General Information
Meetings take place in Beckington Baptist Church Hall (see the location page for details of how to get to us) and start at 7:30pm. The evening usually comprises:
- Chaiman’s Introduction (10 mins)
- Beginners’ Talk (20 mins)
- Main Talk (40mins to 1 hour)
Tea, Coffee and lively conversation is available at the end of the evening.
Main Talks Programme 2012/2013
| Date | Title | Speaker |
| 21st September |
Imaging Jupiter | Damian Peach |
| 19th October |
Galaxies |
Steve Hill |
| 16th November |
Riddles in Cosmology | Dick Cardy |
| 7th December |
Social Evening |
|
| 18th January |
Project Alcock:
Cancelled due to bad weather
|
Roger Dymock |
| 15th February |
Pheonix from the Ashes:
The Origin of the Elements
|
Prof. Mike Edmunds |
| 15th March |
Lunar Observing |
Mark Radice |
| 19th April |
Cosmic Telescopes | Dr. Phil Marshall |
| 17th May |
Space: What’s in it for Us? | Mike Witt |
| 21st June |
Annual General Meeting |
|
| Members’ Talks |
Main Talks Programme 2011/2012
| Date | Title | Speaker |
| 16th September |
Use the Force: Shaping the Universe | Steve Hill |
| 21st October |
Sky at Night Magazine: Highlights |
Graham Southorn |
| 18th November |
The Most Beautiful Diagram | Dick Cardy |
| 2nd December |
Social Evening |
|
| 20th January |
Astronomy Equipment |
MC2 |
| 17th February |
John Herschel | Andy Burns |
| 16th March |
Meteors |
Ron Westmaas |
| 20th April |
Binocular Observing | Mark Radice |
| 18th May |
Highs & Lows of the Space Shuttle Era | Simon Barnes |
| 15th June |
Annual General Meeting |
|
| Members’ Talks |
Programme 2010/2011
| Date | Title | Speaker |
| 17th September |
The Mechanics of the Solar System |
Steve Hill |
| Caroline Herschel |
Dick Phillips |
|
| 15th October |
A Slippery Slope |
Sheila Hill |
| History of the Universe |
Steve Hill |
|
| 19th November |
The Observatory at Lake Tekapo |
Terry Morrow |
| The Gas Giants |
Dick Cardy |
|
| 3rd December |
Social Evening |
|
| 21st January |
Cosmic Distances and Scales |
Dick Cardy |
| Mysteries and the Unexplained |
Mike Witt | |
| 18th February |
Which Telescope for Me? |
John Dolton |
| Upside-down Cloud Watching |
Mike Worsley |
|
| 18th March |
Planetarium |
Bob Mizon MBE |
| 15th April |
The Velocity of Light | John Williams |
| The Cosmic Menagerie |
Steve Hill |
|
| 20th May |
TBA |
Mike Witt |
| Imaging and Observing the Sun |
Nick Howes |
|
| 17th June |
Annual General Meeting |
|
| Members’ Talks |
