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MEETINGS
FOR 2008
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Date |
Subject |
Speaker |
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January 7th |
Annual General meeting followed by a film |
Eccleshill Library |
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Sat January 19th |
Open day for newcomers to Astronomy including telescope assistance. |
Eccleshill Library from 10:30am |
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Jan 21st |
"Probing the mysteries of Eta Carina" |
Dr Julian Pittard, Leeds University |
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February 4th |
"Astronomy from Carl Zeiss" |
Tony Higgins, Leeds AS |
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February 18th |
"Colliding Galaxies - Ingredients for Galaxy Soup" |
Dr R de Grijs, Sheffield University |
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March 3rd |
"John Harrison's Clocks" |
Mr Don Metcalfe |
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March 17th |
"Basic Astrophotography for Dummies " |
Kevin Kilburn FRAS, Manchester AS & SHA |
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March 31st |
"Who was James Clerk Maxwell?" |
John Singleton, Hebden Bridge AS |
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April 14th |
"Images of the Universe - Vol 1" |
Paul Money FRAS |
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April 28th |
"Computer Night" - A look at popular astronomical software |
Co-Ordinated by Rod Hine BAS |
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May 12th |
"The Modern day Visual Astronomer" |
Mike Hezzlewood, Planetary Section Director, SPA |
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June 2nd |
"Proving Einstein Right" |
Gresham Prof Ian Morison, Jodrell Bank (Manchester University) |
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June 16th
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Solar Observing - held by
members
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Eccleshil Library Grounds
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June 30th
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"In Search of William
Gascoigne "
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David Sellers FRAS, Leeds
AS
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July 14th
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"Particle Physics and CERN"
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Dr Lee Thompson, |
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July 28th
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Members Night - Inc reports
from our observing section
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August 18th
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"Spirit in the Sky - a Martian cronicle".
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Mike Lancaster, Derby AS
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September 8th
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"Qualms Concerning the
Big Bangi"
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Dr Dunning Davies, Hull University
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| September 22nd |
"Sputnik - Around the World in 90 Minutes"
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Andy Lound, BSc., FBIS
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| October 6th |
"The Minor Planets"
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Paul Money FRAS
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| October20th |
"A Talk on Aurora - Title
TBA "
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Dr James Wild, Lancaster University |
| November 3rd |
"Astrophotography "
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Andy Hatfield FRAS, Bradford
AS
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| November 17th |
"The Solar Neighbourhood - A Guide to Our Nearest
Stars "
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Dr Colin Steele, Manchester University
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| Deccember 1st |
"Are We Alone"
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Dr Simon Goodwin, Sheffield University
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| December 15th |
Christmas meeting with Hilary's
famously easy peasy diabolical quiz! followed by the Christmas raffle
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Eccleshill Library
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