Moray’s Astronomy Club
We meet on the first Friday of the month (unless otherwise specified) at Alves Village Hall. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
Why not come along as your first meeting is free so you can ‘try before you buy’.
For more information on becoming a member please contact our Membership Secretary at: membership@sigma-astro.co.uk or visit our Membership Information page.
SIGMA featured on BBC Radio Scotland:
Tuesday 31 December 2024
Tim Schroder, a President of SIGMA (Moray’s Astronomy Club), joined Professor Catherine Heymans, the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, on BBC Radio Scotland’s Mornings programme on Tuesday 31 December 2024, for a segment on getting started in astronomy and what to look out for in the night sky.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002680h (at 2hours 34mins)
Forthcoming Meetings
Saturday 1st February 2025,
7pm – 9.30pm, Alves Village Hall
(rescheduled from January)
Equipment/Observing Night (public event)
Come along to see – and, weather permitting, use – the equipment that club members have, or ask questions about your own equipment.
This is being run as part of the National Astronomy Week programme.
Friday 7 February 2025
Light – The Eternal Messenger of The Stars: An Overview of Stellar Spectroscopy
Dr Ray Palmer, SIGMA
[read more]
Sunday 9 February 2025 – Livestream
6.15pm – 7.30pm
Mars grazes the Moon
Come and join us online to see Mars graze the Moon in this rare conjunction of these two celestial bodies.
SIGMA will have livestreams running from two observatories in Moray.
Click the link to join via GoogleMeet (no additional software or apps are needed)
https://meet.google.com/psp-oegd-yfo
This is being run as part of the National Astronomy Week programme.
Get Involved
Not a Member? Why not come along as the first meeting’s free so you can ‘try before you buy’.
Club members can also attend the meetings of the Highlands Astronomical Society (HAS).
You can also follow SIGMA on Twitter and Facebook to keep up to date with our latest news.
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