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 1st July, 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 July, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"The geology of planet Mercury", by David Rothery. (in person & online)

Tuesday 5th August, 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 19th August, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Fantastic Binaries and how to find them", by Dr Ingrid Pelisoli. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd September, 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 16th September, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Gravitational Waves", by Dr Maggie Lieu. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th October, 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 October, 2025  at 7:30pm

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

Tuesday 4th November, 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 November, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Research on the atmospheres of the Giant Planets using the JWST", by Simon Toogood. (in person & online)

Tuesday 2nd December, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Stonehenge - sighting the Sun", by Prof Clive Ruggles. (in person & online)

Tuesday 16th December, 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)

Recent Meetings

Tuesday 17th June, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Black Holes: recent breakthrough results", by Prof Christine Done. (in person & online)

Tuesday 3rd June, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 20th May, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"The ABC of Galaxy Evolution", by Dr Steve Barrett. (in person & online)

Tuesday 6th May, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 15th April, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Big Bangs to Big Rips — a history of 20th Century Cosmology", by Dr Matt Bothwell. (in person & online)

Tuesday 1st April, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th March, 2025  at 7:30pm

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

Tuesday 4th March, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 18th February, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"Telescope Mounts for Astrophotography", by Chris Woodhouse. (in person & online)

Tuesday 4th February, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 21st January, 2025  at 7:30pm

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"The ABC of Stellar Evolution", by Dr Steve Barrett. (in person & online)

Tuesday 7th January, 2025  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

Tuesday 17th December, 2024  at 7:30pm

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Club Night. (in person & online)

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 19th November, 2024  at 7:30pm

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"Astrophotography on a budget & latest trends", by Chris Woodhouse. (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)