Meetings History

The society was founded in October 1993, so this is an almost complete list of past meetings. This list may contain errors and ommisions, particularly in the early to mid 1990s.

Tuesday 16th April, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Hunting for transiting exoplanets", by Dr Daniel Bayliss. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd April, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th March, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Pulsars", by Rene Breton. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th March, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th February, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Toxic Titan", by Dr Sarah Hörst. (in person & online)

Tuesday 6th February, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th January, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Comparing volcanic activity on the ancient moon and present day Io", by Prof Lionel Wilson. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd January, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th December, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th December, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Astronomy in the fast lane: cosmic rays and other sources of fast pulses", by Dr Justin Bray. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st November, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Warping Space and Time", by Dr Steve Barrett. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th November, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th October, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Gaia, The Billion Star mapping machine", by Prof Robin Jeffries. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd October, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th September, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Planetary Defence: From large observatories to your own backyard", by Sam Jackson. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th September, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th August, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"The James Webb Space Telescope: From Launch to first science", by Dr Pamela Klaassen. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st August, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th July, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Higgs Bosons to High-throughput Computing: A Journey through particle physics", by Professor Jonathan Hays. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th July, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th June, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Fuzzy Blobs: A Guide for the Perplexed.", by Steve Tonkin. (in person & online)

Tuesday 6th June, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th May, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Hidden Side of the Universe - Distant Starburst", by Dr Julie Wardlow. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd May, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th April, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Asterisms and Lost Constellations", by Les Fry. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th April, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st March, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Beautiful Physics at the LHC and and future colliders", by Prof Nigel Watson. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th March, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st February, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"The Astronomers and the birth of Atomic Physics", by Christopher Taylor. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th February, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th January, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Our place in the Universe", by Steve Warbis. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd January, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th December, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 6th December, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"The Fermi Paradox - Drake and Seager equations and their modifications", by Dr Martin Braddock. (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th November, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"Sounding the solar cycle with BiSON: the solar-stellar connection", by Prof. Bill Chaplin. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st November, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th October, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"The Science of Palomar Observatory", by Steven B. Flanders. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th October, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th September, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"Planets, Life & Panspermia", by James Fradgley. (in person & online)

Tuesday 6th September, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th August, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"Listening to the Underverse: Gravitational-Wave Astronomy", by Andy Briggs. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd August, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th July, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"Space Weather - protecting the earth from the ravages of the sun", by Sam Walton. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th July, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st June, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Video Night - Dark Star: The Invisible Universe of Brown Dwarfs. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th June, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th May, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"The JUICE mission to Jupiter and Ganymede", by Dr. Chris Arridge. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd May, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th April, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"Pioneering women of the BAA", by Mike Frost. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th April, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th March, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"NASA Shuttle Recovery Team", by Colonel Christopher J. Gunderson USAF. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st March, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th February, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"Gamma Ray Bursts - an astronomical detective story", by Prof Andrew Norton. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st February, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th January, 2022  at 7:30pm

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"Amateur spectroscopy", by Hugh Allen. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th January, 2022  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st December, 2021  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th December, 2021  at 7:30pm

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"The Appley Bridge meteorite", by Russell Parry. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th November, 2021  at 7:30pm

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"Against the odds: a Patagonian eclipse", by Mike Frost. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd November, 2021  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th October, 2021  at 7:30pm

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"A supersupernova", by Dr Matt Nicholl. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th October, 2021  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st September, 2021  at 7:30pm

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"Historical Novae", by Gary Poyner. (online)

Tuesday 7th September, 2021  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (online)

Saturday 4th September, 2021

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Stall at the Alderminster Village Hall community day.

Tuesday 17th August, 2021  at 7:30pm

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"The sticky issue of Space debris", by Dr James Blake. (online) see more...

Tuesday 3rd August, 2021  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 20th July, 2021  at 7:30pm

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"Galaxies - one gigayear at a time", by Dr Julian Onions. (online) see more...

Tuesday 6th July, 2021  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 15th June, 2021  at 7:45pm

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"Anglo Saxon Astronomy", by Martin Lunn. (online) see more...

Tuesday 1st June, 2021  at 7:45pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 18th May, 2021  at 7:45pm

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"SETI", by Dr Mike Legget. (online) see more...

Tuesday 4th May, 2021  at 7:45pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 20th April, 2021  at 7:45pm

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"Globular Clusters - Galactic Fossils", by Callum Potter. (online) see more...

Tuesday 6th April, 2021  at 7:45pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 16th March, 2021  at 7:45pm

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"Apollo 12 to the end and beyond", by Pete Williamson. (online) see more...

Tuesday 2nd March, 2021  at 7:45pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 16th February, 2021  at 7:45pm

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"Cold Dark Matter - is is cold is it dark and is it matter?", by Dr Julian Onions. (online) see more...

Tuesday 2nd February, 2021  at 7:45pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 19th January, 2021  at 7:45pm

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"OSIRIS-REx - Tickling an asteroid for clues to the formation of the Solar System", by Prof Neil Bowles. (online) see more...

Tuesday 5th January, 2021  at 7:45pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 15th December, 2020  at 7:45pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 1st December, 2020  at 7:30pm

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"GTAx - Building a Brave New World on Mars", by Dr Martin Braddock. (online)

Tuesday 17th November, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - A talk by a visiting speaker.

Tuesday 3rd November, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 20th October, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - "Historical Novae", by Gary Poyner FRAS.

Tuesday 6th October, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 15th September, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - "Cold Dark Matter - is is cold is it dark and is it matter?", by Dr Julian Onions.

Tuesday 1st September, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 18th August, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - "Planetary Evolution", by Farzana Meru.

Tuesday 4th August, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 21st July, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - "New Horizons at Pluto and beyond", by Dr. Mike Leggett.

Tuesday 7th July, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (online)

Tuesday 16th June, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - "OSIRIS-Rex", by Neil Bowles.

Tuesday 2nd June, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - Club Night.

Tuesday 19th May, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - "Globular Clusters - Galactic Fossils", by Callum Potter.

Tuesday 5th May, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - Club Night.

Tuesday 21st April, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - "Apollo 12 to the end and beyond", by Pete Williamson.

Tuesday 7th April, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - Club Night.

Tuesday 17th March, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled - "Lady Pioneers of the BAA", by Mike Frost.

Tuesday 3rd March, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th February, 2020  at 7:30pm

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"Exo-planetary archaeology with white dwarfs", by Dr. Christopher Manser. see more...

Tuesday 4th February, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st January, 2020  at 7:30pm

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"Cracking an Interstellar Mystery", by Dr. Michael McCabe. see more...

Tuesday 7th January, 2020  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th December, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 3rd December, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"Asteroids, vermin of the skies?", by Mark Gibbons. see more...

Tuesday 19th November, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"Challenges for deep space travel and colonisation", by Dr Martin Braddock. see more...

Tuesday 5th November, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th October, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"From Quarks to the Cosmos", by Prof Ian Shipsey. see more...

Tuesday 1st October, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th September, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"Supermassive Black Holes: The Extremes of Accretion and Ejection", by Dr Andrew Lobban. see more...

Tuesday 3rd September, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th August, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"The Biggest Explosions in the Universe", by Dr Phil Evans. see more...

Tuesday 6th August, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th July, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"The Moon: from myth to landings and beyond", by Pete Williamson. see more...

Tuesday 2nd July, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th June, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"Mars Water, Weather and Climate", by Prof Stephen Lewis. see more...

Tuesday 4th June, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st May, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Surprise video night.

Tuesday 7th May, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th April, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"Darkness Revealed: the realm of the low-surface-brightness sky", by Prof David Valls-Gabaud. see more...

Tuesday 2nd April, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th March, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"Yerkes Observatory", by Mike Frost. see more...

Tuesday 5th March, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th February, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"Valles Marineris", by Mark Gibbons. see more...

Tuesday 5th February, 2019  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th January, 2019  at 7:30pm

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"Galactic archaeology with Gaia", by Dr Payel Das. see more...

Tuesday 18th December, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Video Night - UK premiere of Saving the Dark.

Tuesday 4th December, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"Enceladus, Europa and the TRAPPIST-1 Systems as Potential Sources of Life", by Dr Martin Braddock. see more...

Tuesday 20th November, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"Nebulae", by Owen Brazell. see more...

Tuesday 6th November, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th October, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"Space Weather", by Dr Ian Whittaker. see more...

Tuesday 2nd October, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th September, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Video Night - Dr. Emily Levesque from the University of Colorado on The Weirdest Stars in the Universe. see more...

Tuesday 4th September, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st August, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"Rosetta - Landing on a Comet", by Dr Andrew Morse. see more...

Tuesday 7th August, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th July, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"Cassini at Saturn: The End of an Era", by Prof Carl Murray. see more...

Tuesday 3rd July, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th June, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"X-ray astronomy", by Prof Martin Hardcastle. see more...

Tuesday 5th June, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th May, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"The Gravitational Wave Optical Transient Observer", by Dr Danny Steeghs. see more...

Tuesday 1st May, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th April, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"Exoplanets", by Prof. Don Pollacco. see more...

Tuesday 3rd April, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th March, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"The Universe in 4D", by Dr. Chris Baddiley. see more...

Tuesday 6th March, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th February, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"Mayan Astronomy", by Mark Gibbons. see more...

Tuesday 6th February, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th January, 2018  at 7:30pm

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"The evolution of galaxies: from isolated galaxies to large super clusters", by Dr Melissa Gillone. see more...

Sunday 14th January, 2018  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at The Henley Golf Club. see more (updated)

Saturday 13th January, 2018  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at The Henley Golf Club. see more (updated)

Friday 12th January, 2018  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at The Henley Golf Club. see more (updated)

Tuesday 2nd January, 2018  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th December, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 5th December, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"The Great American Eclipse", by Mike Frost. see more...

Tuesday 21st November, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"Extrasolar panspermia: are we the aliens?", by James Blake. see more...

Tuesday 7th November, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th October, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"Curiosity at Gale Crater, Mars", by Dr Susanne Schwenzer. see more...

Tuesday 3rd October, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th September, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"The Day They Launched a Woodpecker", by Jerry Stone. see more...

Tuesday 5th September, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th August, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"The beginnings of the Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris, 250 years ago", by Dr Jim Bennett. see more...

Tuesday 1st August, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th July, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"Comet ISON", by Dave Eagle. see more...

Tuesday 4th July, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th June, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"Live long and prosper: the search for Vulcan and other hypothetical Solar System objects", by Dr Ann Bonell. see more...

Tuesday 6th June, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th May, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"The Biggest Bangs: supernovae and gamma ray bursts", by Prof Andrew Levan. see more...

Tuesday 2nd May, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th April, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"Astroseismology: using stellar pulsations to look inside stars.", by Amanda Doyle. see more...

Tuesday 4th April, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st March, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"The Juno mission to Jupiter: first results", by Dr Jonathan Nichols. see more...

Tuesday 7th March, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st February, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"A Brief History of Cymbeline Observatory", by Chris Longthorn. see more...

Tuesday 7th February, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th January, 2017  at 7:30pm

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"The first white dwarf pulsar", by Prof. Tom Marsh. see more...

Sunday 15th January, 2017  at 6:00pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)

Saturday 14th January, 2017  at 6:00pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)

Friday 13th January, 2017  at 6:00pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)

Tuesday 3rd January, 2017  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th December, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 6th December, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"Double Stars: visual delights, observational challenges, astrodynamical testbeds", by Christopher Taylor. see more...

Tuesday 15th November, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"1178 BC: A Space Odyssey", by Jim Dean. see more...

Tuesday 1st November, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th October, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"Einstein's Gravity and the hunt for Gravitational Waves", by Dr Christopher Berry. see more...

Tuesday 4th October, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th September, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"Gerhana Mata Hari", by Mike Frost. see more...

Tuesday 6th September, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th August, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"From Supernovae to sparks - how cosmic rays affect lightning rates at Earth", by Dr Chris Scott. see more...

Tuesday 2nd August, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th July, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"The Planet Mercury, newly revealed", by Prof David Rothery. see more...

Tuesday 5th July, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st June, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"How to weigh a galaxy", by David Morris. see more...

Tuesday 7th June, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th May, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"The search for dark matter and dark energy", by Prof Lance Miller. see more...

Tuesday 3rd May, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th April, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"Rainbows", by Mike Frost. see more...

Tuesday 5th April, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th March, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"Volcanoes in the Solar System", by Dr Paul Olver. see more...

Tuesday 1st March, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th February, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"WISE and galaxy evolution", by Prof Andrew Blain. see more...

Tuesday 2nd February, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th January, 2016  at 7:30pm

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"The Keplerian revolution: stars and exoplanets with the NASA Kepler Mission", by Prof. Bill Chaplin. see more...

Sunday 17th January, 2016  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)

Saturday 16th January, 2016  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)

Friday 15th January, 2016  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)

Tuesday 5th January, 2016  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th December, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 1st December, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"An Arctic eclipse", by Mike Frost.

Tuesday 17th November, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"Ultraviolet studies of white dwarf stars and their environments.", by Prof. Martin Barstow. see more...

Tuesday 3rd November, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th October, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"When is a comet not a comet?", by Prof. Monica Grady. see more...

Tuesday 6th October, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th September, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Video & discussion on supernovae. see more...

Tuesday 1st September, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th August, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"The James Webb Space Telescope: from the earliest galaxies to the origin of life", by Dr Sarah Kendrew. see more...

Tuesday 4th August, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st July, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"Binocular Astronomy", by Stephen Tonkin. see more...

Tuesday 7th July, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th June, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"The transient sky as seen by Gaia", by Dr Elmé Breedt. see more...

Tuesday 2nd June, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th May, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"Impact Cratering on the Moon, Mars and Scotland", by Dr Ken Amor. see more...

Tuesday 5th May, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st April, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"The Cleverness of Astronomers", by Andrew Baxter. see more...

Tuesday 7th April, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th March, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"Hunting for super-Earths with the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS)", by Dr Peter Wheatley. see more...

Tuesday 3rd March, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th February, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"William Herschel, the ultimate observer", by Christopher Taylor. see more...

Tuesday 3rd February, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th January, 2015  at 7:30pm

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"Europe's comet chaser Rosetta, the story so far", by Matt Taylor. see more...

Sunday 11th January, 2015  at 6:00pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)

Saturday 10th January, 2015  at 6:00pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)

Friday 9th January, 2015  at 6:00pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)

Tuesday 6th January, 2015  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th December, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 2nd December, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"Amateur astronomical spectroscopy", by John Strachen. see more...

Tuesday 18th November, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"Exploring the Moon", by Robert Massey. see more...

Tuesday 4th November, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st October, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"In Search of a 'Big Picture' for the climate of Planets and Exoplanets", by Prof Peter Read. see more...

Tuesday 7th October, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th September, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"21st Century Telescopes", by Prof Michael Merrifield. see more...

Tuesday 2nd September, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th August, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"Beyond Mars: Exploring the Realm of the Giants", by Leigh Fletcher. see more...

Tuesday 5th August, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th July, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"Exploring our star from space: UK-led space instruments spearheading studies of the Sun and heliosphere", by Prof Richard Harrison. see more...

Tuesday 1st July, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th June, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"The Very Basics Of Image Processing", by David Morris. see more...

Tuesday 3rd June, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th May, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"The importance and relevance of meteorites to Solar System research - past, present and future", by Dr Caroline Smith. see more...

Tuesday 6th May, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th April, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"The Frozen Void", by Aleksi Suutarinen. see more...

Tuesday 1st April, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th March, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes: Astronomy in the Canary Islands", by Neil Parker. see more...

Tuesday 4th March, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th February, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"The Arms of Buddha", by Mike Frost. see more...

Tuesday 4th February, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st January, 2014  at 7:30pm

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"Rings reign on Saturn", by James O'Donoghue & Dr Henrik Melin. see more...

Sunday 12th January, 2014  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)...

Saturday 11th January, 2014  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)...

Friday 10th January, 2014  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Henley Golf and Country Club. see more (updated)...

Tuesday 7th January, 2014  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 3rd December, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"Falling planets: How tides shape planetary systems", by Dr David Brown. see more...

Tuesday 19th November, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"From Lobster's Eyes to Alien Oceans", by Dr Nigel Bannister. see more...

Tuesday 5th November, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th October, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"Cosmic Sirens: The Dawn of Gravitational Astronomy", by Prof B S Sathyaprakash. see more...

Tuesday 1st October, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th September, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"The Northern Lights", by David Phillips. see more...

Tuesday 3rd September, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th August, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"Variable Stars - How and why they vary", by Gary Poyner. see more...

Tuesday 6th August, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th July, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"Percival Lowell and the Canals of Mars", by Dr Ann Bonell. see more...

Tuesday 2nd July, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Normal Club Night as the weather is likely to be unsuitable for a barbecue.

Tuesday 18th June, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"Astrobiology: The Hunt for Life Beyond Earth", by Dr Lewis Dartnell. see more...

Tuesday 4th June, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st May, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"The Search for the Higgs Boson", by Dr Sinead Farrington. see more...

Tuesday 7th May, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Club Night including AGM.

Tuesday 16th April, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"Astronomical Imaging", by David Morris. see more...

Tuesday 2nd April, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th March, 2013  at 7:30pm

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The Universe in a Nutshell - A video by Prof Michio Kaku. see more...

Tuesday 5th March, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th February, 2013  at 7:30pm

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"The Rosetta Mission to Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko", by Christopher Carr. see more...

Tuesday 5th February, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th January, 2013  at 7:30pm

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Special club night to follow up Stargazing Live, with clear skies forecast we will be getting our telescopes out to view the lovely dark skies in Alderminster.

Sunday 13th January, 2013  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Snitterfield Sports Club. see more (updated)...

Saturday 12th January, 2013  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Snitterfield Sports Club. see more (updated)...

Friday 11th January, 2013  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Snitterfield Sports Club. see more (updated)...

Tuesday 4th December, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"Ultra-high Energy Cosmic Rays", by Dr Matthew Malek. see more...

Tuesday 20th November, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"The Missing Universe and how to find it", by Dr Dave Newbold. see more...

Tuesday 6th November, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 16th October, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"A Warwickshire Eclipse", by Mike Frost. see more...

Tuesday 2nd October, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 18th September, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"Discover the Secrets of Astrophotography", by Philip Perkins. see more...

Tuesday 4th September, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st August, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"The View From Saturn: Images from the Cassini spacecraft", by Prof Carl Murray. see more...

Tuesday 7th August, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th July, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"Exploring Mars with satellites", by Dr Helen Walker. see more...

Tuesday 3rd July, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 19th June, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"Venus Express explores Earth's evil twin", by Professor Andrew Coates. see more...

Tuesday 5th June, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 15th May, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"Faster than Light Galaxies", by Professor Bob Lambourne. see more...

Tuesday 1st May, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th April, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"Chemicals in Space", by Professor N J Mason.

Tuesday 3rd April, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th March, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"How to find black holes", by Dr Somak Raychaudhury. see more...

Tuesday 6th March, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 21st February, 2012  at 7:30pm

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"Neutrinos faster than light?", by Daniel Scully. see more...

Tuesday 7th February, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Sunday 22nd January, 2012  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Snitterfield Sports Club. see more...

Saturday 21st January, 2012  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Snitterfield Sports Club. see more...

Friday 20th January, 2012  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Snitterfield Sports Club. see more...

Tuesday 3rd January, 2012  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 20th December, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 6th December, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"The Unique Roles of Radio Astronomy", by Dr Ben Stappers. see more...

Tuesday 22nd November, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Dance of Death in the Stellar Graveyard", by Dr Boris Gaensicke. see more...

Tuesday 1st November, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th October, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Active Galaxies, Bubbles and X-Rays", by Professor Mark Birkinshaw.

Tuesday 4th October, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th September, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Really Dark Matter", by Dr Anne Green.

Tuesday 6th September, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 23rd August, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Into the Deep - High Redshift Galaxies", by Dr Elizabeth Stanway.

Tuesday 2nd August, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th July, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Space: The next 50 years", by Dr David Whitehouse.

Tuesday 5th July, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 28th June, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Ashes to Ashes - the Origin of the Chemical Elements", by Professor Mike Edmunds.

Tuesday 7th June, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th May, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Video Lecture.

Tuesday 3rd May, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th April, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Black Holes and Extra Dimensions", by Dr Tony Padilla.

Tuesday 5th April, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 22nd March, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Ice Ages and Global Warming", by Prof Peter Read.

Tuesday 1st March, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 22nd February, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Amateur Supernovae Hunter", by Tom Boles.

Tuesday 1st February, 2011  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th January, 2011  at 7:30pm

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"Robotic exploration of the solar system - present and future", by Professor Andrew Coates.

Sunday 9th January, 2011  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Snitterfield Sports Club. see more...

Saturday 8th January, 2011  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Snitterfield Sports Club. see more...

Friday 7th January, 2011  at 6:30pm

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Stargazing Live evening at Snitterfield Sports Club. see more...

Tuesday 7th December, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"Short talks", by various members.

Tuesday 23rd November, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"The Herschel's and what they did for us", by Andy Burns.

Wednesday 10th November, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th October, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"Why and how we study the Sun", by Dr Lucie Green.

Wednesday 13th October, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 28th September, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"The Vista project - The World's largest Survey Telescope", by Prof Jim Emerson.

Wednesday 8th September, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th August, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"Gamma Ray Bursts as probes of the distant Universe", by Prof Nial Tanvir. see more...

Wednesday 11th August, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th July, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"The Herschels and their equipment, observations, discoveries", by Andrew Burns.

Wednesday 14th July, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 22nd June, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"Exploring the Shapes of Planetary Nebulae", by Dr Nick Hewitt. see more...

Wednesday 9th June, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th May, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Video Lecture.

Wednesday 12th May, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th April, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"Twinkle twinkle little (neutron) star", by Dr Paul Roche.

Wednesday 14th April, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 23rd March, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"Challenges of the LHC", by Dr Ian Kenyon.

Wednesday 10th March, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 23rd February, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"History of the Telescope", by Kevin Johnson.

Wednesday 10th February, 2010  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th January, 2010  at 7:30pm

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"Observing the Universe in the Far Infrared: Revealing the Origins of Stars and Galaxies with the Herschel Space Observatory", by Professor Bruce Swinyard.

Wednesday 13th January, 2010  at 7:30pm

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CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER.

Tuesday 8th December, 2009  at 7:30pm

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A talk by a visiting speaker.

Tuesday 24th November, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Understanding Aurorae - missions, instrumentation and imaging", by Dr Nigel Bannister.

Wednesday 11th November, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th October, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Near Earth Asteroids and the Marco Polo sample return mission", by Dr Simon Green.

Wednesday 14th October, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 22nd September, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Gravitational Waves", by Professor Mike Cruise.

Wednesday 9th September, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th August, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Extra Solar Planets", by Dr Matt Burleigh.

Wednesday 12th August, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 28th July, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Climate Change in Context: Should we be concerned?", by Professor Robert Spicer.

Wednesday 8th July, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Barbecue - friends & families welcome.

Tuesday 23rd June, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Meteorites", by Dr Caroline Smith.

Wednesday 10th June, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th May, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Antikythera Mechanism", by Professor Mike Edmunds. see more...

Wednesday 13th May, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 28th April, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Cosmic Casualty - Farce and Fortuity in the Exploration of Space", by Doug Ellison. see more...

Wednesday 15th April, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th March, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Isaac Newton and the Surrey Pumas", by Mike Frost.

Wednesday 11th March, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th February, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Spaceguard Update - The Near Earth Asteriod Threat", by Jay Tate. see more...

Wednesday 11th February, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th January, 2009  at 7:30pm

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"Atmospheric Electricity on Earth and the Planets", by Dr Karen Aplin. see more...

Wednesday 14th January, 2009  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 9th December, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Christmas party and video lecture.

Tuesday 25th November, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"Astrotomography", by Dr Danny Steeghs.

Wednesday 12th November, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 28th October, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies", by Dr Alfonso Aragon-Salamanca. see more...

Wednesday 8th October, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Astrophotography, sky notes & observing.

Tuesday 23rd September, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"The Sun Kings", by Dr Stuart Clark.

Wednesday 10th September, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th August, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"Is there Life on Mars?", by Dr Mark Sims.

Wednesday 13th August, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Observing Topics (BBQ Cancelled).

Tuesday 22nd July, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"Astronomy in the Ancient World", by Mike Leggett. see more...

Wednesday 9th July, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th June, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Film Evening.

Wednesday 11th June, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th May, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"The Geology of Mars and the evolution of its atmosphere and hydrosphere through the study of meteorites and remote data", by Dr J Bridges. see more...

Wednesday 14th May, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 22nd April, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"Life in the Universe", by Professor N C Wickramasinghe. see more...

Tuesday 8th April, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th March, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"Extreme Stellar Explosions", by Dr Andrew Levan. see more...

Wednesday 12th March, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th February, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"Planetary Nebulae", by Owen Brazell. see more...

Wednesday 13th February, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 22nd January, 2008  at 7:30pm

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"Robotic astronomy in the 21st century: the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network", by David Bowdley. see more...

Wednesday 9th January, 2008  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 11th December, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"High Time Resolution Astrophysics", by Professor Tom R Marsh. see more...

Tuesday 27th November, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Other Worlds and the Origin of Life", by Dr. Derek Raine. see more...

Wednesday 14th November, 2007  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 23rd October, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"The Centre of Our Galaxy: Black Holes, Rare Stars and Cosmic Mayhem", by Professor Michael Merrifield. see more...

Wednesday 10th October, 2007  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th September, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"The Weird World of the Quantum", by Professor Andrew Schofield. see more...

Wednesday 12th September, 2007  at 7:30pm

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Telescope Workshop.

Tuesday 28th August, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Edwin Hubble", by Dr. Ann Bonell.

Wednesday 8th August, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Milankovitch Cycles", by John Long.

Tuesday 24th July, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Cataclysmic Variable Stars", by Dr. Boris Gaensicke.

Wednesday 11th July, 2007  at 7:30pm

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Summer BBQ.

Tuesday 26th June, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Space Odyssey", by Chris Riley. see more...

Wednesday 13th June, 2007  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 22nd May, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Re-Creating the Big Bang using the World's Largest Machine (ALICE)", by Dr. David Evans.

Wednesday 9th May, 2007  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th April, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Short Cosmology Lectures", by The Open University.

Tuesday 10th April, 2007  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th March, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"The Outer Planets", by Dr. Patrick Irwin.

Wednesday 14th March, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Using a Dobsonian Equatorial Platform", by David Randell.

Tuesday 27th February, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Observing the Earth from Space", by Professor David T Llewellyn-Jones.

Wednesday 14th February, 2007  at 7:30pm

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Observing the Spring Sky.

Tuesday 23rd January, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Music of the Sun: Helioseismology", by Dr William Chaplin. see more...

Wednesday 10th January, 2007  at 7:30pm

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"Using the Meade Deep Sky Imager", by Ian Gray.

Tuesday 12th December, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"Chariots of Fire", by Andrew Lound. see more...

Tuesday 28th November, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"The UK in Space", by Robert Purvinskis. see more...

Wednesday 8th November, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th October, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"Nanoscience and Nanotechnology", by Prof. Philip Moriarty.

Wednesday 11th October, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th September, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"Hubble: Keeping an eye on the Universe", by David Shayler.

Wednesday 13th September, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 22nd August, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"The Prospects for Complex Life 'Out There'", by James Fradgley.

Wednesday 9th August, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th July, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"Venus Express", by Graham Viney.

Wednesday 12th July, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Society Barbecue.

Tuesday 27th June, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"Space Weather", by Dr. Mike Hapgood.

Wednesday 14th June, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 23rd May, 2006  at 7:30pm

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The Russians in Space. see more...

Wednesday 10th May, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th April, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"The Structure of the Sun", by Dr. Tony Arber. see more...

Tuesday 11th April, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 28th March, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"The Huygens Probe at Titan", by Prof. John Zarnecki. see more...

Wednesday 8th March, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 28th February, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"Our Motion in the Universe", by Dr. Somak Raychaudhury. see more...

Wednesday 8th February, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th January, 2006  at 7:30pm

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"Dark Matter & Dark Energy", by Dr. Carlo Nicola Colacino. see more...

Wednesday 11th January, 2006  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 13th December, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"The Wide Angle Search for Planets", by Dr. Peter Wheatley. see more...

Tuesday 22nd November, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"Exploring the Autumn Deep Sky", by Dr. Stewart Moore. see more...

Wednesday 9th November, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Star Hopping Workshop.

Tuesday 25th October, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"Cosmic Microwave Background Update", by Dr. Pedro Ferreira. see more...

Wednesday 12th October, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th September, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"Bonneville and Beyond – 600 sols with the Spirit Rover", by Doug Ellison. see more...

Wednesday 14th September, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Fun Astronomy Team Quiz.

Tuesday 23rd August, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Astrophotography Tips & Techniques. see more...

Wednesday 10th August, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Meteor Observing Workshop.

Tuesday 26th July, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"The History of Double Star Observations", by Bob Marriott. see more...

Wednesday 13th July, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Society Barbecue.

Tuesday 28th June, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"Comets and their Exploration by Spacecraft", by Prof. David Hughes. see more...

Wednesday 8th June, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Observing Satellites.

Tuesday 24th May, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"Atmospheric Spectaculars", by Les Cowley. see more...

Wednesday 11th May, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Astronomy Questions, Answers & Interesting Discoveries.

Tuesday 26th April, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"Imaging from La Palma", by Nik Szymanek. see more...

Wednesday 13th April, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Observing Tips & Techniques Workshop.

Tuesday 22nd March, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"The Search for Dark Matter", by Dr. Andrew Benson. see more...

Wednesday 9th March, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Spring Star Party.

Tuesday 22nd February, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"Planetary Phenomena - Saturn & Titan", by Dr. Andrew Coates. see more...

Wednesday 9th February, 2005  at 7:30pm

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The Spring Sky.

Tuesday 25th January, 2005  at 7:30pm

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"Galaxy Evolution", by Dr. Alan Longstaff.

Wednesday 12th January, 2005  at 7:30pm

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Members' Memorable Astronomy Moments.

Tuesday 14th December, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"X(-rays) Marks the Spot!", by Dr. Darren Baskill.

Tuesday 23rd November, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"Wish You Were Here", by Dr. Lilian Hobbs.

Wednesday 10th November, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Introduction to Solar System Orbits.

Tuesday 26th October, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"Imaging the Heartbeat of the Sun", by Prof. Yvonne Elsworth.

Wednesday 13th October, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Autumn Star Party.

Tuesday 28th September, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"The Search for Planets Beyond our Solar System", by Dr Serena Viti. see more...

Wednesday 8th September, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Visualising Cometary Orbits.

Tuesday 24th August, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Video Night - The Work of David Malin. see more...

Wednesday 11th August, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Astronomy Gadgets followed by Perseid Watch.

Tuesday 27th July, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"Astrobiology", by Dr. Mike Leggett. see more...

Wednesday 14th July, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Society Barbecue.

Tuesday 22nd June, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"Meteors", by Neil Bone. see more...

Wednesday 9th June, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Astronomical Computing.

Tuesday 25th May, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"The Greatest Questions about the Universe", by Dr. Alan Longstaff. see more...

Wednesday 12th May, 2004  at 7:30pm

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The Transit of Venus.

Tuesday 27th April, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"Resolving the Enigma of Gamma Ray Bursts", by Professor George Simnett. see more...

Wednesday 14th April, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Spring Star Party.

Tuesday 23rd March, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"Compact Binary Populations", by Dr. Ulrich Kolb. see more...

Wednesday 10th March, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Using the Society Spectroscope.

Tuesday 24th February, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"Infra-Red Astronomy", by Dr. Christopher J. Baddiley. see more...

Wednesday 11th February, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Amazing Astronomical Facts.

Tuesday 27th January, 2004  at 7:30pm

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"Deep Space in Wiltshire", by Philip Perkins. see more...

Wednesday 14th January, 2004  at 7:30pm

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Observing with Computerised Telescopes.

Tuesday 9th December, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"Recent Developments in Cosmology – How Hot is the Universe?", by Professor Trevor Ponman. see more...

Tuesday 25th November, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"400 years of the Telescope", by Dr. John Penny. see more...

Wednesday 12th November, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Favourite Astronomy & Dark Sky Holiday Locations.

Tuesday 28th October, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"The Moon: A Biography", by Dr. David Whitehouse. see more...

Wednesday 8th October, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Autumn Star Party and Telescope Night.

Tuesday 23rd September, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"Imaging the Universe: The New Generation of Telescopes", by Robert Massey. see more...

Wednesday 10th September, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Video Evening.

Tuesday 26th August, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"Planet Mars", by Jerry Workman. see more...

Wednesday 13th August, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Sundial Workshop.

Tuesday 22nd July, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"Heavenly Weather", by Ross Reynolds. see more...

Wednesday 9th July, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Society Barbecue.

Tuesday 24th June, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"Understanding Nothing – The Vacuum of Space", by Dr. Nick Evans. see more...

Wednesday 11th June, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Astronomy and Science Places to Visit in the UK.

Tuesday 27th May, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"An Astro-Alphabet - The A to Z of Light Pollution", by Bob Mizon. see more...

Wednesday 14th May, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Telescope Collimation Workshop.

Tuesday 22nd April, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"Relativity", by Dr. Christopher J. Baddiley.

Wednesday 9th April, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Double Star Observing Workshop.

Tuesday 25th March, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"Human Vision – The Organisation of the Eye, and How it Evolved into What it is", by Professor Jim Bowmaker. see more...

Wednesday 12th March, 2003  at 7:30pm

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National Science Week Event. see more...

Tuesday 25th February, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"Active Galaxies: Bubbles and X-rays", by Professor Mark Birkinshaw. see more...

Wednesday 12th February, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Lunar Crater Workshop.

Tuesday 28th January, 2003  at 7:30pm

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"Beyond Stonehenge: Ancient Astronomy at Home and Abroad", by Professor C. Ruggles.

Wednesday 8th January, 2003  at 7:30pm

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Telescope Accessory Workshop.

Tuesday 10th December, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"Wonders of the Solar Corona", by Valery Nakariakov.

Tuesday 26th November, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"X-ray Binaries (Neutron Star and Black Hole Systems)", by Dr. Paul Roche. see more...

Wednesday 13th November, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Radio Astronomy Workshop.

Tuesday 22nd October, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"Astronomical Complexities", by Prof. Sandra Chapman. see more...

Wednesday 9th October, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Autumn Sky.

Tuesday 24th September, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"Relativity and Gravitational Waves", by Dr. Sathyaprakash. see more...

Wednesday 11th September, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Binocular Observing Workshop.

Tuesday 27th August, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"Telescopic Astrophotography", by Ian Gray. see more...

Wednesday 14th August, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Astronomy Books.

Tuesday 23rd July, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"Discovering Supernovae – Problems and Solutions", by Tom Boles. see more...

Wednesday 10th July, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Spectroscopy Workshop 2.

Tuesday 25th June, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"Infrared Astronomy", by Dr. Helen Walker. see more...

Wednesday 12th June, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Spectroscopy Workshop 1.

Saturday 25th May, 2002  at 9:30am

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The Society Astronomy Convention. see more...

Wednesday 8th May, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Using a WebCam for Astrophotography.

Tuesday 23rd April, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"The Hunt for the Smallest Particles in the Cosmos", by Dr. Peter Watkins. see more...

Wednesday 10th April, 2002  at 7:30pm

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The Spring Sky.

Tuesday 26th March, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"Piazzi Smyth: Beginnings of High Altitude Astronomy", by Peter Hingley. see more...

Wednesday 13th March, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Modifying a WebCam for Astrophotography.

Tuesday 26th February, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"Human Exploration of Mars", by Dr. Julian Hiscox. see more...

Wednesday 13th February, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Orbital Mechanics.

Tuesday 22nd January, 2002  at 7:30pm

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"Planetary Landers, Exotic Spacecraft for Strange Places", by Dr. Andrew Ball. see more...

Wednesday 9th January, 2002  at 7:30pm

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Magnetometer Workshop.

Tuesday 11th December, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Robotic Astronomy for Amateurs and Societies", by Dr. Lilian Hobbs. see more...

Tuesday 27th November, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"The Solar System", by Prof. John Cullyer.

Wednesday 14th November, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"The Winter Sky", by Steve Smith.

Tuesday 23rd October, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"The National Schools Observatory", by Dr. Andrew Newsam. see more...

Wednesday 10th October, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Comets", by Ken Sheldon.

Tuesday 25th September, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"The Crendon Observatory", by Gordon Rogers. see more...

Wednesday 12th September, 2001  at 7:30pm

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Telescope Evening.

Tuesday 28th August, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"The Magic Furnace", by Marcus Chown.

Wednesday 8th August, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Meteor Showers", by Ken Sheldon.

Tuesday 24th July, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Are we alone?", by Dr. Frazer Pearce.

Wednesday 11th July, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Digital Imaging", by Ken Sheldon.

Tuesday 26th June, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Space Weather", by Chris Davis.

Wednesday 13th June, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Expansion of the Universe", by Steve Smith.

Tuesday 22nd May, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Origin & Structure of the Planets", by Dr. Mike Leggett.

Wednesday 9th May, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Chemistry of the Cosmos", by Mikhael Mavrommatos.

Tuesday 24th April, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Cosmology", by Dr. Christopher J. Baddiley.

Wednesday 11th April, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Asteroids", by Ken Sheldon.

Tuesday 27th March, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"White Dwarfs & Rocket Shots", by Nigel Bannister.

Wednesday 14th March, 2001  at 7:30pm

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Observatory Night.

Tuesday 27th February, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Cataclysmic Variables", by Dr. Mike Watson.

Wednesday 14th February, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Aurorae", by Chris Sheldon.

Tuesday 23rd January, 2001  at 7:30pm

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"Near Earth Asteroids", by Maj. Jonathan Tate.

Wednesday 10th January, 2001  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 12th December, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"Planets and Life beyond the Solar System", by Dr. Barrie W.Jones.

Tuesday 28th November, 2000  at 7:30pm

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Cancelled due to ill health.

Wednesday 8th November, 2000  at 7:30pm

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Expansion of the Universe.

Tuesday 24th October, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"Flying In Formation", by Prof. Peter Willmore.

Wednesday 11th October, 2000  at 7:30pm

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The Autumn Sky.

Tuesday 26th September, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"Recipe for a Solar System", by Pam Spence.

Wednesday 13th September, 2000  at 7:30pm

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Types of Stars.

Tuesday 22nd August, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"X-Raying the Universe", by Dr Peter Wheatley.

Wednesday 9th August, 2000  at 7:30pm

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Colours of Stars.

Tuesday 25th July, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"When matter meets anti-matter in the Centre of the Galaxy", by Dr. Gerry Skinner.

Wednesday 12th July, 2000  at 7:30pm

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The Summer Sky.

Tuesday 27th June, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"Cosmic Rays", by Dr Christine Sutton.

Wednesday 14th June, 2000  at 7:30pm

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Observing @ Bidford.

Saturday 10th June, 2000  at 9:30am

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Convention - "Cosmic Catastrophes - Supernovae" (Dr Nial Tanvier), "Cosmic Catastrophes - Comet & Asteroid Impact" (Dr J Collett), "Life on Other Worlds and How to Find Them" (Dr Stuart Clark), "Rockets - Shooting for the Stars" (Mr M Bannister), "Capella" (Dr Roger Griffin), "Cosmic Bangs" (Prof Peter Willmore).

Tuesday 23rd May, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"Mars the Next Generation", by Paul Money.

Wednesday 10th May, 2000  at 7:30pm

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The Planets.

Tuesday 25th April, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"Gamma Rays and Neutrino Astrophysics", by Dr. J. Lloyd-Evans.

Wednesday 12th April, 2000  at 7:30pm

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The Spring Sky.

Tuesday 28th March, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"Large Ice Bodies in the Outer Solar System", by Dr. D.A.Rothery.

Wednesday 8th March, 2000  at 7:30pm

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Occultations.

Tuesday 22nd February, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"A future look at the Milky Way", by Dr. Gerry Gilmore.

Wednesday 9th February, 2000  at 7:30pm

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The Moon.

Tuesday 25th January, 2000  at 7:30pm

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"Photographing the Southern Sky", by Ian Gray.

Wednesday 12th January, 2000  at 7:30pm

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Club Night.

Tuesday 14th December, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Galaxy Formation: Observation vs Theory", by Lisa Wright.

Wednesday 8th December, 1999  at 7:30pm

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Members Astrophotographs.

Tuesday 23rd November, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Structure of the Milky Way", by Prof J J Binney.

Wednesday 10th November, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Arms of the Buddha", by Mike Frost.

Tuesday 26th October, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"What's In A Vacuum?", by Prof Peter Willmore.

Tuesday 19th October, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Collimating Your Telescope", by David Randall.

Tuesday 28th September, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Introduction to CCDs", by Adrian Catterall.

Wednesday 8th September, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Introduction to Star Testing", by David Randall.

Tuesday 24th August, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Colliding Galaxies", by Dr R A James.

Tuesday 27th July, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Most Distant Galaxies", by Dr Richard McMahon.

Wednesday 14th July, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Observing the Eclipse", by Ken & Chris Sheldon.

Tuesday 22nd June, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Time", by Prof Stuart Malin.

Wednesday 9th June, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"A Tour of Cassiopeia", by Vaughan Cooper.

Tuesday 25th May, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"New Results from the SOHO Mission", by Dr Keith McPherson.

Wednesday 12th May, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Building a Telescope", by Mike Whitecross.

Tuesday 27th April, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Black Holes", by Prof Andrew Fabian.

Wednesday 14th April, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"The Cassini Mission to Saturn", by Jeremy Workman.

Tuesday 23rd March, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Gamma Ray Bursts", by Prof. Mike Cruise.

Wednesday 10th March, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Polar Alignment", by Steve Smith.

Tuesday 23rd February, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Extra-Solar Planets", by Stuart Clark.

Wednesday 10th February, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Stellar Factories - The Production of the Elements", by Chris Sheldon.

Tuesday 26th January, 1999  at 7:30pm

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"Solar Reflectors, Light Pollution & Space Debris", by Dr Derek McNally.

Tuesday 15th December, 1998

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"Astronomy Royals - Determination of Longitude", by Ann Bonnell.

Wednesday 9th December, 1998

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th November, 1998

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"Sir Willian Herschel - Measurement of Space", by Dr Allan Chapman.

Wednesday 11th November, 1998

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th October, 1998

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"A New View of the Sun", by Professor Peter Willmore.

Wednesday 14th October, 1998

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Club Night.

Tuesday 22nd September, 1998

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"White Dwarfs", by Dr Martin Barstow.

Wednesday 9th September, 1998

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th August, 1998

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"The Galileo Mission to Jupiter", by Jeremy Workman.

Thursday 20th August, 1998

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 12th August, 1998

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Club Night.

Tuesday 28th July, 1998

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"Spaceship Neutrino", by Dr Christine Sutton.

Thursday 16th July, 1998

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 8th July, 1998

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Club Night.

Tuesday 23rd June, 1998

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"Detection of Extra-Solar Planets", by Dr Paul Hewett.

Thursday 18th June, 1998

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 10th June, 1998

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"Practical Solar Observing", by Chris & Ken Sheldon.

Saturday 6th June, 1998

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Convention - "New Results from Space Observatories" (Dr Gerry Gilmore), "In Pursuits of Pulsars - 30 Years on" (Professor Jocelyn Bell-Burnell), "Space in Europe and the UK" (Dr Paul Murdin), "Cosmic Fireworks" (Professor Peter Willmore).

Tuesday 26th May, 1998

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"The Origin & Structure of the Planets", by Dr M Leggett.

Thursday 21st May, 1998

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 13th May, 1998

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"What is a Lagrangian Point?", by Chris & Ken Sheldon.

Tuesday 28th April, 1998

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"The Sun - Our Nearest Star", by Professor Carole Jordan.

Thursday 16th April, 1998

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 8th April, 1998

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Choosing a Telescope.

Tuesday 24th March, 1998

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"Peculier Stars", by Dr Peter Eggleton.

Thursday 19th March, 1998

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 11th March, 1998

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"Equation of Time - Simple Sundials", by Ken Sheldon.

Tuesday 24th February, 1998

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"Active Galactic Nuclei", by Dr Bob Warwick.

Wednesday 11th February, 1998

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th January, 1998

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"Astronomy from Space", by Professor Ken Pounds.

Thursday 15th January, 1998

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 14th January, 1998

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Introductory Astronomy - The Moon part 2.

Thursday 18th December, 1997

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Observatory Night.

Tuesday 16th December, 1997

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"The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life", by Dr Barrie Jones.

Friday 12th December, 1997

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Society Christmas dinner.

Wednesday 10th December, 1997

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Introductory Astronomy - The Moon part 1.

Tuesday 25th November, 1997

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"Inter-Galactic Stars", by Dr Niall Tanvir.

Thursday 20th November, 1997

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 12th November, 1997

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Introductory Astronomy - The Planets 2.

Tuesday 28th October, 1997

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"Recent Research Using the Hubble Space Telescope", by Professor Peter Willmore.

Thursday 16th October, 1997

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 8th October, 1997

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Introductory Astronomy - The Planets 1.

Tuesday 23rd September, 1997

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"The Expanding Universe", by Professor Sir Martin Rees.

Thursday 18th September, 1997

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Observatory Night.

Wednesday 10th September, 1997

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th August, 1997

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"Small Bodies in the Solar System", by Jerry Workman.

Wednesday 13th August, 1997

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Elementary Astronomy Part 7 - Meteors.

Tuesday 22nd July, 1997

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"Galaxy Formation at High Red Shifts", by Dr Thomas Shanks.

Saturday 12th July, 1997

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Observatory opening.

Wednesday 9th July, 1997

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Club Night.

Tuesday 24th June, 1997

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"Solar Eclipses", by Dr Eric Strach.

Saturday 14th June, 1997

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Visit to Herschel Museum & Bath.

Wednesday 11th June, 1997

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Club Night.

Tuesday 27th May, 1997

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"Comets", by Jonathon Shanklyn.

Wednesday 14th May, 1997

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Elementary Astronomy Part 3 - Double & variable stars.

Tuesday 22nd April, 1997

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A talk by a visiting speaker.

Wednesday 9th April, 1997

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th March, 1997

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"Frozen Moons", by Dr Mike Lancaster.

Wednesday 12th March, 1997

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Club Night.

Tuesday 25th February, 1997

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"Experiments in Relativity for non-mathmematicians", by Konrad Malin Smith.

Wednesday 12th February, 1997

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Club Night.

Tuesday 28th January, 1997

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"Supernovae", by Dr Gillian Pearce.

Wednesday 8th January, 1997

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Club Night.

Tuesday 17th December, 1996

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"Quasars", by Professor Sir Martin Rees.

Friday 13th December, 1996

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Society Christmas dinner.

Wednesday 11th December, 1996

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Club Night.

Tuesday 26th November, 1996

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"The Paris exhibition telescope of 1900", by Dr James Bennett.

Wednesday 13th November, 1996

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"Astrophotography", by Ian Gray.

Tuesday 22nd October, 1996

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"Galaxies", by Professor Peter Willmore.

Wednesday 9th October, 1996

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"Astronomy in Education", by Mike Hall.

Tuesday 24th September, 1996

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"Solar Flares & the Ulysses Mission", by Richard Osbourne.

Wednesday 11th September, 1996

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"Practical Astronomy", by Robert Mills.

Tuesday 27th August, 1996

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"Mars", by Jeremy Workman.

Wednesday 14th August, 1996

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Club Night.

Tuesday 23rd July, 1996

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"The origin of the Universe", by Professor Arnold Wolfendale.

Wednesday 10th July, 1996

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"The Electromagnetic Spectrum", by Chris Sheldon.

Tuesday 25th June, 1996

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"Comet, catastrophes and civilization", by Dr S Clube.