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SAGAS - The Southern Area Group of Astronomical Societies
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Link to Campaign to Save Guildford AS Observing site
21st April 2008
Guildford AS Observing Site at Albury Heath, Surrey is threatened by a plan to create an industrial plant nearby. The threat to astronomy is light-pollution that will make the site unusable for observing - there are more wide-ranging general threats to the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural beauty. A previous proposal was stopped by the sheer number of objections that Surrey County Council received from individuals – over two thousand. G A S members and those from other societies played a role in this. Another plan has been submitted so if you may be effected by this please look at the website and send a letter of objection.
New Society Page
15th April 2008
With the increased number of members of SAGAS the list of societies on the front page was getting a bit out of control so they have now all been moved to a new page - this will make expansion easier !
Ashford AS Joins SAGAS
15th April 2008
We would like to welcome Ashford AS to SAGAS, Ashford AS are a new society formed in 2007 and meet in Ashford Kent. A link to their website is on the new SAGAS Society Page
Link to Wealden AS Website
1st April 2008
Wealden AS now have their own web site. This has now been linked to the SAGAS society listing on the front page
IYA 2009 Page Updated
27th March 2008
More details of the arrangements for The International Year of Astronomy are now available. Details are on the links from our updated IYA 2009 Page. Make sure you visit the IYA pages regularly and check for any ideas that your society can be involved in.
If you have any good ideas on how the SAGAS socities can get involved please contact us.
Summer 2008 SAGAS Meeting Details added
2nd March 2008
SAGAS Summer Meeting – Saturday July 19th 2008
Venue: Cliddesden Primary School – Basingstoke RG25 2QU
Venue opens 1.00pm – Close by 7.00pm
More details on the flyer available here.
Tickets must be booked in advance see the flyer for how to book them.
New Page for The Reporter
14th January 2008
SAGAS now have an electronic magazine or ezine designed to improve communications between member socities. Copies can be downloaded from the new page can be found here.
Orpington Astronomical Society join SAGAS
8th January 2008
We would like to welcome Orpington AS as the 25th Member Society of SAGAS. Orpington AS meet in Chistlehurst, Kent and serve the areas of Orpington, Bromley, Sidcup and Sevenoaks. Orpington joined in December 2007. The SAGAS maps and Google Earth Files have now been updated.
East Sussex Astronomical Society join SAGAS
18th November 2007
Welcome to the East Sussex Astronomical Society (ESAS) based at Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex. A link to their web site is on the front page.
Wessex Astronomical Society join SAGAS
1st September 2007
We welcome Wessex Astronomical Society based in Wimborne in Dorset who have joined SAGAS. A link to their society website is on the front page.
Maps of Member Society Locations Updated
19th August 2007
The maps showing the location of SAGAS Societies and our neighbours has been updated. In place of the high resolution images I have included PDF files of the Society map and the Society map with the light pollution overlay. These should print in reasonable quality on A3 paper.
Welcome to Andover Astronomical Society
17th August 2007
Andover Astronomical Society have agreed to join SAGAS. A link to their society website is on the home page and their location will be added to the map shortly
SAGAS 2008 Summer Meeting at Basingstoke
6th June 2007
The provisional date for The SAGAS Summer 2008 meeting is Saturday 19th July 2008. This meeting will be hosted by Basingstoke AS in Basingstoke. A link to a page with details will be put on the front page after the 2007 summer meeting is held. Put the date in your 2008 diaries when you get them !
John Murrell - SAGAS Webmaster
sharing the same sky
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