Manchester Astronomical Society
Manchester Astronomical Society, Godlee Observatory, Sackville Street Building, University
of Manchester, Manchester M1 3BU
Tel: +44 (0) 161 306 4977 (24 Hour Voicemail)
Established: 1903
Affiliated to the British Astronomical Association
Founder member of the Northwest Group of Astronomical Societies
Member of the Society for the History of Astronomy
Member of the Federation of Astronomical Societies
Welcome to manastro.org
This is the home page of the Manchester Astronomical Society. To find out more about us, see the about us page. If you are interested in visiting us see the weekly meetings page to find out what's on or our public lecture page.
The Godlee Observatory on the roof of the Sackville Building, University of Manchester.
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Dave Walker
Some images of Messier Objects by our members
British Astronomical Association Exhibition
The Godlee Observatory will be open to the public on Saturday 22nd June as part of the British Astronomical Association Exhibition. The society will have a stand at the exhibition displaying details of our activities. Everyone is welcome to come down and see us, more details can be found here.
Society projects
Two new projects have now been launched. A messier marathon is now being undertaken, the aim is for the membership to image all these objects within one year. The second challenge is to image objects in the solar system. We would like at least one image from every member!
Details can be found in the projects section.