Derby and District Astronomical Society



What's New?


  • 18th January 2026  Added an image of the Crab Nebula taken by John Hill in January 2026.
  • 15th January 2026  Added an image of the '37' Cluster taken by Mike Lancaster on the 13th January 2026.
  • 13th January 2026  Added a page on the re-opening of the Flamsteed Observatory on the 19th August 1996.
  • 12th January 2026  Added images of the Great Orion Nebula, the Great Galaxy in Andromeda, the Rosette Nebula and the North America Nebula, all taken by Chris Booth in 2025 and 2026.
  • 11th January 2026  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 8th January 2026  Added an image of the Trapezium star cluster within M42 taken by Peter Branson on the 5th January 2026. Added photos of the Flamsteed Observatory taken by Alan Heath on the 6th August 1993, and of Professor Jocelyn Bell-Burnell at the DDAS on the 7th October 1994, also taken by Alan Heath.
  • 6th January 2026  Added an image of Jupiter among the stars of Gemini taken by Jim Sarsgard on the 5th January 2026.
  • 5th January 2026  Added an images of the Wolf Moon taken on the 3rd January 2026 by both Pete Hill and Malcolm Neal.
  • 4th January 2026  Added an image of the Pacman Nebula captured by John M Hill on the 3rd January 2026.
  • 3rd January 2026  Added a photo of the moon taken by Jim Sarsgard on the 2nd January 2026. Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 2nd January 2026  Added a photo from the DDAS Christmas Fuddle on the 19th December 2025.
  • 29th December 2025  Added images of the Flame and Horsehead nebulae and the Horsehead Nebula captured by Chris Callaway using data from January 2023 and December 2025, and the California Nebula captured by John Hill on the 25th December 2025.
  • 27th December 2025  Added images of the moon taken by Malcolm Neal on the 25th and the 26th December 2025.
  • 20th December 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 17th December 2025  Added images of a sun dog taken by Dave Selfe on the 16th December 2025, and the Hyades and Pleiades rising on the 16th December 2025 by Jim Sarsgard.
  • 14th December 2025  Added an image of the Heart Nebula captured by Chris Callaway in November and December 2025. Also the Moon taken by Jim Sarsgard on the 10th December 2025. Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 6th December 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 30th November 2025  Added the 2026 meeting programme.
  • 26th November 2025  Added an image of the Moon taken by Malcolm Neal on the 25th November 2025.
  • 22nd November 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 19th November 2025  Added an image of the Milky Way taken by Chris Callaway on the 14th November 2025, and the Moon and Venus taken by Jim Sarsgard on the 17th November 2025.
  • 16th November 2025  Added images of the Bubble, Tulip and Lobster Claw nebulae, all captured by Chris Callaway in November 2025.
  • 12th November 2025  Added an image of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) captured in October 2024, the partial solar eclipse of the 29th March 2025, and the lunar eclipse of the 7th September 2025, all captured by Claire Spencer.
  • 11th November 2025  Added a booking form for scheduled observing sessions.
  • 8th November 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 31st October 2025  Added an image of open cluster M34 captured by Mike Lancaster on the 29th October 2025.
  • 29th October 2025  Added an image of the Moon captured by Malcolm Neal on the 28th October 2025.
  • 27th October 2025  Added images of the Crab Nebula captured by Peter Branson on the 25th October 2025, and the Great Orion Nebula and the Horsehead & Flame Nebulae taken by Russ Pollard on the 26th October 2025.
  • 26th October 2025  Added an image of open cluster Caldwell 28 taken by Mike Lancaster on the 25th October 2025.
  • 19th October 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 12th October 2025  Added an image of the waning gibbous Moon taken by Colin Blockwell on the 11th October 2025. Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 10th October 2025  Added images of galaxy Caldwell 23 taken by Peter Branson on the 24th September 2025, and the Harvest Super Moon taken by Malcolm Neal on the 6th October 2025.
  • 4th October 2025  Added photos from the DDAS stargazing weekend in Brecon on and around the 27th-28th September 2025. Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 1st October 2025  Added images of the Milky Way, M31, the Veil Nebula, the Iris Nebula, M13, Eagle Nebula, Pelican Nebula and M74, all taken by Russ Pollard in late September 2025 from the Aberbran Fawr campsite near Brecon during the annual DDAS stargazing trip.
  • 30th September 2025  Added an image of galaxy Caldwell 23 taken by Mike Lancaster over 4 nights in September 2025, the latest mosaic of the Veil Nebula taken by Chris Callaway in an ongoing project, the Flying Bat and Squid Nebulae taken by John Hill on the 28th September 2025 and M31 taken by John Hill from images taken in August and September 2025.
  • 26th September 2025  Added an image of the Milky Way taken by Russ Pollard on the 25th September 2025.
  • 23rd September 2025  Added an image of the Crescent Nebula taken by Mark Eustace in September 2025.
  • 20th September 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 18th September 2025  Added a set of DDAS Policies. Updated the meetings programme.
  • 15th September 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 10th September 2025  Added images of M57 and M29 taken by Adrian Bancroft, and the Moon, Fireworks Galaxy, Bubble Nebula, Pacman Nebula and Elephant's Trunk Nebula taken by Russ Pollard, all using Seestar S50 smart telescopes on the 8th September 2025.
  • 6th September 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 3rd September 2025  Added notice of a telescope for sale by DDAS member Pete Hill.
  • 27th August 2025  Added a couple of images of sunspot group 4191 taken by Chris Callaway on the 26th August 2025.
  • 21st August 2025  Added an image of the Bubble Nebula taken by Peter Branson on the 16th August 2025.
  • 20th August 2025  Added an image of sun spot group 4172 taken by Chris Callaway on the 15th August 2025.
  • 17th August 2025  Added an article on the DDAS visit to Greenwich on the 9th August 2025.
  • 14th August 2025  Added an image of galaxy Caldwell 30 (NGC 7331) taken by Peter Branson on the 12th August 2025, showing supernova 2025rbs.
  • 7th August 2025  Added an image of galaxy Caldwell 30 (NGC 7331) taken by Chris Callaway on the 3rd August 2025, showing supernova 2025rbs.
  • 5th August 2025  Added a picture of Venus and Jupiter in the early morning sky of the 5th August 2025 taken by Jim Sarsgard. Also an image of galaxy Caldwell 30 (NGC 7331) taken by Dave Selfe on the 3rd August 2025, showing supernova 2025rbs.
  • 27th July 2025  Added an image of galaxy Caldwell 30 (NGC 7331) taken by Adrian Bancroft on the 26th July 2025, showing supernova 2025rbs.
  • 19th July 2025  Added an image of the Milky Way taken by Chris Callaway on the 1st July 2025.
  • 17th July 2025  Added an image of the Sun taken by Chris Callaway on the 11th July 2025 and Venus taken by Jim Sarsgard on the 17th July 2025.
  • 14th July 2025  Added photos of the DDAS Fuddle on the 5th July 2025.
  • 13th July 2025  Added an image of the Sun in H-alpha taken by Pete Hill on the 12th July 2025.
  • 6th July 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 5th July 2025  Added photos of the DDAS at the Duffield Carnival on the 28th June 2025.
  • 29th June 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 24th June 2025  Added an image of the Trifid Nebula captured by John Hill on the 12th June 2025.
  • 22nd June 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page. Updated the committee page.
  • 12th June 2025  Updated the 2025 meetings programme.
  • 8th June 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 21st May 2025  Added a page and menu link on asteroid 69273 Derbyastro.
  • 19th May 2025  Updated the 2025 meeting programme.
  • 17th May 2025  Updated the notices on the home page.
  • 15th May 2025  Added a video of asteroid Vesta moving against the background stars of Virgo, taken by John Hill on the 9th-10th May 2025.
  • 11th May 2025  Added a video of an ISS pass by Jim Sarsgard, and Jupiter over the dome of the Flamsteed Observatory by Tony Razzell, both taken at the Society's observing session on the 10th May 2025, which is also documented here. Updated the meeting notices on the home page.
  • 4th May 2025  Updated the committee page.
  • 3rd May 2025  Updated the notices on the home page.
  • 29th April 2025  Added pictures of an auroral display from Norway captured by Colin Blockwell on the 2nd April 2025.
  • 20th April 2025  Updated the notices on the home page.
  • 15th April 2025  Added an image of M101 captured by John Hill on the 6th April 2025.
  • 14th April 2025  Updated the notices on the home page.
  • 12th April 2025  Added an image of the Whirlpool Galaxy captured by Mike Lancaster over 4 nights in April 2025.
  • 8th April 2025  Added an image of the Whirlpool Galaxy captured by John Hill in March and April 2025. Also the moon, the Pleiades and the Double Cluster, all captured by Tony Razzell on the 5th April 2025.
  • 5th April 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 4th April 2025  Added an image of the International Space Station captured by Chris Callaway on the 26th March 2025.
  • 3rd April 2025  Added pictures and videos of the partial solar eclipse of the 29th March 2025 taken by various DDAS members. Added an image of M101 by Chris Callaway using data collected during April 2024 and March 2025. Also added images of galaxies M51, M64 and M106 captured by Peter Branson on March 24th 2025.
  • 30th March 2025  Added images of the Owl and Oyster nebulae, and galaxies M65, M108 and NGC 4565, all captured by Peter Branson in March 2025.
  • 28th March 2025  Added an image of galaxy M63 combining data taken by Mike Lancaster on the 25th and 26th March 2025.
  • 27th March 2025  Added an image of galaxy M94 combining data taken by Mike Lancaster on the 18th and 24th March 2025.
  • 24th March 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 17th March 2025  Added an image of the Great Orion Nebula taken by Adrian Bancroft on the 12th March 2025. Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 9th March 2025  Added an images of galaxy M106 combining data taken by Mike Lancaster on the 2nd and 5th March 2025, and of the Leo Triplet taken by John Hill on the 5th March 2025. Also the Double Cluster captured by Chris Callaway on the 8th March 2025.
  • 8th March 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 6th March 2025  Added an image of Venus and Mercury taken by Jim Sarsgard on the 5th March 2025.
  • 5th March 2025  Added images of the Trapezium Cluster and Jupiter taken by Peter Branson on the 28th February 2025.
  • 4th March 2025  Added an image of the Pirate Moon Cluster taken by Mike Lancaster on the 27th February 2025.
  • 3rd March 2025  Added images of the Moon and Venus taken by Jim Sarsgard and Mike Lancaster on the 1st and 2nd March 2025 respectively.
  • 1st March 2025  Added notice of astronomical equipment for sale by Tony Wright.
  • 26th February 2025  Added an image of galaxies M81 and M82 combining data captured by Chris Callaway in 2019 and 2025.
  • 22nd February 2025  Added an image of Venus captured by Jim Sarsgard on the 20th February 2025. Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 14th February 2025  Added an image of the Owl Nebula taken by Mike Lancaster on the 5th February 2025.
  • 11th February 2025  Images of the lunar craters Stofler and Faraday, and of the Hyginus rille taken by Chris Callaway on the 5th February 2025.
  • 9th February 2025  Added an image of the Monkey Head Nebula taken by Chris Callaway in January and February 2025. Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 7th February 2025  Added photos of Orion taken by Malcolm Neal, and the Moon taken by Jim Sarsgard, both on the 6th February 2025.
  • 5th February 2025  Added images of the lunar crater Theophilus, Venus, Mars and Jupiter taken by Chris Callaway on the 3rd February 2025. Also added a couple of solar flare observations from the 4th February 2025 by Tony Razzell and a star trail version of Orion by Jim Sarsgard, also from the 4th February 2025.
  • 2nd February 2025  Added an image of the Sun taken by Neil Garside on the 2nd February 2025.
  • 1st February 2025  Added images of Mars and Jupiter taken by Chris Callaway on the 30th January 2025.
  • 27th January 2025  Added member's photos of a halo around the Sun on the 29th January 2025.
  • 27th January 2025  Added photos from the Alvaston Park Stargazing on the 25th January 2025.
  • 26th January 2025  Updated the meetings notices on the home page.
  • 24th January 2025  Updated the meetings programme.

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