Cardiff Astronomical Society (CAS) founded 1975. In person talks every fortnight. Public Event participation. Registered Charity. Also @cardiffas.bsky.social
Cardiff, South Wales, UK
Joined August 2009
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@CardiffAS new talks season starts 19:30 Thursday 4 September 2025 with "The Chemistry of the Universe" presented by Professor Mike Edmunds, Emeritus Professor @cardiffPHYSX . Venue: Trevithick Building, The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AA.
Peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower (12th/13th August 2025) captured (and stacked) by @CardiffAS camera UK008V at @BannauB Visitor Centre. The camera contributes data to the UK Meteor Observation Network and the Global Meteor Network.
Peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower (12th/13th August 2025) captured (and stacked) by @CardiffAS camera UK005L at Dyffryn Gardens. The camera contributes data to the UK Meteor Observation Network and the Global Meteor Network.
Meteor (Fireball) 01 August 2025 23:17:08 UT/GMT captured by @CardiffAS camera UK008V @BannauB Visitor Centre.
Shower : ID 1 CAP (alpha Capricornids)
Lg 307.69° Bg 10.25° Vg 22.28km/s
mass 3.0g, abs. mag -4.5
best visual mag -4.3
archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/repo…
Meteor 31 July 2025 22:52:04 GMT/UT captured by @CardiffAS camera UK005L @DyffrynGardenNT
Shower ID -1 spo (Sporadic)
Lg 355.23° Bg 67.35° Vg 37.22km/s
mass 0.1g, abs. mag -1.3
best visual mag -0.5
Meteor 01 August 2025 01:26:16 UT/GMT captured by @CardiffAS camera UK008V @BannauB Visitor Centre.
Shower ID 7 PER (Perseids)
Lg 50.36° Bg 38.84° Vg 58.88km/s
mass 0.13g, abs. mag -2.3
best visual mag -1.1
archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/repo…
@cardiffas next talk for Members: 19:30 Thursday 3rd July 2025 "Next generation radio telescopes: Radio astronomy as a global endeavour" presented by Dr Natasha Maddox, University of Bristol @UoBEarthScience . Venue: Trevithick Building, The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AA.
Link to First Images from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
[youtube.com/watch?v=dF1g-Ru8…]
Go to 46 minutes in for the release.
