Forthcoming Club Events for 2009
January
Friday 16, January Club Night 7:30 - Hopefully having recovered from the excesses of the New year celebrations, it's time to sit back and take in two talks by John Durston from Callington. The first is about ancient astronomical sites in Peru (hopefully no-one suffers from vertigo) and after the usual tea break, John will give us a run down on the wider effects of light pollution.
February
Friday 6, February : 7:30 Practical Club Night. Setting Circles. What are they and how to use them. Andy will be dusting off his Celestron to demonstrate the use of his electronic setting circles conversion.
Thursday 19, February : 7:30 Welly is giving his 'Will I need my Wellies' talk to Cardif A.S. There will be a small contingent going up with his to heckle, so if anyone wished to come along, please inform Welly.
Friday 20, February Club Night 7:30: A talk by Glynn Bennallick or two short talks by Mike Thompson and Phil Brotherwood. Titles to be announced
March
Friday 6,
March. Callington: Practical Club Night. An update on the Club Telescope project.
Saturday 7,
March. Callington: Frank and Nick are heading off to Callington to repay our dues with the speaker exchange programme. If anyone fancies coming along, then you know who to ask.
Friday 20,
March Club Night 7:30: A Talk by Professor
Tim Naylor from the Astrophysics Group at Exeter University
entitled 'Star and Planet Formation' . Tim's current project at Exeter
tries to understand the global structure of star formation
regions. This is could be termed "stellar archaeology";
poking around in what's left over after star formation has
happened, to see what it can tell us about what went on. This
evening is welcome to all comers, but there will be a £2.00 entry
fee for all non club members.
April
Friday 3,April: 7:30 There will be no Practical club night's again until October.
Friday 17, April Club Night 7:30: Short talks given by Brian Parsons on 'Double Stars' and a crytic title of ' Neighbors' by Frank Johns.
May
Friday 15, May Club Night 7:30: Short talks given by Mark Timbrell entitled 'The Moon Enceladus' and Glynn Bennallick who's still to choose a topic.
June
Friday 19, June Club Night 7:30: Quiz Night. The first of this years quiz competition against Callington. This is subject to confirmation with Callington
July
Friday 17, July Club Night 7:30: Short talk given by Nick Tonkin. Title to be announced
August
Friday 21, August Club Night 7:30: Short talks given by Phil Brotherwood and Andy Read on 'The Russian Space Programme'. Titles to be announced
September
Friday 18, September Club Night 7:30: Short talks given by Glynn Bennallick and Mark Timbrell. Titles to be announced
October
Friday 2, October: AGM and Practical Club Night, which may include a 10 minute talk on
Friday 16, October Club Night 7:30: Short talks given by Brian Parsons entitled 'Supernova' and Frank Johns entitled 'How Big'.
November
Friday 6, November: AGM and Practical Club Night.
Friday 20, November Club Night 7:30: Quiz Night. The return quiz night with Callington. This is subject to confirmation with Callington
December
Friday 4, December: 7:30 Practical Club Night, with a little festive fun and a caption competition.
Saturday 5, December: 7:30 Club Christmas Dinner.
Friday 18,
December Club Night 7:30: No meeting.
Previous Club Activities
The section above lists all the up and
coming club events and activities, but for those that are
interested in what we've been up to, we've archived our
events going all the way back back till 2002........Previous
Activities Archive
Newsletter Archive.
Our web based newsletters provide an important source of
information on club activities as well as providing an outlet for
the various imagers in the group to display some of their work. It
also provides news on a number of up and coming observing opportunities,
as well a covering various other topics of mutual interest.... Newsletter Archive
Principal Club Contacts
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