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Meetings
For Our 58th Season
Meetings are held once every two weeks between September
and April, plus one meeting in May and one meeting in June. The current
meeting's programme has been compiled by
Graham Mogford and is detailed below. For previous years' meetings
click here. *
indicates socitey member
Meetings
2009 - 2010
All Meetings will be held at
The Environmental Centre, Highfields Specialist School, Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4
4NT.
There are two entrances to the school
off Boundary Way. You need to take the entrance at the South end,
which has a sign 'Environmental Centre'. Having passed through the
entrance, the Environmental Centre and parking are to the left.
The Environmental Centre is the single storey modern building on the
southern edge of the school campus.
From 26th October 2009 we will be
holding observing sessions from 6.30pm onwards at Highfields arranged by
Simon Barnett using the society's 8'' reflector. Please feel free
to bring your own equipment along as well.
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DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUBJECT |
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14th Sep 09 |
David Shayler |
Apollo |
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28th Sep 09 |
David Hardy |
The Face Of The Moon |
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12th Oct 09 |
Paul Pope * |
Presidential Address |
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26th Oct 09 |
AGM & Damian Hardwick * |
Observing The Moon |
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26th Oct 09
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NEW BEFORE EVERY MEETING
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At 6.30pm before the talks we
will be holding observing sessions with
the
society's 8'' reflector please bring your
own equipment as well. |
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09th
Nov 09 |
Ben Elwell * |
Gamma Ray Bursts |
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23th Nov 09 |
Tim O'Brien |
New Insights Into Nova Explosions |
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07th Dec 09
7.30pm
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Chris Lintott
(BBC Sky At Night
Presenter) |
Who, What and Why? Progress In
The Big Questions In Astronomy
(International Year Of
Astronomy) Open Meeting, To Be Held In St Peter's Collegiate School,
Compton Park, Compton Road West, W-ton, WV3 9DU.
Free admission, but places are
limited. Please book your place by contacting the Secretary,
Graham Mogford:
grahammogford@hotmail.com or 01902 757 432 (eves) |
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11th Jan
10 |
Peter Casey |
The Life Of Galileo |
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25th Jan 10 |
John Dee |
Imaging |
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8th Feb 10 |
Chris Evans * |
What We Can Learn From Starlight |
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22nd Feb 10 |
Graham Mogford * |
Mars Phoenix Lander |
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8th Mar 10 |
Neil Morris-Hobley * |
The Observatory On The Hill |
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22nd Mar 10 |
Society Members * |
Summer Constellations |
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12 Apr 10 |
Ian Morrison |
TBA |
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10th May 10 |
Simon Barnett * |
Back To Basics |
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14th Jun 10 |
Frank Barretto * |
Earth Weather - Solar System
Effects |
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All
Meetings
are
subject
to
change.
All
changes
will
appear
on
this
web
page
wherever
possible. |
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