Moray’s Astronomy Club
We meet first Friday of the month (unless otherwise specified) . Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start
Not a Member? Why not come along as the first meeting’s free so you can ‘try before you buy’.
You can also follow SIGMA on Twitter and Facebook or YouTube to keep up to date with our latest news.
SIGMA Astronomy Outreach 2021
As part of the outreach program, SIGMA can now offer live online astronomical talks/presentations to your club, society, school, college or university.
The presentations also have live subtitles making it accessible to people with impaired hearing. And live Question and Answer capability for all attending.
For information contact SIGMA Here
NOTICE:
I’m sorry to say that due to the latest Government recommendations of avoiding all unnecessary social contact we still can’t gather for meetings as usual.
Peter Sherman (Chairman)
Due to an amazing effort by the committee and other members we had our first successful online monthly meeting on Friday 3rd April 2020. We’re working on making sure everyone is able to take part and will be bringing future meetings to SIGMA and affiliated members online. We plan to continue to hold our meetings like this until we are allowed to gather as normal once again.
If you are not already a SIGMA member and would like to become one to enable you to join our online meetings please contact Mick at:
membership@sigma-astro.co.uk
Current membership costs £24 per year, payable each January.
Selected past webinar meetings can be found on the
Here’s a few screen grabs from past webinars.
John Davies (Live from Edinburgh)
One of John’s slides
Stuart giving us the Spacenews (From Elgin)
Chairman Pete Sherman introducing the speaker
Forthcoming Meetings
Until further notice meetings will be online to members and affiliated clubs. New/potential members may access these meetings by contacting us in advance.
Friday, 3 September 2021
The Fourth George Fraser Memorial Lecture – Preparing for Space Settlements Using Microbes
Prof Charles Cockell: University of Edinburgh
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Images of the Moment
Geminid Meteor
by Alan Tough
Venus
by MickO’Donnell
16th April 2020
Mars
by Club Member Alan Tough you can make out the main albedo features: Syrtis Major, Hellas Basin etc., as well as the South Polar Cap (SPC) & North Polar Hood (NPH).
Comet Neowise
Close up view of some colourful auroral rays – taken 14-15 March 2021 at just after 10pm, from Elgin.
by Alan Tough
Mars at Opposition 2020
by Pete Sherman
10th October
Using the remote telescope at Slooh.com in Tenerife Pete imaged Mars just before the planet reached opposition.
Aurora
All taken from above Tingwall jetty looking over towards Rousay, Orkney
by Sue Shackleton, North Ronaldsay Astronomy Group
12 – 14 March
More images from club members can be seen on our Flickr pages.
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). Details of forthcoming meetings of both can be found in the What’s On section of this website, or download a copy of our 2020 Leaflet (pdf).
You can also follow SIGMA on Twitter and Facebook to keep up to date with our latest news.
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