Wednesday 26th June
"Planetary Magnetism"
Dr. Richard Holme (University of Liverpool)
Chester Astronomical Society is one of the world's oldest scientific societies going back to 1892. It hosts public lectures by amateurs and professionals alike and arranges visits to sites of technical interest.
Thursday 30 May 2013
Members' Night
Yesterday's Members' Night saw a number of short presentations from different members of the society.
Barbara Cunningham spoke on using Robotic Telescopes. Two to look at are:
Observing with NASA
The Bradford Robotic Telescope
Don Bass addressed the topic of Spectra and Astronomy with a look at the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
Richard Sargent spoke about the FAS (Federation of Astronomical Societies), and also mentioned some recent observations of Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 and Saturn.
There was also a discussion on the practicalities of setting up society run observing nights.
Thanks to all who contributed.
Barbara Cunningham spoke on using Robotic Telescopes. Two to look at are:
Observing with NASA
The Bradford Robotic Telescope
Don Bass addressed the topic of Spectra and Astronomy with a look at the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
Richard Sargent spoke about the FAS (Federation of Astronomical Societies), and also mentioned some recent observations of Comet PANSTARRS C/2011 L4 and Saturn.
There was also a discussion on the practicalities of setting up society run observing nights.
Thanks to all who contributed.
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