Welcome to the ADAS Homepage

This is not the official web site.

For the Altrincham and District Astronomical Society site, click link above.

We are a friendly society of around 30 people who meet regularly to talk about and enjoy the night sky. We have several telescopes and other pieces of equipment which can be borrowed by society members for their own use.

Throughout the year we meet on the first Friday of each month (except July and August) at 8pm until 10pm at Timperley Village Hall. (See "Where to find us" on the left). At these monthly meetings we discuss the society's business and have some event such as a lecture, video, slide show etc.

On all other Fridays, we meet at our observatory in Timperley at 9pm until about 10.30 when some members slope off to the Quarry Bank to continue their astronomical discussions. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge on the door for any of the meetings. The yearly society subscription is currently £15 for adults and £1 for juniors. 

                  To navigate the site, please click on the links below:                         

 What's On   Officers  Fund Raising Where to find us  

  Night Sky Diary  For maps of the night sky in our area, Iridium forecasts for the Altrincham area, and also more detailed tours of seasonal deep sky targets using Chris Marriot's Skymap Pro software.
    Latest News  Current announcements, activities & events, observing reports, etc.  
  Dark Sky Sites  Directions to various dark sky locations used by ADAS.
  Society Equipment  Various pieces of equipment are available for members' use.  
   Image Gallery A variety images taken by members, and links to members'  personal websites.    
   A.D.A.S. Newsgroup  The Yahoo! newsgroup is a fast way of sharing information, and communicating with the rest of the group. To access messages it is necessary to register your membership following the step by step instructions. The newsgroup also features a file sharing facility where members can upload files they may want to share with the group.  

  Coming Very Soon  :o) :o) Variable Star Studies & Observations from  Colin Henshaw, who is currently living in Saudi Arabia. 

Links To Astronomy Related Websites:

www.manastro.free-online.co.uk/nwgas/    -  North West Group of Astronomical Societies which ADAS is a part of. 

http://www.stargazing.net/AstroTips/english/index.html - A large and diverse choice of astronomy Freeware and Shareware

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/    NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory - detailed information on current solar conditions, and huge archive of images & data.

http://www.heavens-above.com/    Generates information on ISS, Iridium flares and other satellite passes, for your locality.

http://www.britastro.org/index.html   Homepage of the British Astronomical Association.

http://www.starastronomy.org/TelescopeMaking/Links/index.html   Telescope  making resources. 

http://www.photoglossy.com/acatalog/index.html   Good source of very cheap film & digital photography stuff.                                                                                          

http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/   University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station, meteorological photography from numerous weather satellites.