Image Credit: The Green Flash. ESO The main talk of the evening will be given by Frank Johns entitled – WHO???: Nicholas-Louis De La Caille was a leading figure among eighteen century observational astronomers. No armchair philosopher, La Caille travelled far in pursuit of scientific truths. After the break is Dan Baker and his 10 minute talk : Atmospheric anomalies- The bit between us & the stars. We meet at 19:00 for a 19:30 kick-off….
Our Next Meeting: 19, March – Summercourt
Image Credit: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/ The main talk for the evening will be delivered by Lorna Crystal. Astro Archaeology: How do we prove that ancient monuments and landscapes were intentionally aligned to celestial events? After the break Glynn Bennallick’s 10 minute talk entitled American Astronomers: A look at people from the North American continent fascinated by the night sky. We meet at 19:00 for a 19:30 kick-off. Event location details HERE The main talk of the evening will…
Our Next Meeting: 19, February – Summercourt
The main talk of the evening will be given by Dan and a continuation of a talk he gave us last year. Life in the Solar System? -Part Two. After the break Mark Godwin’s 10 minute talk is : The history of Constellations. We meet at 19:00 for a 19:30 kick-off. Event location details HERE
Our Next Meeting: 15, January – Summercourt
Image Credit: Plato: © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY 2.5 Neutron: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Harp We have two talks for you this evening. Frank Johns starts the evening with a talk on Plato. The philosopher, was looking for a physical law which would account for the orbits of errant stars (planets) to satisfy his need for uniformity and regularity. PLATO, the ESO project, is designed to get the data that perhaps, Plato the philosopher, needed…
Our Next Meeting: 18, December – Summercourt
Image Credit: Original version: NASA; modified by Cherkash For the last talk of 2025, we have a belter for you. How to Build an Observable Universe by Dean Ashton: This presentation will take us on a 13.8 billion year journey from the Big Bang to the present day. We’ll share advanced simulations to explore how our universe, galaxy, and stars were built by natural laws. Finally, we’ll consider how amateur astronomers can observe and image the…
Our Next Meeting: 16, October – Summercourt
Image Credit: Science Museum London The main talk of the evening will be given by Phil Brotherwood: Strange Telescopes. A brief overview of some of the more unusual, and sometimes eye-catching, telescopes created throughout history. After the break Heather Bobeck and her 10 minute talk : Apophis asteroid and the unmanned missions to it. We meet at 19:00 with kick-off at 19:30 at the Summercourt Memorial Hall Location details here