Who We Are

Mid Kent Astronomy Society was started in 1977 as an amateur astronomy society.

The society was formed by amateurs interested in astronomy to share their experiences and learn from others.

The society was formed initially to observe the stars and planets, but soon took an interest in other space and astronomy matters by way of discussions and talks from eminent speakers (see the "Events" page for details of upcoming speakers). The society spent several years seeking a location for a permanent observatory, before being offered the current facility (where our observatory is now based).

Our permanent observatory houses our Celestron C14 (14") Schmidt Cassegrain telescope which is on a motorised and intelligent guided mount.

The club owns a variety of equipment (which is available for use by members, see the "members area" for details) including the fully equipped observatory, a variety of telescopes and a 16" reflector telescope.

The meetings of the society are held in Bredhurst village hall (follow link for location).

The observing sessions are held at our observatory in Canterbury (follow link for meeting place).