Welcome

OASI is a society for people interested in astronomy. We are based at Orwell Park Observatory and Newbourne Village Hall (both near Ipswich, Suffolk). Members enjoy a wide range of interests in astronomy and include armchair astronomers, casual observers, and dedicated amateurs with specialist skills in visual and photographic observing, constructing telescopes, public education in astronomy and the history of astronomy.

The panels below provide information on our activities, and how to join.

Email for more information: info@oasi.org.uk.

Visit Orwell Park Observatory

Our 3-monthly observatory tours provide an opportunity for individuals to visit Orwell Park Observatory. Organised groups may visit by appointment.

Observatory tours and group visits must be booked in advance. More information and book a visit.

Observatory tour on YouTube.

OASI@Orwell Park Observatory

Observing at Orwell Park Observatory, using the historic 258 mm Tomline Refractor and smaller instruments. Every Wednesday, 8.15pm onwards. (Weather permitting.)

Wednesday evenings are open to members, NOT to the public.

OASI@Newbourne

Newbourne Village Hall is OASI's dark-sky observing site and venue for workshops, informal lectures and presentations.

If you're interested in joining OASI, please come to a meeting at Newbourne. Next meeting: Monday 23 December 2019, 19:00.

More on OASI@Newbourne.

Recent activities and observations. More.

	Nebulae IC1805, 02 December 2019, Andu Gibbs. More		Mosaic of images of the transit of Mercury, 11 November 2019, Nigel Evans. More.		Fireball in Cetus captured by all-sky camera, 28 October 2019, James Appleton.
	OASI stand at the Norwich Science Festival, 26 October 2019. More.		Comparison of Hind's Nebula 2013-2019 shows small but significant changes. Mike Harlow. More.		Prominences on the solar limb in Hα light, 08 September 2019, Matthew Leeks. More

Updated: 05 December 2019