Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford

Back to Basics Workshop

14 May, 2018 | 0 Comments

We will be hosting The 2018 British Astronomical Association Back to Basics workshop on 6th October this year (2018). These workshops are great for beginners just starting out in astronomy and wanting to learn how to use their telescopes or get started in Astronomy,...

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$24\" telescope designed and built by John Wall$

$42\" telescope designed and built by John Wall$

$32\" telescope designed and built by John Wall$

$Andy\'s set-up including the box that protects the Laptop from the damp.$

Welcome to our new website!

11 Jul, 2018 | 0 Comments

Our new website is live, come back regularly to see new updates. Our old site remains operational for a short period and can be found on this link cmhas.wikispaces.com as sections of the old site are migrated more and more of the old site will point to this new site....

Changes to Membership

6 May, 2018 | 0 Comments

New Membership Fees: Our society is booming, as a rsult our income has become a little high so we have made the decission to reduce membership fees . The new membership structure is as follows… Full Membership £95 per annum All meetings including lectures...

John Wall 1932 – 2018:

27 Jan, 2018 | 0 Comments

On Saturday the 27th of January 2018, the Society learnt of the death of Mr John Wall, an inspirational inventor who make telescopes out of household items and inventor of the Crayford Eyepiece Mount (referred to now as the Crayford Focuser), John was a member of the...