CardiffAS @CardiffAS
Cardiff Astronomical Society (CAS) founded 1975. In person talks every fortnight. Public Event participation. Registered Charity. Also @cardiffas.bsky.social cardiff-astronomical-society.co.uk Cardiff, South Wales, UK Joined August 2009-
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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.
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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/reports/2025/o…
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/reports/2025/o…
@CardiffAS Cardiff Astronomical Society: Celebrating 50 years cardiffmuseum.com/whatson/cardif…
@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-R…] Go to 46 minutes in for the release.
Meteor 20June25 00:43:31 UT captured by @CardiffAS camera UK005L @DyffrynGardenNT . mass 2.2g, abs. mag -1.9 best visual mag -1.4 Detail: archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025/o…
Meteor 20June25 01:11:40 UT captured by @CardiffAS camera UK008V @BannauB Visitor Centre. mass 0.26g, abs. mag -3.0 best visual mag -2.3 Detail: archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025/o…
Meteor 17/6/25 23:21 UT last night captured by @CardiffAS camera UK008V located @BannauB Visitor Centre, Libanus. Sporadic, mass 0.64g, abs. mag -3.8 best visual mag -2.5 More details: archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025/o…
@CardiffAS next talk for Members: 19:30 Thursday 19th June 2025 "Discovering Planets and Stars around other Stars" presented by Dr Ingrid Pelisoli & Dr Thomas Wilson, @WarwickPhysics . Venue: Trevithick Building, The Parade, Cardiff, CF24 3AA.
Next Saturday @CardiffAS will be @BannauB Visitor Centre, hopefully our Sun will shine. Warning: Looking at the Sun can be very dangerous unless the proper precautions are taken and specialized solar viewing equipment is used. Never look directly at the Sun with your eyes.
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🚨 SAVE THE DATE: The world's First Look at images from @NSF–@doescience Rubin Observatory is coming June 23, 2025! Get ready for a preview of how Rubin will soon #CaptureTheCosmos in its decade-long survey 🌌 More details soon—stay up to date at rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-fir…
A reminder: @BritAstro @popastro @CardiffAS have an "Astronomy Back to Basics Event" hosted by @cardiffPHYSX this Saturday 7th June. See britastro.org/event/b2b2025-… for details. Recommended to those beginning a journey into astronomy or just needing a refresher.
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