Andy Downman

Looking like a good night tonight for our FREE stargazing event at @tiptree jam factory tonight. Park in the main carpark at the tearoom/shop and follow the red led lights to where we will be set up. 6.30-9.30pm. All ages welcome.

Amazing night with @DarkSkyDedham at Polstead for the ‘Parade of Planets’. Amazing turnout and great feedback from all that attended. See you all again soon.

@Andydownman and @UkBlakey were at Upminster Scouts tonight helping them achieve their astronomy badge. Andy managed to view and image the comet whilst setting up 🔭 Inside Paul talked to the scouts, and even if he didn’t manage to see the ☄️ he got the lions share of the 🍕😂

3/3 We look forward to entertaining you once again at the castle later in the year for a magical star gazing evening!

2/3 It’s been a very busy day with so many families attending wanting to learn more about space related topics. @DarkSkyDedham

Thank you to everyone that came to Colchester castle today for their Space Day @ColMuseums 1/3

Talks ranged from nocturnal animals, Dark skies, the solar system to astrophotography! Something for everyone! 🥰With telescopes set up outside viewing the sun and then trained on evening objects as the darkness came finished the day off perfectly! ✨

Last night saw us helping @DarkSkyDedham run their first FREE Dark Sky Fair at Boxted village hall. The attendance was great throughout the day. From 3.30pm till 10pm we had families young and old come.

Standing room only! A sold out night on a cloudy ‘stargazing’ evening! With plenty else to talk about and show, we kept the public entertained. Outside displays running with projectors and indoor talks and further displays with freebies from @ESO Looking forward to next event

Fantastic evening underway with @DarkSkyDedham @KevinAstrokev @Andydownman @UkBlakey Mark Large. Nik Szymanek talking about the beauty of the cosmos with lots of info and freebies on offer from @ESO

Santa was a tad late delivering our outreach resources. Massive thank you to @ESO for these items that we will be handing out at our outreach events with @DarkSkyDedham ,@EssexWildlife @tiptree Loads of pens, posters, postcards, books, leaflets, stickers, DVD’s and tote bags!

Little did @Andydownman and @UkBlakey know just how much interest they’d be!! Thank you all. @skyatnightmag @EssexWildlife @tiptree @BBCEssex @space_ou @DarkSkyDedham @GoStargazing

Wowzers! Our FB group turned 1yr old today! Massive thank you to everyone who has made our group so successful. From those that help out to the support within the community.