Welcome to
Birmingham Astronomical Society
GREETINGS!
We are an astronomy club based in Birmingham, UK. We’ve been active since 1950 and are still going strong with a wide range of astronomical activities. These include monthly lectures, weekly club meetings, public outreach activities, a well-stocked library, and socialising opportunities.
NEXT LECTURE
Lectures are held online (via Zoom) at 7.30 pm on the last Tuesday of the month. Members will receive a link via the BAS Members email.
25th March 2025 - Astronomy before the Telescope with Martin Lunn.
29th April 2025 - Spying on the Neighbours with Spectrographs with Dr Jane Clark.
27th May 2025 - Amateur contributions to scientific research in Astronomy with Peter Goodhew.
Read more on our ticketing site.
Next EVENTS
In addition to our monthly lectures, we also participate in a series of public events each year.
Coming up…
29th March 2025, 10 am to 2 pm Partial Eclipse viewing - Centenary Square, Birmingham.
26th April 2025, 10 am to 2 pm Solar Viewing - 1000 Trades On the Park, Lightwoods House, Bearwood.
11th May 2025, 10 am to 4 pm Solar Viewing - New Hall Mill, Off Wylde Green Rd, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B76 1QU.
2025 is our 75th anniversary year! We’ll be putting on extra events and a few different club activities to celebrate. All members will receive a 75th-anniversary pin badge, and you may be lucky enough to get one at our public events too!
society activities
telescope Advice
Choosing a telescope that is going to be right for you requires a little bit of research. We often get asked what is the best telescope for beginners and we always tell people that there isn’t one, there are great beginner telescopes for certain but the right telescope for you is the one that meets your requirements and let’s you look at what it is you want to look at! READ MORE
OBservatory
We have a beautiful 8-inch Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope and observatory dome within the Aston University Campus.
Although we are a City centre based club, we do occasionally get a clear sky and can observe more than you would imagine from light polluted skies.
Club Room Meetings
The club room at Aston University is open every Wednesday. You MUST contact us via the form below to visit as security and access arrangements are in place for everyone’s safety. READ MORE
Club telescopes
The club owns many different telescopes for members to use on club nights.
We also have Personal Solar Telescopes for safely viewing the sun.
Astro photography
Our club members have been teaching other members how to start and improve the images captured with many types of cameras.
From Moon, Planets, Stars, Sun & Deep sky objects using lots of different equipment and processing techniques.
METEOR Observations
The society runs an All Sky 7 Meteor camera located on the Welsh borders. The camera gives a view from horizon to horizon and automatically captures meteors as video clips. The data is transferred to the AllSky7 network and combined with the rest of the network. READ MORE
HOW TO JOIN
New members are always welcome.
Regular Membership is only £15 per year.
Membership fees are annual, and membership is restricted to persons aged 18 years and over.
Contact Us
Use this form to contact the society. We will try and get back to you promptly, please bear with us!