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NGC 6934 was first seen by William Herschel in the late eighteenth century. He classified it as a “bright nebula” and was not able to resolve it into stars.


NGC 6934 was first seen by William Herschel in the late eighteenth century. He classified it as a “bright nebula” and was not able to resolve it into stars. Lying 50 000 light-years from Earth, in the outer reaches of our Milky Way galaxy, NGC 6934 is home to some of the most distant stars still to be part of our galactic system — in a sense, it is a far-flung suburb to the Milky Way’s city centre.
Credit:ESA/Hubble & NASA


Join the William Herschel Society

Herschel’s home in Bath was privately purchased on March 13th 1981, exactly 200 years after his famous discovery of Uranus from the garden with his home-made, to create a museum. The Society is a trustee of the Herschel House Museum together with Royal Society, The Royal Astronomical Society, Bath University  and the Bath Preservation Trust. It is a Registered Charity No. 276847, which is able to support the Herschel House trust in practical ways.

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Regular meets are held on the first Friday evening of the month.

The Society organises  public lectures particularly the Annual Herschel Lecture and the pre-Christmas Lecture at Bath University.

Members are given unrestricted free access to the Museum during opening hours. Local members assist in the museum.

Astronomy courses are run from time to time for members and non-members.

Members receive two copies per year of the Journal - the Speculum.

The Society has a world-wide membership of draw from all walks of life, including professional and amateur astronomers.