Is technology killing off astronomy clubs?

[Xilman]

On 20/08/2024 at 11:24, iantaylor2uk said:

We have tried to hold observation nights but these have not been that successful, usually due to clouds!

The CAA has observing sessions weekly, if the sky is clear.

When it is clear, some members bring their own kit. The CAA also has a telescope, colour camera and projection screen so that everyone there can see what is in the sky. Sometimes they fit a spectrograph (this only takes a minute or two) and show the difference between A, G and K type stars.

I first saw the four large satellites of Uranus on that screen.