Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society (MSAS) is a registered charity its objects being:

The Society is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as charity 1064103 .

We were formed in 1978 and have been working to promote astronomy since then. If you would like to know more about how we began and how we have developed over the years, take a look at our history.

We became a registered charity in 1997. We are an unincorporated association governed by our Constitution & Rules and managed by an Executive Committee. Copies of our recent Annual Reports & Statement of Accounts are available for download.

Our mission statement summarises our philosophy and describes briefly how we go about advancing education in astronomy and its associated sciences for the benefit of the public..

A section of Skylark rocket which took part in the British Space programme is going on show in the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough libraries along with a display of all our activities.

Its all to celebrate the International year of Astronomy 2009 check out our events calendar for more details.