Wycombe Astronomy Society (WAS)
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Perseids & Partial Solar Eclipse Picnic 2026
12 August 2026
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Lecture - Professor Gary E Hunt OBE - Voyager; Humanity’s Greatest Journey
16 September 2026
Events
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2026 Astro-imaging Exhibition
30 Jul 2026
2026 Astro-imaging Exhibition
A large audience comprising members and guests enjoyed a high quality and varied display of astro-imaging endeavour produced by our members over the last year.
30 Jul 2026
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Outreach visit to a Primary School in Leighton Buzzard
14 Feb 2026
Outreach visit to a Primary School in Leighton Buzzard
In January the Society received an e-mail from a teacher at Rushmere Park Academy in Leighton Buzzard asking us to come and speak to a group of youngsters about Space.
14 Feb 2026
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Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon
12 Nov 2025
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon
I just wanted to share a picture I took with my Seestar S50 of Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon on 25th October 2025.
12 Nov 2025
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Astroimaging Exhibition 2025 - 16th July 2025
10 Aug 2025
Astroimaging Exhibition 2025 - 16th July 2025
Eleven members showed their work at this year’s exhibition – on terrestrial subjects, the Moon, the Sun, Aurora, a few planets, galaxies...
10 Aug 2025
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“What's shaking Mars? An overview of NASA's InSight mission” - Dr Anna Horleston - 21st May 2025
26 May 2025
“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...
26 May 2025
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Observing Sessions to witness an exceptional Planetary Parade
3 Feb 2025
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...
3 Feb 2025
2026 Astro-imaging Exhibition
30 Jul 2026