Archive of Events

2016-17

12 Sep 2016Sean Elvidge – The shape of the universe
26 Sep 2016Damian Hardwick – The Vikings
10 Oct 2016AGM & Lord Wrottesley’s Observatory
24 Oct 2016Mark Gibbons – Kepler
07 Nov 2016David Finnigan – SPA Deep Sky Section
21 Nov 2016Julian Onions – The Universe from scratch
05 Dec 2016Professor Ilya Mandel – How do you look for black holes and find them?
09 Jan 2017Martyn Filsak – Light, darkness and colour
23 Jan 2017Members’ evening
06 Feb 2017Callum Potter – Globular clusters galactic fossils
20 Feb 2017Dr Jacco Van Loon – Creation and destruction in cosmic explosions
06 Mar 2017Paul Pope lecture: Professor David Evans – Mini big bangs in ALICE and the CERN LHC
20 Mar 2017Michael Bryce – Explorers of the solar system
03 Apr 2017Kevin Kilburn – Not fifty shades of grey
15 May 2017Phil Barnard – Chance Brothers: Their Contribution to Astronomy
12 Jun 2017Roger Pickard – Water water everywhere but…

2015-16

14 Sep 2015Prof Mike Merrifield – 21st Century Telescopes
28 Sep 2015Damian Hardwick – Planet Earth
12 Oct 2015AGM & Telescope Workshop
26 Oct 2015David Eagle – Rosetta & Philae Lander
09 Nov 2015Sean Elvidge – Sunny with a Hint of Catastrophe
23 Nov 2015Prof. Salamanca – Galactic Evolution
07 Dec 2015Mark Gibbons – Tycho Brahe
11 Jan 2016Prof. John Bridges – Exploring Mars: Curiosity
25 Jan 2016Members’ Evening
08 Feb 2016Andrew Lound – Pluto
22 Feb 2016Prof. Ian Morison – Astrophotography
07 Mar 2016Paul Pope Lecture: Dr Julian Merten – Cosmology
21 Mar 2016Dr. Tiago Campante – Music of the Stars, New Worlds
04 Apr 2016Kevin Kilburn – Manchester’s Rocket Man
16 May 2016Mike Frost – Norman Lockyer
13 Jun 2016Gary Poyner – Variable Stars