AGM++

Tonight was our AGM which was wonderfully concise. All the business was done and there was no waffle! Subscriptions remain the same as last year at £13 (£7 for concessions, under 16s are free).

This was followed by Richard Sargent giving us his excellent survey of the astronomical year ahead. Many thanks.

2013 Programme

All meetings are on the last Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm.

Wednesday 30th January
 AGM plus talk
Richard Sargent (Chester AS)

 Wednesday 27th February
“Studying the Extremes of Physics with Pulsars”
Dr. Ben Stappers (University of Manchester, Jodrell Bank)

Wednesday 27th March
"Gamma Ray Bursts"
Dr. Francisco Virgili (Liverpool John Moores University)

Wednesday 24th April
"Galaxies and Dark Matter"
Dr. Phil James (Liverpool John Moores University)

Wednesday 29th May
Members Night

Wednesday 26th June
"Planetary Magnetism"
 Dr. Richard Holme (University of Liverpool)

Wednesday 31st July
"The Messenger & Dawn Missions"
Prof. Lionel Wilson (Lancaster University)

There is NO MEETING in August

Wednesday 25th September
"The Evolution of the Solar System"
Prof. Jamie Gilmour (University of Manchester)

Wednesday 30th October
"Weather on the Planets"
Dr. Grant Allen (University of Manchester)

Wednesday 27th November
"Amateur Spectroscopy"
Rob Johnson (Liverpool AS)

There is NO MEETING in December

NEXT MEETING

Our next gathering is on Wednesday January 30th at 7.30 pm.

This should be the society's AGM, followed by a short talk.

Patrick Moore has died

The well known astronomer, author and broadcaster Patrick Moore has died today at his home in Selsey. He was 89.

Much loved by many both inside and out of the astronomical fraternity, he will best be remembered for presenting the BBC's Sky at Night program. He will be sadly missed.

Further information from the BBC here and here.

NEXT MEETING

Our next meeting is on Wednesday 28th November at 7.30 pm. Dr Jim Wild, University of Lancaster will be speaking on Weathering Solar Storms.

There will be no meeting in December.