Welcome
A brief note on news and upcoming events, updated 27th January 2026
At our meeting, held on 2nd November 2025, our Chair, Chris Mead, was delighted to announce that Dr Matthew Bothwell (who was our guest speaker that evening) has accepted our offer to become the Honorary President of DashAstro. He follows in the footsteps of David Gwynn, who is now our Vice-President. Matt is the Public Astronomer of the University of Cambridge and has been a regular presenter at DashAstro. He brings with him an abundance of knowledge about astronomy that he shares in an exceptionally engaging and informative manner. We look forward to learning much more from Matt in the coming years.
At this year's AGM, held on 11th May 2025, the Jim Slight Memorial Trophy was awarded to one of our younger members, Quinn Trindall, in recognition of her excellent contributions to our society through the year.
Here's Quinn receiving the award from David Gwynn, our then Honorary President.
Well done Quinn!
Our next observing evening will be held on Sunday 8th February 2026 at the Darsham Village Hall grounds. Members of the public are very welcome to join us. Our members bring conventional telescopes and examples of the newer electronic telescopes for you to use. We will also have some of DashAstro's own telescopes for you to experiment with if you wish.
The next DashAstro indoor meeting takes place on Sunday 22nd February at the Darsham Village Hall. Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Two of our younger members, Quinn and Josh will be assisting David Gwynn. Their topic for the evening is "Gamma Ray Astronomy". We will also have a sky talk and another of a series of talks on the myths and legends behind the naming of the constellations.
Teas and coffees will be available and non-members are very welcome to join us for the sum of £3 at the door.
On observing evenings, we will also be in the Hall, where there will be workshops to help those with new scopes as well as tea, coffee and a chat on all things astronomical.
Why not join us, and have a look at the heavens using specialist equipment, and learn what's going on in our galactic neighborhood?
We have an inventory of donated telescopes that members of DashAstro are welcome to borrow for the evening and to take home if they wish. Doors open from 7pm.
Please see the Events page for details of other dates and locations.
With the aid of Westleton Parish Council, we are pleased to
have been of assistance to help obtain Dark Sky Discovery Site Status
for Westleton Common.
Notice
In order to get the most out of our observing sessions it is important that visitors and members avoid using torches unless they have a red, low intensity filter fitted. We will endeavour to separate the electronic devices from the conventional telescopes, too, as a further step to reduce the impact of the light from the viewing devices used by the electronic telescope users.
We will endeavour to give as much notice as possible of any changes to the advertised schedule.
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