Our meetings are now both in person AND online using Zoom. The Zoom meeting details will automatically be sent out to members. Visitors are always welcome, either online or in person. If you would like to join an online meeting, and don't have the Zoom details, then please contact John Waller, the website administrator. If you would like to join us in person, there's no need to contact us in advance, just turn up!

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday 6th January, 2026  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th January, 2026  at 7:30pm

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"Exploring the Universe with large surveys", by Dr Imogen Whittam. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd February, 2026  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th February, 2026  at 7:30pm

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"13 years and counting: Curiosity at Gale Crater Mars", by Prof. Susanne Schwenzer. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd March, 2026  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th March, 2026  at 7:30pm

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"The Beginning of Everything", by Dr Steve Barrett. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th April, 2026  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st April, 2026  at 7:30pm

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"Who's Who in the Moon", by Mike Frost. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th May, 2026  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th May, 2026  at 7:30pm

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"Kuiper Belts around other stars", by Dr Tim Pearce. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd June, 2026  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th June, 2026  at 7:30pm

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A talk by a visiting speaker. (in person & online)

Recent Meetings

Tuesday 16th December, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd December, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Stonehenge - sighting the Sun", by Prof Clive Ruggles. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th November, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Research on the atmospheres of the Giant Planets using the JWST", by Simon Toogood. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th November, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st October, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Messier Objects and how they map the Milky Way", by Steve Warbis. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th October, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th September, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Gravitational Lensing", by Dr Maggie Lieu. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd September, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th August, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Fantastic Binaries and how to find them", by Dr Ingrid Pelisoli. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th August, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th July, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"The geology of planet Mercury", by David Rothery. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st July, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th June, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Black Holes: recent breakthrough results", by Prof Christine Done. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd June, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th May, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"The ABC of Galaxy Evolution", by Dr Steve Barrett. (in person & online)

Tuesday 6th May, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th April, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Big Bangs to Big Rips — a history of 20th Century Cosmology", by Dr Matt Bothwell. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st April, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th March, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Cataclysmic Variables", by Anwesha Sahu. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th March, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th February, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Telescope Mounts for Astrophotography", by Chris Woodhouse. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th February, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st January, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"The ABC of Stellar Evolution", by Dr Steve Barrett. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th January, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)