Monthly meetings on alternate months are online ( via Zoom ) – arranged for members by email invitation from the Chairman. The Zoom display will also be available for members attending the Methodist Hall. Alternate months featuring face to face presentations will not be available via Zoom. Welcome to the website of the Chipping Norton Amateur Astronomy Group. Formed in 2005, we are well established amongst the other national societies and enjoy a strong, enthusiastic membership of all ages and abilities, the group being administered by a core committee. Since forming, we have taken part in many public outreach astronomical events, including from the steps of the Ashmolean museum and the Bodleian library square in Oxford, as well as from the town centre in Chipping Norton. Each year we also engage with numerous local schools and groups to share our passion for the night sky. Our main base for observing is at the ancient Rollright Stone monuments which we managed to gain a Dark Sky status for in 2015. These have featured on television many times and we ourselves were actually part of BBC Sky At Night programme (2013), Channel 4 documentary (2015) and BBC Stargazing Live (2016). We try and observe whenever conditions and other commitments allow and invite everyone to join us under the stars. Regardless of the weather, however, we also meet once a month in Chipping Norton for a talk by a professional astronomer or CNAAG member and a warm welcome is guaranteed if you care to come along. CNAAG is open to everyone and there are no requirements for equipment, prior knowledge or experience. All that is required is your enthusiasm and an interest in the Universe. So, whatever your level of interest please do get in touch or perhaps just pop along to one of our meetings. I look forward to meeting you soon – Robin (Founder) JOIN HERE CURRENT SUN click for current sun view CURRENT MOON We were all thrilled to watch the International Space Station orbiting the earth and doing so directly over the Batt School playground! Robin had us spelled bound as he explained that the object we were watching was travelling at 5 miles a second! Later Robin talked about the astronomy behind the Christmas star story. The Batt C of E Primary School Many thanks on behalf of the Club for a most entertaining and informative presentation which we all found most fascinating. Burford and Kingham Rotary Thank you so much for coming to Shipston (Primary school) for a fun filled night of stargazing Year 5, Shipston on Stour Primary Robin entertained a packed hall with a fascinating talk about our galaxy, galaxies beyond, the solar system and the possibility that there may have been life of Mars. The Batt C of E Primary School I had a fantastic time on Wednesday and a great big thank you for coming to our school. We were all so amazed to see the space station and look through your telescopes Molly, Acorns Primary READ MORE NEWS & EVENTS James Fradgley – mini talks – Methodist Hall The Moon’s water’ ‘The first step in the Sun’s energy production’ The Next Billion Years’ ‘How the Eye Works – From an Astronomer’s Perspective’ READ MORE Tom Field July 15th – live from USA Tom Field President, Field Tested Systems Contributing Editor, Sky & Telescope Magazine, 2011 – 2021 ‘Spectroscopy’ READ MORE VIEW All EVENTS VIEW GALLERY