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Walsall Astronomical Society

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Events

Weekly Events

Walsall Astronomical Society meets every Thursday evening (except Christmas week) at the Rushall Olympic Football Club. 

Talks

We also have talks on the first Thursday of every month, where we have invited guest speakers presenting a specialist topic. We have had talks given by presenters from a variety of backgrounds such as:


  • BBC Sky at Night TV presenters such as Professor Chris Lintott, Dr Paul Abel and Dr Chris North
  • Paul Money from the BBC Sky at Night magazine
  • Former NASA Astronaut Don Thomas
  • Damian Peach, UK's top planetary sky imager
  • Nik Szymanek, UK's top deep sky imager
  • The Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Professor Albert Zijlstra 
  • The Director of Science at European Space Agency, David Southwood CBE
  • The CEO of the Institute of Physics
  • Professor Carl Murray, the sole UK member of the Cassini imaging team during the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn
  • and lots more


As you can see from the very brief list of speakers shown above, we've had some prominent speakers at the club. By a serendipitous and felicitous coincidence we were the first group in the world to hear a talk about the discovery of the Higgs Boson only a day after it was announced on 5th July 2012!


Talks range from how to make your own telescope to the physics of the latest discoveries. There are also in-house talks about observing tips, the latest astronomical news and the current objects of interest in the night sky.

Timings

To attend talks, please arrive at 7:30 pm, for a prompt 8:00 pm start.


All other Thursdays we open at 8:30 pm for a 9:00 pm start.

Television

The Sky at Night, Sunday 11th April on BBC4 at 10pm, including three moon missions.

Any Questions?

If you have any questions, then please do not hesitate to get in touch using our Contact page or by ringing 01922 632624.

Upcoming Events

March 2021

Because of the lock-down, all events at the club are currently cancelled

Event Details

March 2021

Because of the lock-down, all events at the club are currently cancelled

All events have been cancelled during the lock-down until further notice.

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