Astronomy societies and planetariums

Adur Astronomical Society

AAS meet once a month for talks about astronomy and occasional star gazing gatherings.

Crawley Astronomical Society

Crawley Astronomy Society meets at The Haven Centre, Crawley Down RH10 4LJ on the third Friday of the month from 7.30p onwards excluding July and August. The Society also has a Whats App group to arrange observing nights at short notice.

Crawley Astronomical Society website

Horsham Astronomy Group

Organises well titled meetings each month. So if you're interested in "Why Pluto had to go" or "Yes, we did go to the moon" then the Horsham Astronomy Group could be just what you are looking for.

Horsham Astronomy Group website

South Downs Astronomical Society

Hold meetings in Chichester on the first Friday of each month.

South Downs Astronomical Society website

South Downs Planetarium

A guided tour of the solar system

Outstanding astronomical facility based within the grounds of Chichester High School.

The Planetarium has a 100 seater Star Theatre with a planetarium projector and 10 metre Dome which is used as the basis for a variety of shows which average 2 to 3 per week.

Shows last about an hour and its best to book tickets in advance. It's very good, even if you don't know much about astronomy.

South Downs Planetarium website

Worthing Astronomers

Worthing Astronomers is free to join. The club has an emphasis on hands on astronomy. This means more time stargazing and less time listening to lectures. Worthing Astronomers members range from inexperienced beginners to experienced observers and the club organises regular club nights and public observing sessions.

Worthing Astronomers website

Worthing Astronomical Society

Talks like "Pulsars - Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask" and other events like the Partial Lunar Eclipse BBQ and Skittles Night (a tried and tested combination if ever we've seen one).

Worthing Astronomical Society website