Karen Takes on the Messier Marathon!
The Messier Marathon challenges amateur astronomers to view the entire Messier catalogue of 110 deep sky objects in one evening. This is quite a challenge and the ability to achieve this depends on the...
Category: Features
MIRA 123 – Follow Karen Smith’s experience with the Hubble’s 35th Anniversary Challenge!
As society members already know, Karen is an avid astro-photographer contributing amazing images to our monthly meetings. The last edition of our monthly magazine (MIRA123) contains a full feature on Karen’s experiences taking on...
Raw Sky by Mark Tweedie and Clint Hamilton – An Exhibition of Mixed Media Astronomical Images, Sketches and Poetry
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum – Floor One Gallery, Little Elborow St, Rugby CV21 3BZ19th August – 6th September 2025: https://www.ragm.co.uk We are delighted to announce an exhibition showing some of the stunning work...
Resources for Dark Nebulae and other Deep Sky Objects
The Society’s speaker of the month in June 24, Owen Brazell gave an extremely interesting talk on Dark Nebulae. As part of the talk, Owen provided a list of references for books and tools...
Sketching the Moon
Sinus Iridum: sketch by Mark Tweedie Clavius: Sketch by Mark OK, I’ll come clean – I’m not a huge fan of the moon – the Coventry skies are bright enough without having our companion...
What’s happening in 2023…
Mark gives us a summary of what we can expect to see in the new year…
December ’22 Monthly Meeting – Building an observatory for a shade over £1000???
OK, so how do you turn a simple garden shed into a back garden observatory for £1000. From background research, through to constructing a pier and dealing with the challenges of engineering the roll...