“What's shaking Mars? An overview of NASA's InSight mission” - Dr Anna Horleston - 21st May 2025

One of the largest, if not the largest audience of recent times at Wycombe Astronomical Society, enjoyed this excellent, entertaining and...

Observing Sessions to witness an exceptional Planetary Parade

We’ve wanted to hold a winter-time Observing Session for some time – something to parallel our annual Perseids Picnic. And with the sky...

ZWO Seestar S50 Smart Telescope – now available for WAS members to borrow

In his March 2024 Sky & Telescope review of ZWO’s Seestar S50 Smart Telescope, Dennis di Cicco recalled Arthur C Clarke’s Third Law: “Any...

Perseids Picnic – 12th August 2024

A rare occurrence for a WAS Perseids Picnic – a clear sky! What a treat we were in for as we gathered at the WAS Observatory at Woodrow...

Astroimaging Exhibition 2024

17th July 2024 It has to be said that with only a few weeks to go before the actual exhibition, we had major concerns whether we would...

WAS helps young astrophotographer

In September, Wycombe Astronomical Society was approached by Emily, a Year 11 student at Waddesdon C of E Secondary School, embarking on...