Members’ Night: Wednesday 28-Nov-2018 *** Correction ***

The next Members’ Night will be on: Wednesday 28-Nov-2018.
(The original post mistakenly said it was a Friday.)

Society members will speak on various topics.

Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN

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Special Meeting: Friday 9-Nov-2018

An special meeting will be held on Friday 9-Nov-2018.

Our guest speaker will be the renowned historian Dr. Allan Chapman FRAS, of Oxford University, who will speak about The Wonderful Century; From Atoms to Island Universes. Astronomy in the 20th Century.

Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN

Next Meeting: Wednesday 31-Oct-2018

The next meeting will be on Wednesday 31-Oct-2018.

Our guest speaker will be Dr. Pauline Norris, of Astrospeakers, who will speak about The Ancient Egyptians and their Astronomy.

Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN

Loughton Astronomical Society: 50th Anniversary Astro Festival

Loughton Astronomical Society will be 50 years old this year and to celebrate they are holding a special Astro Festival on Saturday, 10-Nov-18 at Theydon Bois Village Hall in Essex from 09.30 to 17.30.

In the morning there will be displays, demonstrations, Astro Apps, Trade stands and Family Fun and a planetarium; the afternoon comprises lectures.

Talks scheduled for the day include:

• Nik Szymanek                     Imaging the Sky;
• Greg Smye-Rumsby            Myths and Illusions;
• Professor Richard Nelson    Exoplanets: Exploring the Diversity of Worlds in our Galaxy;
• Professor Lucie Green         Formation and Eruption of Magnetic Flux Ropes on the Sun.

Morning events are free but the afternoon costs £15 per person including refreshments. Book, online here.  Full details are on the Loughton Astronomical Society web site here.

2018 FAS Summer Convention : 22-Sep-18

The 2018 FAS Summer Convention will take place on 22 September 2018 at the University of York starting at 9.00am.

Talks include:

• Prof. Mike Cruise – The Gravitational Sky
• Prof. Katherine Blundell OBE – Black holes and spin-offs
• Prof. Brad Gibson – How the Universe will end
• Charles Barclay – Reaching the Stars – developing the British entry for the Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad
• Prof. Ian Gibson – The Changing Scene in Astronomy
• Prof. John C. Brown – Sun Plunging Comets (Hypersonic Snowballs in Hell)

Tickets cost £6 for FAS members, £8 for non-member.

Booking is via an online booking form.  Alternatively, tickets can be purchased at the door on the morning of the Convention (subject to availability – we recommend you book online to avoid disappointment).

Full details are on the FAS website here.