The NLO awards evening took place on the 11th December. The results of the annual astrophotographer of the year award were as follows:

Section Winners
Junior Imager: Victoria Bridges Galvez
New Imager: Steve Larsen
Interesting Clouds: Allan Brittan
Deep Space: Sharon Tubb
Lunar: Allan Jones
Solar: Steve Boyce
Planetary: David Strange
Widefield: David Strange

Astrophotographer of the Year 2015
1st. Sharon Tubb – Lagoon Nebula

2nd. Steve Boyce

3rd. David Strange

For the Observers Challenge 2015 awards were given to Sandy Moreton, Jan Hunt and Hugh Taylor for their exceptional efforts.

The dates of our astronomy courses for 2016 are now available.

Intermediate Imaging Course: 13th February
Introduction to Astronomy Course: 14th May (Updated – was 16th April)
Moving on in Astronomy Course: 10th September
Intermediate Imaging Course: 19th November

You can book online or download the postal booking form from our Education page.

The following events are scheduled for December

Sat 5th Dec 19:30 Moons of the Solar System
Sat 12th Dec 19:30 The Geminid Meteor Shower

Also, our diary of open days and evenings for 2016 is now available, as is the schedule for monthly lectures for the first half of the year. The diary for astronomy courses and online/postal booking will be available soon.

The observatory will appear in an episode of Restoring Britain’s Landmarks, in relation to the restoration of Belmont House in Lyme Regis.
You can see the episode on Wednesday 4th November on Channel 4 at 8pm, Friday 6th at 2am on 4seven, Sunday 8th at 7pm on Channel 4, Tuesday 10th at 1:05am and 11am on 4seven.

It is also available on demand using the All4 app or at http://www.channel4.com/programmes/restoring-britains-landmarks