We are planning an observing session for the public and BAS members at our Failand Observatory on the first clear night of Sat 7-Dec, Sun 8-Dec, Mon 9-Dec and Tues 10-Dec starting at 7.30 pm. Full details and Eventbrite booking can be found on our Observing page.
On Friday 12th January 2024, the Bristol Astronomical Society hosted the official opening of the “StarChair” and “StarShed”. The powerful wide field 6” binoculars and StarChair setup were donated by former Chairman Andy Stephens. Andy travelled down from Cheltenham to do the honours of officially declaring the new observing platform. The whole system; the shed, base, StarChair […]
It is with great sadness that I inform the society of the passing of Maurice Brain. Maurice passed away on 18th August after a short illness, at the age of 94. Maurice was a member of the society in the early days of its formation. He and his friends soon joined the committee and helped […]
The society is very sad to announce the news that Professor Mark Birkinshaw has passed away, after a short illness. Mark was a member and Vice-President of the society for many years. He was also a regular on our programme of talks, presenting every year. His talks were always engaging, interesting and often on the […]
Our new talks season starts soon! Join us in person at BPS, or over Zoom! See our Events page or Calendar for details.
The technical issue with Online Payments has now been fixed, so Memberships for the 23/24 season can now be paid by going to the Membership Page.
