Vectis Astronomical Society

09/02/2026

Very successful evening at Shafleet, Yarmouth and Freshwater Primary School for their Space Camp. We were rewarded with clear skies, and after a night sky tour the pupils enjoyed imagining Jupiter, Andromeda Galaxy and Orion Nebula with the Seestar S50 integrated telescope camera

09/02/2026

Another warm welcome offered to us by year 1 pupils at Binstead Primary School. The pupils enjoyed learning all about the moon and we even managed to image the sun with the special solar filter on the Seestar S50 integrated telescope camera funded by Wight Aid

14/01/2026

Jupiter from Monday 5th Jan 2026 , taken from Totland at 9.40 pm

Taken with C11” with 2x on mono camera and combined RGB images.

Red videos were not very good as the seeing was poor for this capture period but the blue and green were reasonable.

Simon Plumley

09/01/2026

The world's biggest astrophotography competition is now open for entries, with a top price of £10,000 up for grabs

08/01/2026

URGENT NOTICE! (Thurs 8th Jan 2026)
from the Observatory Director (Brian Curd):

"... the extreme weather in the area of Newchurch and the serious accident in Lake means tonight’s meeting is cancelled.

I will be at the observatory tomorrow (Friday 9th) and will open at the normal time for anyone who can make it. 19.30 opening if all is OK.

If there are still weather/flooding problems I will report back by 17.00 tomorrow."

01/12/2025

Was great to see so many visitors to our open evening on Friday.
Hope you enjoyed it and found it interesting enough for a return visit?
Remember we are open to visitors every Thursday from 8.00pm

18/11/2025

Come along to our open evening Friday 28th November 7.30pm
Showcasing our new camera equipment purchased by Wight Aid and learn about Astro photography. Also do some stargazing and planet viewing with our large telescopes.

Still tickets available here

Open evening to showcase our renovations with new telescope and astronomical cameras. Members available as guides and to answers questions.

30/10/2025

A report on the recent award ceremony by WightAid, in which Vectis Astronomical Society received a major grant, appeared in the Isle of Wight County Press this afternoon. VAS members Dudley Johnson and Elaine Spear represented the Society.

An astronomical society has been awarded funding to help bring the wonders of the night sky closer to the community.

29/10/2025

Great fun getting to know the Seestar S50 integrated camera telescope.
Thank you Wight Aid
Looking forward to outreach events this season and especially taking it to schools.
Let a know how if you want us to come into your school.

21/10/2025

Come along to our fun open evening showcasing new equipment supplied by Wight Aid
Nov 28th 7.30pm. Tickets on Eventbrite

Open evening to showcase our renovations with new telescope and astronomical cameras. Members available as guides and to answers questions.

06/10/2025

Get set to see 3 supermoons 🌑

Full guide to three supermoons visible in 2025, October, November and December. When to see them and other targets visible at the same time.