Welcome to MARS

Monmouth Astronomical Research Society (founded 1997)

 

Society hosted by Monmouth Boys School (founded 1614)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

6th April 2023: MARS is closing down as a separate organisation when the current season ends in June 2023. Unfortunately, the attendance at meetings became critically low and we cannot justify booking speakers for such small audiences.

All is not lost. We hope to restart as an 'interest group' within Monmouth's University of the Third Age (U3A). However, due to illness we are unable to do so yet.

This website will continue, with modifications, for the foreseeable future.



Links to our Facebook and Flickr  pages are on the links page (or click on the icons, below left).  Note that the Facebook group is private and you will need request admission . The Facebook page remains active despite the (temporary) demise of MARS.

FacebookLink

In Memoriam: 

Jim Cross

Sad news. One of our members, Jim Cross, passed away suddenly on the 4th November 2022. Jim was a lively member witha delightful personality and inquisitive nature. We are going to miss him greatly. The picture shows Jim, with his wife Jan (sadly also departed) at the MARS star party in August 2021.