Meetings
For 2011-2012 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
The Commitee and is detailed below. For previous years' meetings
click here. *
indicates socitey member
Meetings
2011 - 2012
All Meetings will be held at
The Environmental Centre, Highfields Specialist School, Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4
4NT.
Starting at 7.30pm promptly
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.
|
DATE |
SPEAKER |
SUBJECT |
|
12th Sep
11 |
Mike Frost |
The Rainbow |
|
26th Sep
11 |
Ben Elwell* |
Cosmic Background Radiation |
|
10th Oct
11 |
AGM Bob Cole* & Mike Bryce* |
Current Spaceflight Report |
|
24th Oct
11 |
Dr Leah-Nani Alconcel |
Could Saturn's Moons Support Life |
|
07th
Nov 11 |
Chris Evans |
Ladies of the Night |
|
21st Nov
11 |
Prof Yvonne Elsworth |
Using Vibrations To View Stellar
Interiors |
|
05th Dec
11 |
Members Evening* |
June Transit of Venus; Basic
Astrophotography |
|
09th Jan
12 |
Andy Lound |
Comets |
|
23rd Jan 12 |
Prof Ian Morison |
Black Holes - No Need to Be Afraid |
|
06th Feb 12 |
Ted Thurgur |
Chemistry in Astronomy |
|
20th Feb 12 |
Phil Barnard* |
In Awe of the Heavens |
|
05th Mar 12 |
Dr Andrew Newsam |
SPECIAL EVENT @ St Peters
Collegiate School Compton Park Wolverhampton WV3 9DU
Things That Go Bang in the Night
Limited places book with Phil
Barnard email: pajb@orange.net |
|
19th Mar 12 |
Malcolm Astley* |
Sir Christopher Wren : from
Astronomer to Architect |
|
02nd Apr 12 |
Mike Frost |
Isaac Newton and the Surry Pumas' |
|
14th May 12 |
Peter Hingley |
The Transit of Venus : an
Historical Perspective |
|
18th Jun 12 |
Steve Wooton* |
Imaging with Robotic Telescopes |
|
All
Meetings
are
subject
to
change.
All
changes
will
appear
on
this
web
page
wherever
possible. |
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