Welcome to the website of the Plymouth Astronomical Society (PAS)

 

Based in Plymouth, Devon, UK - we are a local society that holds meetings every month to enable like minded space enthusiasts to socialise and share our interest!

 

When do we meet? - See below or our meetings and events page.

Upcoming Meetings

 

 

Society Speaker meetings are normally held on the second Friday of each month from September to July and are free for members (See how to become a member on our Join Us Page).  Visitors are very welcome (£3 at the door) - Membership is only £20 -

Please bring cash, change preferred, Or pay by direct debit. We have limited card payment facilities.

 

All these meetings will be from 7.30 - 9.30pm in our normal room on the Plymouth University campus, Room - Rolle 002 (Ground floor).

There is a map on the Join Us page of our website https://plymouthastro.co.uk/Join-Us/

 

Please note that there will be plenty of time at the meetings for socialising but that refreshments will no longer be served, please feel free to bring a drink and vending machines are available outside. For any further details regarding these meetings, get in touch with us on our Contact Us page.

Meetings normally conclude with a short presentation of "What's in the night sky this month?".

 

 

Friday 9th January 2026

Talk: "The Architects of the Cosmos: People and Discoveries at Mount Wilson" by Clive Beech.

 

Friday 13th February 2026

Talk: Mary Proctor by Carolyn Kennett. Chair of the |Society for the History of Astronomy and a keen Achaeoastronomer.

 

Friday 13th March 2026

Equipment evening! A chance to talk to fellow astronomers about anything to do with observing the sky. 

 

 

Friday 10th April 2026

Talk: Architects of the Cosmos Part 2. Discoveries at Mount Wilson by Clive Beech. PAS member

 

Friday 8th May 2026

May meeting: "Light pollution and its impacts on marine biodiversity" with Prof. Tim Smyth 

 

Friday 12th June 2026

June Speaker Evening by our Patron Prof David Southwood

 

Friday 10th July 2026

End Of Year  packd meeting as usual. Short talk - Quiz with prizes, followed by "Whats Up" by Steve Cooke.  Finishing with the AGM

 

There are no scheduled PAS meetings in August (2026).

 

 

 

 

 

FOR A FULL LIST VISIT OUR MEETINGS PAGE

 

 

Viral Solargraph Framed Photo

 

Would you like to own a piece of PAS history? Check out our blind "auction" on the most viral image created by one of our attendees! Click HERE.

 

Got some ideas? Have questions? Get in touch.

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