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Events - Members' programme

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Dark skies aren't always clear, so in addition to (hopefully) lots of observing, we also run a members' programme during our fortnightly meetings, which run from 7.30pm on Wednesdays at Whepstead Community Centre.

Recent meetings have included presentations on:

If you're thinking of becoming a member, why not come along and join us? Your first two sessions will be free of charge, and if you decide it's not for you, then there's no obligation to stay.

2024 Members' Programme

DATE SUBJECT
3 July
  • Astronomical instruments of early societies
  • Solar observing using members' equipment
17 July
  • The planet Jupiter
  • What's in the night sky now
31 July Guest Speaker
with presentation on Impacts - the story of terrestrial and extra-terrestrial impacts, from Andrew Green, BSc (Hons), FRAS, FBIS
14 August
  • Overview of solar observing equipment & techniques
  • Christian Huygens and his contributions to science & astronomy
28 August
  • A Guide to the Messier Objects & the NGC
  • Red shift
11 September Guest Speaker
with presentation on The case for dark matter, from Dr Matthew Bothwell (Astronomer and Science Communicator at the Institute of Astronomy and the Kavli Institute of Cosmology at Cambridge University)
25 September
  • The history of Jodrell Bank
  • What's in the night sky now
9 October
  • Annual General Meeting
  • AGM quiz
23 October
  • The Asteroid Belt & near-Earth objects
  • Albert Einstein and his contributions to science & astronomy
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