Our meetings are now both in person AND online using Zoom. The Zoom meeting details will automatically be sent out to members. Visitors are always welcome, either online or in person. If you would like to join an online meeting, and don't have the Zoom details, then please contact John Waller, the website administrator. If you would like to join us in person, there's no need to contact us in advance, just turn up!

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday 3rd December, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"HD 38451: The star that changed colour", by Adam McMaster. (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th December, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th January, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st January, 2025  at 7:30pm

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A talk by a visiting speaker. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th February, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th February, 2025  at 7:30pm

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A talk by a visiting speaker. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th March, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th March, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Cataclysmic Variables", by Anwesha Sahu. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st April, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night - observing topics, monthly sky notes, multimedia, astronomical chat and observing the skies (weather permitting). (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th April, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"20th Century Cosmology", by Dr Matt Bothwell. (in person & online)

Recent Meetings

Tuesday 19th November, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Messier Objects and how they map the Milky Way", by Steve Warbis. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th November, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th October, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"21st Century Telescopes", by Prof Michael Merrifield. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st October, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th September, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"How did the Moon get there?", by Dr Vincent Eke. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd September, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th August, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"The Right Light at Night", by Steve Tonkin. (in person & online)

Tuesday 6th August, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th July, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Astrophotography", by Dr Steve Barrett. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd July, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th June, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Eclipse & Revelation", by Mike Frost. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th June, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st May, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Megaconstellations: Starlink, Space Junk and the night Sky", by Ian Muirhead. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th May, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th April, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Hunting for transiting exoplanets", by Dr Daniel Bayliss. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd April, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th March, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Pulsars", by Rene Breton. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th March, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th February, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Toxic Titan", by Dr Sarah Hörst. (in person & online)

Tuesday 6th February, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th January, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Comparing volcanic activity on the ancient moon and present day Io", by Prof Lionel Wilson. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd January, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th December, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th December, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Astronomy in the fast lane: cosmic rays and other sources of fast pulses", by Dr Justin Bray. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st November, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Warping Space and Time", by Dr Steve Barrett. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th November, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th October, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Gaia, The Billion Star mapping machine", by Prof Robin Jeffries. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd October, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 19th September, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Planetary Defence: From large observatories to your own backyard", by Sam Jackson. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th September, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th August, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"The James Webb Space Telescope: From Launch to first science", by Dr Pamela Klaassen. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st August, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th July, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Higgs Bosons to High-throughput Computing: A Journey through particle physics", by Professor Jonathan Hays. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th July, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th June, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Fuzzy Blobs: A Guide for the Perplexed.", by Steve Tonkin. (in person & online)

Tuesday 6th June, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th May, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Hidden Side of the Universe - Distant Starburst", by Dr Julie Wardlow. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd May, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th April, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Asterisms and Lost Constellations", by Les Fry. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th April, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st March, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Beautiful Physics at the LHC and and future colliders", by Prof Nigel Watson. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th March, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st February, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"The Astronomers and the birth of Atomic Physics", by Christopher Taylor. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th February, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th January, 2023  at 7:30pm

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"Our place in the Universe", by Steve Warbis. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd January, 2023  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)