Wednesday 26th February
Comets and Meteors
Dr Jacco van Loon (Keele University)
Thursday 30 January 2014
Thursday 16 January 2014
John Dobson dies
It is sad to report the death of John Dobson (1915-2014) on Wednesday 15th January. He was a populariser of amateur astronomy, and a promoter of the Newtonian telescope design that now bears his name.Monday 6 January 2014
2014 Programme
Meetings are usually held on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm.
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Wednesday 29th January
AGM plus talk on the "Astronomical Events of 2014"
Richard Sargent (Chester AS)
Wednesday 26th March
Forecasting Earth’s Weather from Solar Activity
Piers Corbyn (Weather Action)
Wednesday 24th September
Black Swans – Black Holes in the Constellation of Cygnus
Prof Ralph Spencer (Manchester University)
Saturday 18th October
Annual star-party and BBQ for members and their guests starting at 19:00. Tea and coffee will be provided but please bring your own food. A red light torch is a wise accessory. As usual, children are most welcome but please remember there may be valuable equipment around so please apply parental responsibility.
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Wednesday 29th January
AGM plus talk on the "Astronomical Events of 2014"
Richard Sargent (Chester AS)
Wednesday 26th February
Comets and Meteors
Dr Jacco van Loon (Keele University)
Forecasting Earth’s Weather from Solar Activity
Piers Corbyn (Weather Action)
Wednesday 30th April
Adventures in Astronomy
Education
Prof Andy Newsam (Liverpool John Moores University)
Wednesday 28th May
Weathering Solar Storms
Prof Jim Wild (Lancaster University)
Wednesday 25th June
Harold Knox-Shaw and the Helwan Observatory
Dr Jeremy Shears (BAA and Chester AS)
Wednesday 30th July
Members' Night, with contributions from society members.
There is NO MEETING in August.
Black Swans – Black Holes in the Constellation of Cygnus
Prof Ralph Spencer (Manchester University)
Saturday 18th October
Annual star-party and BBQ for members and their guests starting at 19:00. Tea and coffee will be provided but please bring your own food. A red light torch is a wise accessory. As usual, children are most welcome but please remember there may be valuable equipment around so please apply parental responsibility.
The venue is: Hatton Farm, Waverton
CH3 7RE
If the sky looks promising and people want to bring
instruments, come a bit earlier or ring the Chairman (number on your membership
card) to make arrangements.
FRIDAY 7th November
The Allan Chapman Lecture.
Allan's talks always draw much attention and this year he promises to talk about "Something Interesting."
Allan's talks always draw much attention and this year he promises to talk about "Something Interesting."
Dr Allan
Chapman (Oxford University)
[The talk was on "Edmund Halley", delivered without any notes or computer aids!]
[The talk was on "Edmund Halley", delivered without any notes or computer aids!]
Wednesday 26th November
The Square Kilometre Array Radio
Telescope
Dr Robert Braun (Jodrell Bank S.K.A. H.Q.)
There is NO MEETING in December.
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