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MEETINGS
The meetings for 2014 are now here on their own page
January 16th Roger O'Brien
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TO THE MOON AND BEYOND Having been largely ignored by the space community for some years, our nearest astronomical neighbour in space is getting some sorely-missed attention. Roger will be dealing with three space missions. Two specifically dealing with the Moon, by tackling LADEE and Chang'e 3. He'll also move further out into the Solar System with MOM. LADEE looks at the Moon's very tenuous atmosphere, for want of a better word. Chang'e 3 is the first lander since Luna 24 in 1976. There is also a small rover, Yutu. MOM is the Indian Mars mission, now on its way. |
February 20th Jim Webb
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LASERS : A SOLUTION LOOKING FOR A PROBLEM It's been 52 years since Theodore Maiman made the first visible laser and its invention has had far reaching consequences to our technology and lives. This will be a technical, non-technical and fun talk about the technology - with real lasers on hand for some entertainment!
Images show Jim working with lasers on two different episodes of the BBC Horizon science series. |
March 20th
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OBSERVING EVENING
We will be holding the first Observing Evening at a 'new' site in Barnet and run by Chairman Jim Webb and Membership Secretary Alister Innes. The site is Old Elizabethans Memorial Playing Fields, Gypsy Corner, Mays Lane, Barnet EN5 2AG. This is about as dark a site as one is likely to get within the general area, so we hope it is going to turn out OK! For Details and Maps - click here |
April 17th Jerry Stone
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IS PLUTO A PLANET? In 2006, the International Astronomical Union, declared that "Pluto Is No Longer A Planet!" This is his most controversial presentation to date, and includes things that one astronomer has told him he should not be saying!
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May 15th Mat Irvine
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M.A.T. - MAT'S ASTRO TOURS 2014
Your Editor's April 2014 visit Stateside to see two Moonliners - both in the same location - Kansas City. |
June 5th Jim Webb & Alister Innes
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OBSERVING EVENING
We will be attempting, yet again, to hold our 'first Observing Evening' - as the initial one was rained off, as was the proposed one on 29th May This will be at the new site in Barnet and run by Chairman Jim Webb and Membership Secretary Alister Innes. The site is Old Elizabethans Memorial Playing Fields, Gypsy Corner, Mays Lane, Barnet EN5 2AG. This is about as dark a site as one is likely to get within the general area, so we hope it is going to turn out OK! For Details and Maps - click here |
June 19th Jim Webb (below) & Alister Innes
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LOOKING UP
After the successful Observing Evening on 5th June, this meeting will concentrate on telescopes, observing and other related topics. Various telescopes and binoculars will be on show and there will be an intensive descriptive workshop to accompany these. This is a must for anyone wanting to learn more about how to see the heavens and what to look for, with a slant on imaging.
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July
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SUMMER BREAK EXTRA No meeting this month
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August
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SUMMER BREAK No meeting this month |
September 18th Jim Webb and Alister Innes
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OBSERVING EVENING A change of subject for this meeting. The Farnborough 'Space Round Up' will be next month with the AGM. This month will now be an Observing Meeting at our new Observing Site For Details and Maps - click here |
October 16th
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THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and - from last month - Mat Irvine SPACE AT FARNBOROUGH A round-up of the many space exhibits at this bi-annual event held in July. |
November 20th Michael Franks
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IS THERE LAVA ON MARS? The Society's own geology specialist, Michael Franks, examines the amazing 'off-world' landscape of Iceland. He will be talking about such features as plate tectonics, volcanoes, geysers, lava tubes and even mud volcanoes; and compare them to where such features exist on other bodies in the Solar System such as the Moon, Mars and Venus.
This is also linked into the growing interest in geocaching. As a geocaching expert, Michael also reports on International EarthCacheDay, that became part of World Space Week for 2014. And if you uncertain as to what that is all about - all will be explained! You will also get examples of Mars and Moon rocks to examine in close-up!
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| December | No meeting this month |
