Next Meeting: 26-Oct-16 The Appley Bridge Meteorite

The next Society meeting, on Wednesday 26-Oct-16, includes a talk on "The Appley Bridge Meteorite" by Russel Parry who has written a book on the subject.  This promises to be exciting and very interesting given the date it fell to earth and you might even get the chance to touch an object that, at 4,560 million years old, is one third the age of the universe.  You can view a flyer on the subject here:  161026.RussellParry.Poster.docx  [467 KB]

Please note that the meeting starts, as usual, at 7.30 PM, not as stated in the poster.

Rosetta's journey ends

The European Space Agency's historic Rosetta mission has concluded as planned, with the controlled impact onto Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko of the Rosetta spacecraft.  This does not mean the end of the mission as it will take years  to  analyse all the data it returned.  Read about it at the ESA website: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Mission_complete_Rosetta_s_journey_ends_in_daring_descent_to_comet

BAA Historical Section Meeting, Liverpool

The British Astronomical Association  Historical Section  will be holding a meeting on Saturday 21-May-2016 in Liverpool.  Full details of the programme and booking information are here.  Details of all BAA events and meetings can be found here.

New link: Astro Radio

Astro Radio is an online radio station broadcasting an eclectic mix of music 24 hours per day.  There are also  programmes devoted to astronomical news and events with a slant on what can be seen locally.  The link can be found under the OTHER LINKS section.

Joint Spring Conference: Society for the History of Astronomy and the William Herschel Society

The Society for the History of Astronomy and the William Herschel Society will hold a Joint Spring Conference on Saturday 2 April 2016 in Bath.  You can download a copy of the conference programme from here: Spring Conference 2016 Flier (PDF file, 315 Kb)