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Welcome to the East Lincolnshire Astronomy Club. The club was founded in March 2012 to bring together Amateur Astronomers from around the Lincolnshire area to enjoy the wonderful dark skies of the Lincolnshire Wolds.

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     Observing the wonderful spectacular Milky Way Core

As we enter Sept the ability to observe the deep Milky Way core starts to disappear as the Northern hemisphere turns away from the sun . 12/13th September with the new moon is the best chance to observe it as it starts to disappear until next year springtime. 

            Saturns Rings start their return to full splender.

Saturn without doubt comes to mind when thinking  one of the most fantastic sights in our solar System with its Wonderfull Rings. However these rings go through stages of visibility in relation Earth. Every 29.5 years Saturn Orbits the sun, with its own tilt of 27.6 deg means once every 14-15 years they are open at 27deg to earth
This small discrepancy in time with regards to Saturns Orbit is due to a wobble produced by the fact the earth is also orbiting the sun. In 2025 the rings appeared edge on. This year the rings are open (tilted) slightly towards earth to 7.5 deg. In 2027 between 14-17 deg. The rings will be fully open at 27Deg in the year 2032. 


                                            Image for demonstration purposes only

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