Calendar 2027
The ASG's 2027 calendar is now available. It contains thirteen images all taken by members of the ASG and all proceeds raise money for the ASG's observatory ETMO and future activities. The calendar costs £10 and will be on sale at our events but at present we can only accept cash or a bank transfer.
It is also available in the Mugdock shop where cards are accepted. The shop also stocks ASG images on postcards and A2 images from our exhibition there.
Thanks go to Eileen, Sinclair and Andrew for compiling the calendar and Bob Coats for preparing it for printing and contributing the cover image. And also to all those who contributed images including those which didn't make it in this year - too many good images!
Stargazing at Mugdock: An Introduction to the Night Sky - 23rd October
Want to learn about the night sky? If it's clear you'll see the wonders of the night sky through our telescopes.
Join us if you want to learn about the stars of our beautiful night sky.
On a clear night we will show you stars, galaxies, planets, meteors, satellites and more with your own eyes and through the Astronomical Society of Glasgow's telescopes. If it's cloudy you will hear all about these wonders from our team of seasoned and friendly astronomers (OK, possibly eccentric too!) who will be on hand with tips on how to get the most out of your own eyes, binoculars and telescopes. No experience is necessary. Beginners are most welcome as are people who wish to bring their own telescopes and find out how to use them. And remember to wrap up warm!
Children aged 8 and over are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.
This event run in collaboration with Mugdock Country Park.
The Eventbrite page is found below:
Public Lecture 15th October 2026 - The ESA Comet Interceptor Mission
Join us on Thursday 15th October 2026 for our second talk in our 2026-2027 programme - The ESA Comet Interceptor Mission, from Prof. Colin Snodgrass.
ESA's Comet Interceptor will be the first mission to encounter a Long Period Comet coming from the Oort cloud. It will launch in 2028/29, and will be 'parked' in space until a suitable comet is discovered - it is the first space mission to be launched with an unknown target. Shortly before the flyby, the main spacecraft will deploy 2 small probes (one provided by the Japanese space agency JAXA, one by ESA) allowing multiple paths through the coma and past the nucleus to be sampled. The spacecraft will have a high resolution camera to take images at up to 10m/pix resolution, a mass spectrometer based on Rosetta/ROSINA heritage, an infrared remote sensing camera/spectrograph, including the first thermal infrared camera sent to a comet, a package of dust, fields and plasma sensors, and, on the small probes, additional UV and visible cameras, including an all-sky scanning polarimeter to reveal dust properties.
Stars Over Mugdock Exhibition
Come and see the most beautiful objects of our night sky exhibited in the cosy Campsie gallery in the midst of the natural beauty of Mugdock Country Park.
The Astronomical Society of Glasgow has its observatory, called ETMO, in the park and many of our images were taken there in the long and frosty nights of recent winters.
You will see the bursts of colour of the Aurora Borealis and majestic prominences larger than the Earth rising above the surface of our nearest star, the Sun. Further into deep space, examine the remnants of a supernova that our ancestors saw almost a millennium ago,and see if you can spot stars on the verge of forming in the stellar nurseries of emission nebulae.
The Astronomical Society of Glasgow has been bringing the science and passion of astronomy to the public since 1894. Experienced members of the society will be present for events throughout our exhibition and will happily explain the images on display and how we took them.
If you like what you see and want to learn your way about the night sky or even learn the science and art of astrophotography yourself, you can. Our society is open to all and no experience is needed; only a desire to learn more about our wonderful universe and share it with others.
The exhibition runs from Thursday 10th September to Sunday 22nd November and is open when the park is open.
The exhibition is in the Campsie Room of the Mugdock Country Park Visitor Centre.
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Lecture Series for 2026-2027
We can now announce our speakers and topics for our 2026-2027 lecture series.
Join us for some exciting talks led by wonderful guest speakers over the next year.
Entry to these is free to all, and all lectures are held in Room 6.41 of the Royal College building at Strathclyde University. This can be accessed via the James Weir building on Montrose Street.
More details of each talk is to come, and we hope to see you there!
2026
17th September 2026 - Space Telescopes & Star Clusters | Dr Veronika Dornan, Post-Doctoral Researcher @ University of Edinburgh
15th October 2026 - The ESA Comet Interceptor Mission | Prof Colin Snodgrass, School of Physics & Astronomy @ University of Edinburgh
19th November 2026 - Frontiers of Black Hole Astronomy with the Event Horizon Telescope | Dr Kazunori Akiyama, Associate Professor @ Heriott-Watt University
17th December 2026 - A Sojourn Through the Interstellar Locker Looking for Planets (& More Around Distant Stars) | Dr Matthew Swayne, Post-Doctoral Researcher @ University of Glasgow
2027
28th January 2027 - The Universe: Reality or Simulation? | Prof Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland @ Institute for Astronomy - University of Edinburgh
18th February 2027 - Members Night Talks
18th March 2027 - From Missing Matter and Gravitational Waves to a New Theory of Particle Physics | Dr Nils Hermannsonn-Truedsson, School of Physics & Astronomy @ University of Edinburgh
15th April 2027 - Pulsars - Celestial Lighthouses | Prof Declan Diver, School of Physics & Astronomy @ University of Glasgow
20th May 2027 - Astronomy in Twilight: Warm Summer Nights with Midges | Dr Andrew Conway, President @ The Astronomical Society of Glasgow
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