OASI is a society for people interested in astronomy. We are based at Orwell Park Observatory and Newbourne Village Hall, both situated near Ipswich, Suffolk. Members enjoy a wide range of interests in astronomy and include armchair astronomers, casual observers, and dedicated amateurs with specialist skills in visual and photographic observing, constructing telescopes, public education in astronomy and the history of astronomy.
Events
Wed 18 Sep 2024, 20:15, Orwell Park Observatory, General observing for members of OASI.
Thu 19 Sep 2024, 20:00, Zoom, Monthly Zoom meeting.
Fri 20 Sep 2024, 20:00, Zoom, Committee meeting via Zoom. All members are invited to attend.
Mon 23 Sep 2024, 19:30, Newbourne Village Hall, Newbourne meeting - beginners and new members welcome!
Sky Notes by Bill Barton, FRAS.
Astro News by Paul Whiting, FRAS.
Full events list, with contact details for further information.
[1/12] The Sun's disk imaged during OASI's outreach event at Bawdsey Radar Museum. 25 August 2024. Paul Whiting, FRAS.
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[2/12] Disappearance phase of a lunar occultation of Saturn. 21 August 2024. Paul Whiting, FRAS.
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[3/12] A Perseid meteor streaks through the Square of Pegasus. 12 August 2024. James Appleton.
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[4/12] Auroral display captured by a north-facing meteor camera. 11 August 2024. Nigel Evans.
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[5/12] A galaxy, a star cluster and two nebulae imaged with OASI's Seestar S50 "smart" telescope: L-R, NGC6946 (the
Fireworks Galaxy), M15 (the
Great Pegasus Cluster), NGC7023 (the
Iris Nebula) and NGC7635 (the
Bubble Nebula). 09 August 2024. Paul Whiting, FRAS. More
galaxies,
star clusters and
nebulae.
[6/12] An unusual phenomenon captured by a meteor camera: sprites forming above lightning storms over northern France. 30 July 2024. Nigel Evans.
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[7/12] The Sun imaged in H
α light, displaying active regions, faculae, filaments and a limb prominence with interesting details of arching plasma. 29 July 2024. Martin Cook.
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[8/12] OASI's 2024 picnic was blessed by superb weather, enabling solar observing in the afternoon before the customary astronomy quiz in the evening. 20 July 2024. Martin Cook & Paul Whiting, FRAS.
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[9/12] Noctilucent cloud seen from west Ipswich, the first report of the phenomenon by a member of OASI since late summer 2022. 23 June 2024. Andy Gibbs.
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[10/12] Mendlesham Village Fayre, with visitors catching a glimpse of the Sun's disk, between clouds, through OASI's specialist solar observing telescopes. Photo by Adam Honeybell.
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[11/12] Resembling the "W" of Cassiopeia, star cluster Kemble 2 is also known as "Mini Cassiopeia". It is located in the constellation Draco, approximately 1° SE of
χ Dra. The asterism was named by the Franciscan friar and amateur astronomer, Father Lucian Kemble, in August 1994. 19-20 May 2024. John Hughes.
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[12/12] OASI's first event to mark the 150th anniversary of Orwell Park Observatory was to host the BAA Historical Section meeting on 18 May 2024 in Ipswich. Following the meeting, several members of the BAA and OASI visited the house and grave of Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), 7th Astronomer Royal, in Playford, north of Ipswich.
