All upcoming events are regularly communicated to the membership via the bi-monthly/quarterly newsletter, Hermes.
This contains society news, information and comment on astronomical events,
pictures taken by members and hints on objects worth observing.
An example front cover from the magazine is shown below.
The following back issues are currently available for download.
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2011 Issue 2. SAS 30 Years Celebration, Observations, Visit to Keele Observatory, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Cosmic Recount, Milky Way Safari.
2011 Issue 3. Mandy Bailey elected to Council of R.A.S., How Big is the Universe?, Woomera Test Facility Australia, Open Door Science at Meole Brace, Observations, Finding Planets Among the Stars.
2010 Issue 2. John Zarnecki and Titan, Mandy Bailey takes over as Chair, Observations, Project DRAX, Herschel Space Observatory, Voyager discoveries.
2010 Issue 3. SPA Starting from Scratch, Observations, Outreach, Young Stargazers, Galactic turbulence.
2010 Issue 4. Review of 2010, Observing Jupiter, Astronomy from 1960's to today, Ancient Greek Legend, Observations, Search for exoplanets, Juno Nasa Spacecraft.
2009 Issue 2. International Year of Astronomy - MoonWatch, Science evening at Meole Brace School, Members' observations.
2009 Issue 2a. Members' observations, Book Reviews, Peter Shah visits Sir Patrick Moore, New Millennium Project, Apollo Upgrade.
2009 Issue 3. IYA - MoonWatch/JupiterWatch, United States Naval Observatory, Obituary - Michelle Le Morvan, Members' observations, Roofless Observatory part 1, Cosmic Crash.
2008 Issue 2. Arthur C. Clarke Obituary, Observing in Australia, Redshift 6 Review, Jay Tate of Spaceguard UK, Tracking Wildlife from Space, Greenhouse Gas (Ozone) Measurement.
2008 Issue 3. Summer Social montage, Autumn binocular objects, Mt Wilson Observatory, Jodrell Bank future secured, PC virus warning, Soviets in space, Death of a Supergiant.
2008 Issue 3a. Report on Total Solar Eclipse Trip to China.
2008 Issue 4. Obituary - Ross Murcott, Dobsonian Telescope Review, Visit to SpaceGuard Centre, AG8 Telescope Review, Extreme Starburst.
2007 Issue 2. Launch of new SAS logo by David A. Hardy, Discovery of Gliese 581, Talk by David Hardy, Lunar eclipse images, Views from Cassini, Very Large Array New Mexico, GALEX.
2007 Issue 3. Perseid Meteor Shower, Summer Social pix, Making a Run Off Roof Observatory, Spitzer, Dawn Probe.
2007 Issue 4. Comet Holmes, Amateur Radio Astronomy, Electric Focuser Review, Society Trip to National Space Centre, Retinal Spectromety.
2007 Issue 4a. Reflections on David Woodward by Richard Pearce and Grant Privett.
2006 Issue 2. Wide Angle Search for Planets, 2006 Eclipse, SkyWatcher Review, Comet 73P Schwassmann-Wachmann, Book Review, Planets in Strange Places.
2006 Issue 3. Speakers: John Dobson at Aston University and Dr. Allan Chapman at Shrewsbury School, Lunar Eclipse 07/09/06, Radio Astronomy and MERLIN, Compton Verney, Goonhilly, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites.
2005 Issue 2. Certificate from NASA, Jodrell Bank, How far can you see?, Astronomical Clock of Prague, Spitzer, Asian Tsunami from Space.
2005 Issue 3. 10th Planet found, Perseid Meteor Shower 2005, Green Lasers for Astronomy, Moving a Mountain of a Dish.
2005 Issue 4. Trip to Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Sunspots, Planet X, Winter Highlights, Deep Impact.
2004 Issue 2. Discovery of Sedna, Answers to Crossword #1, Deep Space Network, ScienceCraft Experiment, Redshift 5 Review, Starlight MX716 CCD Camera, Faulkes Telescope in Action, 1978 Prices v today's, 'Magic Universe' Review.
2004 Issue 3. Preparations for Transit of Venus, X-ray Spectrum Observations, Outreach at Shrawardine, Visiting Pluto and Charon, NASA's testing programme.
2004 Issue 4. Transit of Venus Observations, Observations in Hungary, Observations in Greece, Aurorae in Alaska, Space Weather, Cassini Arrives at Saturn, Book Review, Summer Barbecue.
2004 Issue 5. Cat's Eye Nebula, Book Reviews, Observatory Science Centre Herstmonceux, Attingham Park, Testing Relativity, Einstein Year.
2003 Issue 2. £4490 Lottery Grant, Quiz Answers, Mnemonics, Columbia Disaster, Musical Satellites, CCD images, SoHO.
2003 Issue 3. Observing in Eastern Europe, Transit of Mercury, Exploring Europa, Supermassive Black Holes, Jodrell Bank Visit.
2003 Issue 4. SAS Star Party Pix, Galactic Exploration, SpaceGuard UK, Mars Exploration, Partial Solar Eclipse.
2003 Issue 5. Sir Isaac Newton, National Astronomy Week, Mount Palomar, Wind Turbulence Prediction, Hermes found, Light Pollution Report.
2003 Issue 6. Aurora Observation, Stardust Probe, Astronomical Clock of Strasbourg, 2003 Astronomical Preview, BBC Star Party.
2002 Issue 2. SAS Barbecue, Light Pollution, Leonids.
2001 Issue 2. Don Lind Speaker Meeting, Dobsonian Renovation #2, Deep Sky Observations.
2001 Issue 3. African Eclipse, Dobsonian Renovation #3, SAS Barbecue.
2001 Issue 4. Saturn at Opposition, Dobsonian Renovation #4, Rocket Competition.
2000 Issue 2. RAE Observatory, The Irish Connection, SAS Barbecue, Deep Sky CCD Imaging.
1999 Issue 2. Solar Eclipse Briefing #4, Solar Photography, Infra-red Astro-photography.
1999 Issue 3. Solar Eclipse Reports from Shropshire, Cornwall, France and Bulgaria, Astronomy for Beginners.
1998 Issue 5. Solar Eclipse Briefing #1&2, The Astronomer Magazine A.G.M., Astronomy for Beginners.
We also make it possible for members to opt to be emailed - rather than posted - the current edition of Hermes if they wish.
Please contact the editor, Mark Wiggin, for details.
This page last modified December 5th 2011.