Redditch Astronomical Society

08/10/2026

🌒 And the winners are… 🏆

Thank you to everyone who entered the Redditch Eclipse Photograph Competition! Despite the clouds on 12 August, you captured some great images of the partial solar eclipse, and it was a tough decision.

🥇 Best Overall Eclipse Photograph: Trevor Brampton
“On a very cloudy event managed to get a few shots but this is one of my favourites.” Trevor wins a professionally printed canvas from Flyers by Night and his photo will be featured in the Redditch Astronomical Society 2027 calendar.

📱 Best Smartphone Photograph: Helen Jones
Helen took her shot on a Google Pixel 9 right outside her front door. “Perfectly on time!” Her photo will also appear in our 2027 calendar.

Congratulations, Trevor and Helen! 👏 And thank you to everyone who came along to our public event at Meadow Farm.

🔭 See all the entries in the gallery: https://redditchastro.org.uk/eclipse-gallery.html

Want to get more into astronomy? Our meetings are open to everyone, whatever your experience. Come and say hello!

06/10/2026

We had our meeting at Meadow Farm this evening
Excellent food
Talk from Richard about different Telescopes 🔭 and a demonstration on Astro Photography scopes by Martin Brennan & Trevor Brampton

04/10/2026

Mars and Jupiter are going to be spectacular this month. They're close together in the morning sky before dawn.

Have you seen them yet? If there are any beginner stargazers in your life who would love to see the planets, share this chart with them! Let's spread the word.

04/10/2026

2 October – 7 November - The Orionid meteor shower
With a maximum rate of around 15 meteors per hour, the Orionid meteor shower is active from 2 October until 7 November and peaks with a broad maximum lasting about a week around 21 October.
In 2026 the Moon will be in its waxing gibbous phase during the peak, so moonlight will unfortunately interfere with seeing the best of this shower, but its long duration means you’ll have other chances to see Orionid meteors.
Orionid meteors tend to be particularly fast with persistent trains, and they originate from Comet 1P/Halley, famously known as Halley's Comet.

04/10/2026

We are looking for stalls for our Christmas Market Event at Meadow Farm

If anyone knows anyone or is interested in having a stall please send all enquiries via email to us on [email protected]

29/09/2026

BUDDING photographers and stargazers have just one day left to enter a Redditch photography competition celebrating one of the most spectacular sights.

28/09/2026

Don't forget that the Eclipse Photo competition ends at midnight on September 30th.

The current entries can be found on our website here:

https://redditchastro.org.uk/eclipse-gallery.html

And the winning entry will be selected at our October Outreach event on October 6th.

Gallery of entries for the Redditch Astronomical Society Eclipse Photograph Competition.

26/09/2026

What's that bright yellowish star low in the west after dark? It's not Venus, but , the 4th brightest star in the night sky! Arcturus has served as a guidepost in the sky for thousands of years. See why in this week's podcast at https://bit.ly/4AMFgBF

26/09/2026