC Star Party 30th October 1999
Since Peter Drew's talk to ADAS in April this year (1999) we at ADAS have been trying to organise an outing to visit the AAC
Timperley Country Fair 1999
The society was again involved in Timperley Country Fair on Saturday 18th September to raise money for the society as a group having charity
A Supernova Discoverer's Diary 24th Feb 1987
Observed in the evening. Suspected a super nova in the large magellanic cloud near 30 Doradus!Â
Colin Steele's Mars/Earth Transit Paper
One evening at the observatory there was a discussion about transits of Earth from Mars.Â