Welcome to the home page for the Ilkeston and District Astronomical Society.

These pages are dedicated to bringing together society news and general astronomical information.

Shipley Park Oserving Session 19 february 2010 Our first observing session for 2010. IDAS - New Website 10-04-2009 After a brief gap we have found a new web provider and will soon be up and running at full strength.	Lunar Phase CURRENT MOON lunar phase		Mars, February, 2010 Jupiter, July 2009

 

Current Solar View from SOHO

When the sun is active, sunspots will appear as dark patches.

Please take great care when observing the sun to avoid permanent blindness. Never look directly at the sun with the naked eye or though any optical instrument. Observations should be made by either projecting the sun's image on to a white card or by the use of a dedicated solar filter.


Weather Watch

Latest Satellite Picture from SAT24

The iamge is updated every 15 minutes and the times given are for central Europe (UK + 1 hour) and universal time.

7-Day Forecast



Positional Data

Ilkeston	Lat 53.0°N	Long 1.3°W	Alt 65m
Nottingham	Lat 53.0°N	Long 1.2°W	Alt 46m
Derby	Lat 52.9°N	Long 1.5°W	Alt 61m
Sheringham	Lat 52.9°N	Long 1.2°E	Alt 46m
Bude	Lat 50.8°N	Long 4.5°W	Alt 30m

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