Astronomy Meetings
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August 2008 - September 2008 - October 2008 - November 2008 - December 2008 - January 2009February 2009 - March 2009 - April 2009 - May 2009 - June 2009 - July 2009
August 2008
1 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Telescope Making - David Lukehurst
1 Moray Astronomy Club Sigma: Birne Village Hall 7.30pm start - Equipment Night
1 Techniquest: Everyday throughout the Summer holidays, Planetarium Shows, Techniquest, Stuart Street, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF10 5BW, Wales, 02920475475, http://www.techniquest.org/start/
4 St Neots Astronomy Association: Observation techniques
5 Stour AS: Members’ Talks “Galileo & his Contribution to Science” – By Tony Dagnall
6 Thurrock AS: Workshop and Forum by Society Members
7 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Lee Thompson: Practical Physics
8 Coventry and Warwick AS: Sam George, Galaxies and the Largest Structures in the Universe
8 Breckland AS: Brian Mitchell - Our nearest star
9 Norman Lockyer Observatory: South West Astronomy Fair 2008
11-12 Basingstoke AS: Annual Perseid Watch
12 Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society: Speaker: Mark Thomas - Video Presentation: Equinox Sky Camp 2007. Start: 7:45pm at the Hayloft, Erewash Museum, Anchor Row, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
12-13 Weymouth Astronomy Club: Perseid Meteor Shower Observing Nights - 20:30 Onwards @ Fleet Farm. For more details www.weymouthastronomy.co.uk
13 Leeds AS: “The Yorkshire Planetarium” Mr Richard Everiss:
16 Weymouth Astronomy Club: Viewing evening @ Fleet Farm to coincide with partial lunar eclipse. For more details www.weymouthastronomy.co.uk
19 Macclesfield Astronomical Society: Telescope Clinic at 8pm Goostrey Village Hall.
27 Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society: Informal/practical meeting. Start: 7:45pm at the Green Room, Shipley Country Park Visitor Centre, Slack Lane, Heanor, Derbyshire
September 2008
0 Wycombe Astronomical Society: A lecture titled "Impact Cratering in the Solar System" will be given by Dr. Emily Baldwin at 8pm in the Frankie Vaughan Studio at Woodrow High House, Amersham, Bucks.
1 St Neots Astronomy Association: Observing/members evening
1 Knowle AS: David Bowley & Daniel Duggan I Don’t Believe It!
2 Stour AS: “The Celestial Sphere – Part 2” by Tony Dagnall
2 Port Talbot Astronomical Society: Open Meeting / Telescope Worshop
3 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Coffee Evening
4 Cardiff AS: we're all going to die-- The Tunguska event-- Jerry Stone
4 Thurrock AS: AGM and Why the Earth is Hot by Richard Staples
4 Guildford AS: "Observing Supernova Remnants" - Owen Brazell
5 Derby & District Astronomical Society: The Apollo Moon Missions - Dave Eagles
5 Moray Astronomy Club Sigma: Birne Village Hall 7.30pm start - Comets, A Strange Tail by Ian Brantingham
8 West of London Astronomical Society: Members recount their experiences of the 2008 total solar eclipse. 8pm St John Ambulance Hall, North Harrow
8 Clydesdale AS: "Radio Astronomy" by Fergus Thompson
9 Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society: Speaker: Dennis Ashton - Star Treking. Start: 7:45pm at the Hayloft, Erewash Museum, Anchor Row, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
10 Leeds AS: “Saturn, Lord of the rings” Mr Andrew Lound; The Planetary Society
10 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Beginners/Observing Evening
11 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Speaker: Andy Devey
12 Coventry and Warwick AS: Out of Town Meeting @ Birdingbury, Leamington – Meeting in Village Hall with Observing afterwards (Weather Permitting)
12 Breckland AS: Dr Andrew Ball - Planetary landers, exotic Spacecraft for strange places.
12 Worcester Astronomical Society: Talk: DSLR Astroimaging - Ian Gray. Crown East site
12-13 Norwich AS: “The Night Sky, an introduction to observing” Dave Balcombe
15 Wolverhampton AS: Alastair Gunn Jodrell Bank and the Space Race
16 Macclesfield Astronomical Society: Professor Phil Diamond, University of Manchester, will be speaking at 8pm at Goosetrey Village Hall. Topic to be announced later.
17 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Creatures of the Night* - John Skinner
17 Bassetlaw Astronomical Society: Gravitational Lensing: Revealing the Dark Side of the Universe
17 North Essex Astronomical Society: Tunguska” by Dr Stuart Clark. See www.neas.me.uk for more details
18 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Thijs Koouwen: The Formation of Binary Stars
18 Cardiff AS: James Bradley 1693 to 1762 Dr Allan Chapman
18 Torbay AS: Illustrated Talk by Dave Norman on current and proposed space missions, plus advice on objects to observe in the autumn and winter.
24 Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society: Informal/practical meeting. Start: 7:45pm at the Green Room, Shipley Country Park Visitor Centre, Slack Lane, Heanor, Derbyshire
24 Castle Point Astronomy Club: AGM & Beginners/Observing Evening
24 Hebden Bridge AS: Talk. Prof Lianne Benning "Geobiology , Mars and AMASE "
25 HoEAS: Society AGM, with presentation from Gary Poyner.
26 Weymouth Astronomy Club: Weymouth Astronomy will be holding a members question panel. For more details www.weymouthastronomy.co.uk
29 Wolverhampton AS: Jeremy Edwards High Density Stars
29 Bassetlaw Astronomical Society: Extragalactic Jets
October 2008
1 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Title to be confirmed Dr Carolin Crawford
2 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Speaker: Paul D'Silva
2 Cardiff AS: Saturn Lord of the Rings --- Andrew Lound
2 Guildford AS: "Weather for Astronomy" - John Murrell
3 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Observatories of the World - Martin Lunn
3 Moray Astronomy Club Sigma: Birne Village Hall 7.30pm start - An Introduction To Image Processing by Alan Tough
4 University of Birmingham AS: Birmingham Space Day - http://www.talkandtelescope.org.uk/spaceday
6 St Neots Astronomy Association: Mars
6 Knowle AS: Nigel Foster - The Geocentric Centuries
7 Stour AS: Features of the Moon - Dr. Kevin Marshall
7 Port Talbot Astronomical Society: Star Clusters - Mr. Howard Davies
8 Leeds AS: “In search of Wm Gascoigne” Mr David Sellers; Leeds AS
8 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Beginners/Observing Evening
10 Coventry and Warwick AS: Professor Mike Edmunds, The Antikythera Mechanism
10 Ken Willoughby & Carleton Community High School: Failure Is Not An Option. Fred Haise, Lunar Module Pilot-Apollo 13.
10 Breckland AS: Stuart Clark - Do we need a new theory of gravity?
10-11 The Astronomer (monthly magazine): To be held at Norman Lockyer Observatory: details from Guy Hurst, Editor (guy@tahq.demon.co.uk)
10 Ken Willoughby & Carleton Community High School : FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION! FRED HAISE (APOLLO XIII LUNAR MODULE PILOT.) Friday October 10th @ 19:30 Tickets £20 each.
10-11 Norwich AS: “Through the eyes of a Space Telescope” Mark Thompson
13 Wolverhampton AS: AGM Short Talks by Society Members
13 West of London Astronomical Society: Will Gator of Sky at Night Magazine talks on "Hubble - not just pretty pictures". 8pm Christ Church, Redford Way, Uxbridge
14 Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society: Speaker: Dr Frazer Pearce - Exoplanets. Start: 7:45pm at the Hayloft, Erewash Museum, Anchor Row, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
15 North Essex Astronomical Society: “Discovering Supernovae” by Tom Boles. See www.neas.me.uk for more details.
15 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Debate
16 University of Birmingham AS: Dr Lucie Green (MSSL) - "Living in the Sun's atmosphere" - more at http://www.talkandtelescope.org.uk/
16 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Dr Ed Daw: Dark Matter
16 Cardiff AS: Mars revisited --Dr Alan Longstaff
17 Weymouth Astronomy Club: WAC member Rob Hodgkinson will be giving a presentation titled 'Images through time'. For more details www.weymouthastronomy.co.uk
22 Hebden Bridge AS: Talk - Dr Susan Cartwright " The Galactic Centre - A Hidden Treasure"
23 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Mark Benton: More Astronomy for Beginners
24-25 Moray Astronomy Club Sigma: Birne Village Hall & Field- 7 to 10 pm Friday - 2 to 4..30pm & 7 to 10pm Saturday - Sigma Astronomy Weekend - open to the public for free- Comet Making, Rocket Launching, Planaterium Dome, Talks & Observing - Sponsored by Baxters of Speyside
27 Wolverhampton AS: Andrew Lound Lunatick Astronomy
29 Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society: Informal/practical meeting. Start: 7:45pm at the Green Room, Shipley Country Park Visitor Centre, Slack Lane, Heanor, Derbyshire
29 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Talk: Samuel George "Low frequency radio astronomy and the search for exoplanet emission"
30 Cardiff AS: How long before we discover life in the universe. Prof Mike Edmunds. Joint meeting with S Wales branch of institute of biology
30 HoEAS: "Space Weather, and Lunar Exploration" presented by Dr Mike Hapgood
November 2008
2 Green Witch: Astroblast is a one-day fun event featuring Space and Astronomy. Now in its third year it is coming to Bedford with an even bigger and better line-up that will delight children of all ages from 5 to 95. More at http://www.astroblast.org.uk/
3 St Neots Astronomy Association: Galaxy clusters
3 Knowle AS: Dr David Whitehouse - Who Really Invented the Telescope?
4 Stour AS: Black Holes – The Latest Theories - Dr. Kevin Marshall
4 Port Talbot Astronomical Society: Comets, Icy Visitors From Outer Space - Angie Jones
5 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Autumn Picture Round up
6 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Speaker: Rob Green
6 Guildford AS: "Gravity Waves" - Prof Malcolm MacCallum
7 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Astronomy in Flatland - Dr Colin Steele
7 Moray Astronomy Club Sigma: Birne Village Hall 7.30pm start - Video Astronomy by Andrew Elliot
10 Wolverhampton AS: Jamie Gilmour Meteorites and the Early Solar System
10 West of London Astronomical Society: Andy Burns talks on 'The Herschel Dynasty'. 8pm St John Ambulance Hall, North Harrow
12 Leeds AS: “ Supernovae” Prof Sam Falle; University of Leeds
12 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Beginners/Observing Evening
13 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Phil Muffett: Scanning Astronomy
13 Cardiff AS: Astronomy education -- Dr John Griffiths of Royal Observatory Greenwich London
14 Salford Astronomical Society: Cliff Meridith : Science and Fun:Fun and Science
14 Coventry and Warwick AS: Dr Alan Ball, Near Earth Objects
14 Breckland AS: QUIZ NIGHT
14-15 Norwich AS: “Rough Guide to the Rocky Planets” Ivan Rukaber
15 Leeds Astronomical Society: Leeds Astromeet 2008 - Doors open at 9.00am. Speakers include: Prof. Paola Caselli, Dr Allan Chapman, Prof. Michael Cruise, Dr. Roger Pickard, Prof. Fred Taylor
15 Leeds Astronomical Society: Leeds Astromeet 2008
18 Macclesfield Astronomical Society: Professor Ian Morison of the University of Manchester will be speaking on 'Proving Einstein right' at Goostrey Village Hall at 8pm.
19 Wycombe Astronomical Society: A lecture titled "The Dark Side of Astronomy" will be given by Dr. Robert Lambourne at 8pm in the Frankie Vaughan Studio At Woodrow High House Amersham.
19 Hebden Bridge AS: Talk -Dr Vitaly Kudryavtsev “The Hunt for Dark Matter”
19 North Essex Astronomical Society: “Astrophotography” by Nik Szymanek. See www.neas.me.uk for more info.
19 Castle Point Astronomy Club: The Outer Limits Andrew Mowbray
20 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Rod Hine
21 Weymouth Astronomy Club: Weymouth Astronomy welcomes David Strange who will be giving a presentation titled 'History of the Norman Lockyer Observatory'. More details www.weymouthastronomy.co.uk
24 Wolverhampton AS: Mike Gallear A Messier Mini-Marathon
26 Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society: Informal/practical meeting. Start: 7:45pm at the Green Room, Shipley Country Park Visitor Centre, Slack Lane, Heanor, Derbyshire
26 Bassetlaw Astronomical Society: The Centre of our Galaxy
26 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Beginners/Observing Evening
27 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Speaker: Mick Nicholls
27 Cardiff AS: Twinkle Twinkle little[neutron star] Dr paul Roche Cardiff University
December 2008
1 St Neots Astronomy Association: Christmas Social
1 Knowle AS: Dr Somak Raychaudhury - From Black Holes to Dark Energy
2 Stour AS: Selecting a Telescope - Tony Dagnall
2 Port Talbot Astronomical Society: Annual General Meeting
3 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Planetary Landers: Exotic Spacecraft for Strange Places* Dr Andrew Ball
4 University of Birmingham AS: Prof Peter Kalmus OBE (QMUL) - "Mirror images, antimatter and time reversal" - more at http://www.talkandtelescope.org.uk/
4 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Les Marsden: What a Year that Was
4 Guildford AS: "La Palma Nights" - John Evans
5 Coventry and Warwick AS: Christmas Members Evening
5 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Bang! A Complete History of the Universe - Dr Chris Lintott
5 Moray Astronomy Club Sigma: Birne Village Hall 7.30pm start - Sigma Quiz
6 The Webb Deep-Sky Society: The Webb Deep-Sky Society AGM, IOA Cambridge details at http://www.webbdeepsky.com
8 Wolverhampton AS: Bill Chaplin Sounding the Heartbeat of Stars
8 West of London Astronomical Society: Roger Wesson talks on 'How to discover a comet'. 8pm Christ Church, Redford Way, Uxbridge
9 Farnham AS: ‘AGM’ Members talk
9 Ilkeston & District Astronomical Society: Annual General Meeting & Xmas Party. Start: 7:45pm at the Hayloft, Erewash Museum, Anchor Row, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
10 Hebden Bridge AS: Talk- Ralph Eatough "Searching for Pulsars around Black Holes"
10 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Beginners/Observing Evening
11 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Phil Muffett: Astronomical Nativity
11 Cardiff AS: smoking supernovae-- Dr Hayley Gomez
12 Salford Astronomical Society: Dr Allan Chapman (Uni of Oxford) Nevil maskelyne: The astronomer Royal who apposed John Harrison
12 Coventry and Warwick AS: Out of Town Meeting @ Hinckley AS –Quiz Night (To be confirmed)
12 Breckland AS: David Bryant - The Apollo Conspiracy
12-13 Norwich AS: “The Outer Solar System” David Cook
16 Macclesfield Astronomical Society: Dave Odgen of Macclesfield Astronomical Society will be speaking on 'Universal Magnetism at Goostrey Village Hall at 8pm.
17 Castle Point Astronomy Club: Social
18 Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society: Paul Money: Astronomy 2009
18 HoEAS: Club Christmas Dinner at "The Plough", Shustoke
January 2009
6 Stour AS: The Christmas Star & The Brightest Objects - Dr. Kevin Marshall
8 Cardiff AS: The history of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh . Dr Derek Ward Thompson
8 Guildford AS: "Astronomy Before the Telescope" - Martin Lunn MBE
9 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Jupiter - Friend or Foe - Dr Jonti Horner
9-10 Norwich AS: “Comets” Mark Turner
14 Hebden Bridge AS: Talk- Dr Jim Wild "The Aurora Borealis: Nature's Lightshow"
22 Cardiff AS: using small binoculars and telescopes for astronomy --plus a brief introduction to the 2009 six eclipses
29 HoEAS: Members Night. Talks from Paul Edwards, Steve Lane, and Keith Middleton.
February 2009
5 Cardiff AS: stellar collisions and near misses in star clusters. Dr Tom maccarone
5 Guildford AS: "Astrophotography using a Digital SLR Camera" - Derrick Farley
6 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Society Quiz - a fun event open to the public
11 HoEAS: International Year of Astronomy. Kingsbury Water Park, with Roger Pickard, president of the BAA. Talk entitled "Twinkle, twinkle little star". Public observing with members telescopes.
11 Hebden Bridge AS: Dr Lee Sproats " Telescopes of the Future"
13-14 Norwich AS: “Astronomy v Astrology” Mark Shepard
18 Bassetlaw Astronomical Society: Korolyov's Celestial Spheres
19 Cardiff AS: Will I need my wellies-- an astronomical question . Brian Parsons Cornwall
26 HoEAS: Dr Mike Leggett presents "Pluto & the Outer Solar System"
March 2009
5 Cardiff AS: observing planetary nebula. Owen Brazell- Oxfordshire
5 Guildford AS: "Space Roving Vehicles" - Graham Bryant
6 Derby & District Astronomical Society: The Music of the Heavens - Chris Newsome
6-7 Norwich AS: “Astronomy in the 21st Century” Dave Balcombe
11 Hebden Bridge AS: Talk- Dr Terence Kee " Panspermia. Science Fiction or Science Fact"
19 Cardiff AS: Active galactic nuclei and supermassive blackholes. Prof Ian Robson. chair UK IYA 2009 activities
26 HoEAS: Quiz Night, with Brian Smith as quizmaster.
April 2009
2 Cardiff AS: Observing the Sun . Lee Macdonald-- Newbury
2 Guildford AS: "Exoplanets, and life beyond the Solar System" - Prof Barrie Jones
3 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Photographing the Night Sky - Nik Szymanek
3-4 Norwich AS: “Mysteries of the Moon” Mark Thompson
8 Hebden Bridge AS: Talk- John Singleton “ Who was James Clark Maxwell ? “
16 Cardiff AS: Annual General Meeting -- Cardiff astronomical society
22 Hebden Bridge AS: AGM and Members Night - Short talks,video,demonstrations etc
29 Bassetlaw Astronomical Society: Images of the Universe, Volume 2
30 Cardiff AS: Building a small observatory [run off roof type with binocular chair]- Bob Mizon
30 HoEAS: "Astro Biology" with Professor Nigel Mason.
May 2009
1 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Annual General Meeting
7 Guildford AS: "Why Pluto Had To Go" - Robin Gorman
14 Cardiff AS: The southern european observatory. Prof Mike Disney-- Cardiff University
27 Bassetlaw Astronomical Society: The Northern Lights Experience
28 Cardiff AS: imaging the stupidly dim-- Grant Privett- Hertfordshire
28 HoEAS: "Galaxies. A History from the Early Universe to Today” presented by Sam George.
June 2009
5 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Apollo: Tranquility Base & Beyond - Anthony Southwell
5 Derby & District Astronomical Society: Apollo: Tranquility Base and Beyond - Anthony Southwell
11 Cardiff AS: Three short talks-- Cardiff members
25 Cardiff AS: The Hart Observatory--- Nick Hart
July 2009
4 Derby & District Astronomical Society: BBQ at the Society's Flamsteed Observatory
9 Cardiff AS: Stellar evolution Part 2. Roger Pickard. Herefordshire
25 Cardiff AS: Cardiff Astronomy Festival-- National Museum Cardiff- Please note this festival is on a Saturday
