Daily Archives: July 29, 2017

17th September Lecture: When Gateshead Ruled the World: The Curious story of the Newall Telescope

In the 1870’s Gateshead was one of the world’s most famed astronomical destinations. The reason was the 25inch telescope, the largest refractor in the world (at that time), owned and run by the wealthy Scottish engineer and amateur astronomer Robert Stirling Newall  FRS FRAS on his estate located next to the present day Saltwell Park.…

30th July: Astro Image Processing using PixInsight (For Members)

Astro Image Processing using PixInsight. This is the 3rd SAS members workshop as part of series of workshops/tutorials over the summer period. John Lynch will discuss his experience with the PixInsight software package, its benefits and techniques to deliver exceptional images. Date:  Sunday 30th July 2017, Time: 7p – 9pm. Instructor: John Lynch Venue: Will take place at the…