Next Meetings
Monthly Main Meeting.
Saturday, March 21st 2026 7 pm
St Peter’s Church HallSubject:- The Life of Tycho Brahe
Guest Speaker: Brian Skidmore RAS
This will be a physical meeting in the hall with remote access via ZOOM. Non-members, having enjoyed the talk, donate £5 via online banking:
Reading Astronomical Society: Sort code: 60-17-21: Account No: 54137268
FridayCLUB
Friday March 27th 2026 at 7:15pm.
Please arrive by 7:15pm for a short talk about astronomy starting at 7:30pm, with observing through members telescopes to follow if weather conditions permit. The evening is Free of charge, just come along on the evening. See our FridayCLUB page for further details.
Enquiries to info@readingastro.org.ukLocation : 1st Wokingham Scout Hut in Evendons Lane, Wokingham. RG41 4DX.
Monthly Main Meeting.
Saturday, April 18th 2026 7 pm
St Peter’s Church HallSubject:- A Cluttered and Noisy Sky
Guest Speaker:- Robert Massey
This will be a physical meeting in the hall with remote access via ZOOM. Non-members, having enjoyed the talk, donate £5 via online banking:
Reading Astronomical Society: Sort code: 60-17-21: Account No: 54137268Zoom version: This is a social gathering and unsuitable for talk/broadcasting.
FridayCLUB
There are no FridayCLUB meetings between April and the end of September. The next FridayCLUB meeting is on the 26th September.
Due to light nights we are not running FridayCLUB meetings until the end of September.
Location : 1st Wokingham Scout Hut in Evendons Lane, Wokingham. RG41 4DX.
1st Friday of Everymonth at 8 pm
Talk and contributions.
Chat with us on ZOOM on the 1st Friday of the month at 8pm.
We will be chatting about the latest in astronomy and space news. The monthly talk will be posted on the googlegroup, with links to professional and academic content. A great way to keep up to date with ‘WHAT’S NEW IN ASTRONOMY’
Login by text on 07510 444 630 or email us at info@readingastro.org.uk
Read more on – ZOOMFridays
We also keep in touch through a Google Group, email news list, and Zoom.
By invitation – send an email to info@readingastro.org.uk
Category Archives: Events
Talks and Telescopes at Westmorland Park
East Reading Festival, Sunday 16th June 2013
East Reading Festival is again in Palmer Park, from 12 until 6pm. on 16th June 2013. East Reading Festival is FREE. It’s a big fun day out for the whole of the East Reading community, young and old and inbetween. … Continue reading
RAS visit Herstmonceux Summer 2013
Too few tickets were applied for to justify a coach-booking, but the page is retained in case members who search to here wish to go by personal transport. There are sufficient features of interest in the castle and grounds … Continue reading
Reading Science Week 2013
Fri 15th and Sat 16th March 2013 The public are invited to participate in our Reading Science Week activities. We will be at the Museum of English Rural Life on the evenings of 15th and 16th March. There will be an … Continue reading
East Reading Festival Report
From Chris Menmuir, Sec’ and organizer of this event. I’d like to say many thanks to Gerry Bond and Malcolm Brown for their enthusiastic support today, and thanks to Anne Chadwick who delivered a box of public-friendly leaflets and a … Continue reading
Transit of Venus 2012
The plan to go to Isle of Sheppey to watch the sun rise over the Thames Estuary was rendered a bit risky by the passing weather system. In the end a number of members elected to head west to Walbury … Continue reading
Welsh Farm – April 2012
John T writes, Friday night was clouded out. Overnight and Saturday morning it rained and sleeted! But it cleared early evening and by the end of dusk around 10pm it cleared. We had absolutely cloudless skies then until we got … Continue reading
Jochta’s Image at Santa’s Grotto
The scene at our Christmas social on 10th December.
Communicating Astronomy (Malcolm’s Notes)
A number of our regular helpers at public events and astroBASICS sessions attended Newbury AS’s seminar on communicating astronomy (22 Oct). Malcolm Brown made a few notes. Thanks are due to all at Newbury AS for arranging this event for … Continue reading
Main Meeting – October 15th
The Reading Astronomical Society is fortunate to have as our guest this Saturday Dr. Gretchen Benedix of the Natural History Museum. Continue reading