Where and When do we Meet?

The TAS generally holds two meetings per month through the astronomical 'season' from September to April.

One meeting per month is primarily an 'observational' event. The other monthly meeting is a 'speaker' event. See Programme on the right for full details. 

All meetings are held on Thursday evenings at: Torquay Boys' Grammar School, Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay TQ2 7EL. There is plenty of FREE On-Site Parking available.

For directions to TBGS please see the map on this page.

Both observational and lecture meetings commence at 19.30pm, however we like everyone to be there by 19:15pm.  

We welcome non-members at all of our meetings. Non-members are asked to pay a small fee,  which is fully refundable against any subsequent membership fees.

Observational Evenings

Observational meetings are practical and informal, involving basic astronomy using a variety of equipment, informal mini-lectures; questions and answers; video, photo and slide presentations, etc.

See Observation Pack for more information.

For observational meetings we meet in The 6th Form Centre, go through the main gates and go all the way down to the bottom to the car park by Shiphay Manor House.  You then are looking for a path in front of the double Green Gates, take this path going right you should then see a silver door with blue signs by it saying "Sixth Form Centre". Full directions can be found here.

Our observational evenings in particular offer an excellent opportunity for younger visitors to experience the night sky 'close up' - often for the first time. Just make sure they've done their homework first!

We meet even if it is cloudy and fill the time instead with a variety of informative short talks, demonstrations and presentations given by members.

Speaker Evenings

Speaker evenings (A.G.M. excepted) comprise an illustrated talk from an expert speaker, informal discussions and observational reports, etc.

Speaker evenings are held in The 6th Form Centre. Go through the main gates and go all the way down to the bottom to the car park by Shiphay Manor House.  You then are looking for a path in front of the double Green Gates, take this path going right you should then see a silver door with blue signs by it saying "Sixth Form Centre". Full directions can be found here.