Observing events

Public observing

There will be a special public observing event to watch the Transit of Venus on the early morning of Wednesday 6 June. It will be held at Hillingdon Athletics Stadium (Gatting Way, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1ES), which has excellent views to the northeast and good car parking. 

Doors open at 4.30 especially early for the event, which is already in progress at sunrise at 4.47 BST. Venus leaves the Sun at 5.55 BST. We will have a variety of telescopes equipped with filters for safe solar viewing. There is no charge for admission.

WOLAS Members' Weekend Observing trips

This autumn's observing trip to a dark-sky site will most likely be at our favourite North Devon location at Twitchen Farm, near Barnstaple. Date TBD.

If interested please contact Howard Brown-Greaves (howard.bg@wolas.org.uk) or phone him on 0207 381 9965.

See links below for information and picture galleries for previous observing weekends in the UK and abroad;

Previous WOLAS Weekend Trips
Observing Trips Galleries

Members’ Trips

You can also view some pictures taken on individual observing trips taken by members.
Members’ Trips Galleries