This is the follow up page for the Back to Basics event hoted by West Yorkshire Astronomy Society on 8th November 2025.

If you have any comments or questions then please feel free to get in touch with us via eando@britastro.org .

If you scheduled observations with big telescopes then you can find your observations here https://www.cometchasers.org/home/pontefract-baa-back-to-basics-astronomy-day-nov-2025

Presentations

Here are the presentations from the event:

Robin Scagell – Introduction to the Night Sky

Nick James – The Solar System

Stuart Green – Solar Observing and Imaging

Grant Bowskill – Choosing a Telescope or Binoculars

Philip Jennings – Observing the Moon

Jeni Millard – Mysteries of Deep Space-with-notes

Andy Newsam – Try This at Home

Martin Goodway – Join A Society

Links related to presentations:

Stellarium : https://stellarium.org/ or https://stellarium-web.org/

Jeni Millard writes for https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sky-guide/id576588894

Moon maps: Virtual Moon Atlas  https://ap-i.net/avl/en/start

Want to investigate what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth, Moon or Mars?  Then try out the  Impact Calculator https://education.down2earth.eu/impact_calculator

If you’ve been inspired then why not join a society to take your interest further?

British Astronomical Association (BAA) : https://britastro.org/join

West YorkshireAstronomical Society (WYAS): https://www.wyas.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=197&Itemid=435

The Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA): https://membermojo.co.uk/spa

Other organisation links:

Schools Observatory: https://www.schoolsobservatory.org/ for access to BIG telescopes from your computer, and loads of cool things to try at home!

First Light Optics: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/ for advice, guidance and purchase of equipment (who supplied the Martian and Lunar meteorites, solar cans, and telescope kit for the raffle prizes)