Skywatchers,
The colours of independence are all around and we are in the spirit of celebrating Bim this week!! We are very proud to invite you to join us this week as we present “Astronomy In Barbados: These Fields And Hills And Starry Nights”, taking a look at the relationship between this special island and the science of the stars!! After our lecture we’ll be taking you on a laser guided tour of the skies of Bim, and of course spending time with our scopes.
Celestial Showpieces You’ll See 🔭
🌙 The Moon – our glowing night-sky companion
🪐 Saturn – the stunning ringed giant
💎 The Double Cluster – twin star jewels in Perseus
✨ Almach – a beautiful color-contrasting binary star
🌀 The Saturn Nebula – a delicate planetary nebula in Aquarius
🌌 The Andromeda Galaxy – our vast neighboring galaxy, home to billions of stars
So join us and the cool breezes as we have a memorable night under the stars. We can’t wait to see you! Keep looking up. 🌍👀⬆️
- 📅 Friday, 28 November 2025
- 🕖 7:00 pm – Feature Presentation
- 🕖 7:45–10:00 pm – Sky Tour & Stargazing
- 📍 Harry Bayley Observatory, Observatory Road, Clapham, St. Michael
- 🎟️ Donation: $25 Adults | $10 Kids
- 👉 Zoom Access: $15
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The HBO
Named after Dr. Harry Bayley, distinguished Barbadian and keen amateur astronomer, Harry Bayley Observatory is the only one of its kind in the Eastern Caribbean. Situated in Clapham, St. Michael, the Observatory was officially opened in 1963, and has been recently refurbished and re-equipped with a 16-inch Meade telescope, and a Lunt 80mm solar telescope, thanks to the generosity of the Sfumato Foundation.
Dr. Harry Bayley
“Dr. Bayley (1908-1958) was perhaps the most brilliant Barbadian physician of his own or any previous generation. He carried out research on many topics and earned an MD (Cambridge) for his individual work on the disease leptospirosis in the 1940s, demonstrating the real cause of what had been known for generations as ‘Barbados jaundice’. He built the first modern hospital and medical laboratory in Barbados (the Diagnostic Clinic) and introduced many techniques of modern laboratory and clinical medicine to Barbados.”
A~Z of Barbados Heritage by S. Carrington, H. Fraser, J. Gilmore & A. Forde; MacMillan Caribbean
The Barbados Astronomical Society
The Barbados Astronomical Society is an incorporated, non-profit organization of amateur astronomers, and was founded on June 12, 1956, by Dr. Harry Bayley and Mr. Eustace Thomas. When Dr. Bayley died in 1958, the membership voted to erect an observatory in his memory. An acre of land at Clapham, St. Michael, was donated for the site of the building which was designed by the late Barbara Hill. Following a five-year campaign of fund-raising by members and donations from a generous public, the observatory was constructed and finally dedicated in January 1963.
The society’s objectives are:
- To promote, foster and develop the knowledge of astronomy to residents of, and visitors to, Barbados.
- To instruct its members in the technical use and care of its instruments.
- To inform its members of anticipated astronomical phenomena.