Bernard Lovell dies

We are sad to announce that Bernard Lovell, the man behind Jodrell Bank, passed away yesterday.

More details from the BBC here, and from the University of Manchester here.

Curiosity lands on Mars.

At 6.32 this morning, NASA's robot explorer Curiosity successfully landed on Mars. Following in a line of illustrious predecessors including the Vikings, Pathfinder, Spirit and Opportunity, lets hope this will further increase our knowledge of the red planet.

BBC Report.

NEXT MEETING

Our next meeting is on Wednesday 26th September at 7.30 pm. The speaker is Prof. Albert Zijlstra of the University of Manchester, and his subject will be: Planetary Nebulae of the Galactic Bulge.

Please note that there is no meeting in August.

NEXT MEETING

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 25th July at 7.30 pm. The speaker will be Dr Ed Daw, and he will be speaking on the fascinating subject of Gravitational Waves.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Dr Allan Chapman

Last Friday's lecture with Dr Chapman was a riveting account of the history of the Royal Society, with particular consideration given to the role of the early astronomers among them. Dr Chapman was on his usual top form!