Members Evening – 28th April 2005
Our spring Members Evening was the occasion for three talks. The first, by Tony Buick, was an update on his earlier talk “My Camera and …
Meetings Reports
We meet every month, usually on the fourth Thursday of the month, (the December meeting will generally be on the third Thursday). Meetings start no earlier than 7:30pm and end before 10:00pm. Here you’ll find brief reports of many of our meetings. In these we try to include any web links or other pointers to further information that were provided by the speaker at the meeting. If you were at one of our meetings and would like to correct or expand the report relating to it then please email our webmaster.
Mars Revisited – 24th March 2005
Our newest Honorary member, Greg Smye-Rumsby gave this evening’s talk; a retrospective look at observations and explorations, called “Mars Revisited“. His illustrations ranged from drawings …
AGM and Chairman’s Address – 24th February 2005
On the occasion of the Society’s Annual General Meeting our chairman Paul Whitmarsh gave us a short address on the highlights of the Society’s year …
Imaging the Universe – 27th January 2005
Robert Massey from the Royal Observatory , Greenwich, gave a talk called “Imaging the Universe“. Since telescopes were first turned to the heavens they’ve been …
Xmas Quiz – 16th December 2004
Our Christmas meeting was an occasion for mind-bending quiz questions, mince pies, and money-raising. The book auction raised £111.50, and the quiz was won by …
The Science of Time – 25th November 2004
We welcomed Fay Dowker from Imperial College back, to give us a talk on “The Science of Time“. She explained how the classical everyday understanding …
Suns, Stars & Satchels – 28th October 2004
Our President, Gilbert Satterthwaite gave us a profusely illustrated talk about his experiences at various IAU/UAI General Assemblies entitled “Suns, Stars & Satchels“. He wove …