Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society is a local

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group established in 1961. It was once based in the historic Crayford Manor House, but since 2012 is in

Sutton-at-Hone Sutton-at-Hone is a village in the civil parish of Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England. It is located 3.5 miles south of Dartford & 3.6 miles north east of Swanley. History The place-name 'Sutton-at-Hone' is f ...

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. The new location has an observatory called the Dick Chambers Sutton-at-Hone Observatory with a 16-inch

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. The society meets weekly for observing sessions as well as lectures and other activities.

Publications

Members of the society have published many papers, including papers in the ''Journal of the

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Astronomy Now ''Astronomy Now'' is a monthly British magazine on astronomy and space. According to the Royal Astronomical Society, ''Astronomy Now'' is the "principal amateur astronomy magazine in Britain" with a reputed circulation of 24,000. The magazine f ...

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Sky & Telescope ''Sky & Telescope'' (''S&T'') is a monthly American magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy, including the following: *current events in astronomy and space exploration; *events in the amateur astronomy community; *reviews of astronomic ...

'', ''Practical Astronomy'', '' The Observatory'', and ''IBVS'' (''Information Bulletin on Variable Stars''). Society members have also produced a number of shorter articles and book reviews.

References

External links

Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford Website

Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford on Twitter
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