CLUB NEWS

Tuesday 15th October 2024 at 7pm:

COMET HUNT

Meet on Barr Beacon at 7:00pm to observe Venus and with luck the new Comet if it survives the Encounter with the Sun this weekend.

Park on the grass alongside Beacon Hill ((B4151) and walk up through the gate. Bring Binoculars and dress warm. A torch might be useful after 8pm as it gets dark.

Thursday 3rd October 2024:

This month's guest speaker: Professor Andrew Blain on The WISE Mission - Infra-red Galaxies.

Andrew is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Leicester and former Assistant Professor at California Institute of Technology. He obtained both his Bachelor's degree and PhD at the University of Cambridge.

He was chairman of ALMA North American Science Advisory Committee (ANASAC) in 2010, as well as a member of the HerMES international consortium. In 2005 he was awarded the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy by the American Astronomical Society for his outstanding contributions to sub-mm and far-IR astronomy.

7:30pm onwards at Rushall Olympic Football Club.

Talk starts at 8:00pm prompt.

Regards

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Regular Talks and Meetings

An image taken from one of our Solar Observing events

Established in 1990, we are a friendly astronomical society that is open to anyone with an interest in Astronomy, space exploration and similar topics. People with all levels of experience are welcome, especially beginners.

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Regular Talks and Meetings

When Professor Chris Lintott gave a talk to our club

We have weekly club meetings, where we have talks on what's up in the sky during the month, the latest scientific discoveries, and also every month, a guest speaker who would deliver a talk on a specialist topic. We've had speakers from the BBC Sky at Night programme, as well as renowned professors and scientists from well known organisations.

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