Events

FREE : Lunar Eclipse- 31st January 2018, 8PM

Bring your telescopes down to our Briars site for a talk at 8PM and then witness the Total Lunar Eclipse (Starting at 10.30PM).
This will be a late night so there will be plenty of Tea / Coffee.
Bookings Not Required.

FREE : Telescope Learning Day - 24th Febuary 2018, 4PM

Bring your telescopes down to our site for the afternoon and we will help you enjoy the night sky.
We will have the BBQ on and there will be plenty of members there to help you out with any questions.

FREE : Solar Day - 24th March 2018, 1PM

This day is all about the Sun. Learn how Sundials work, how to tell the time and have a look a the sun itself with our special Solar Telescopes.
There will be plenty of members there to help you out with any questions.

Astrophotography Workshop - 8th September 2018

Come and participate in our popular workshop at the Briars.
Bookings for this event are online only. All previous events have booked out well in advance, so get in early!

 

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Standard Events

Public Viewing Nights

Held on the FIRST FRIDAY of each month at the Briars Visitors Centre, commencing at 8:00PM, these popular events are a great chance to view the Moon, planets like Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, interesting stars and clusters as well as bright satellite and Space Station passes, all with a wide array of telescopes supplied by our members.

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Members Meeting

The MPAS regularly holds its General Meetings for members and anyone interested in joining the Society, on the THIRD WEDNESDAY of each month, at the Briars commencing at around 8pm. These meetings are an informal way of learning more about the MPAS and it's activities and new members are always welcome. They are usually divided into two sessions separated by a coffee break.