New session off to an excellent start

The first meeting after the summer break was given by Chester AS member Dr. Jeremy Shears. He gave a biographical talk on the life of little known Belgian amateur astronomer Felix de Roy which included much hard science on variable stars, something de Roy researched enthusiastically.

Photograph Album.

We now have the means to post pictures online for the world to see.

Anyone may view them here!

Members who have the login details for the account may put pictures up to be viewed.You will need Google Picasa software which is available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux for free. You will find it here.

Mars

Endeavour crater photographed by the Opportunity rover last month.

2011 Programme

Sept 28th - Felix de Roy: a Life of Variable Stars
Dr Jeremy Shears, Chester AS

October 26th - The Large Hadron Collider - the Machine and Physics
Dr Sandy Donnachie, University of Manchester

November 30th - Big Bangs and Black Holes
Prof Carole Mundell, Liverpool John Moores University

No meeting in December

All meetings begin at 7.30 pm

Directions

Chester Astronomical Society meets at Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN.

The location is shown on Streetmap here. 

Directions to the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton

From the North:

M56 Junction 15. Head for Chester. M53 becomes A55.At junction of A51 leave A55 up slip road and follow signs for Whitchurch A41. Pick up A41 Whitchurch at the cross roads with traffic lights (filter left).

At the next set of traffic lights stay on A41 South following signs for Waverton. After the about 2 miles pass a petrol station on the left, and after about 300 metres turn left into Moor Lane.

Straight on at the next cross roads along Common Lane (passing Waverton Primary School on your left) continue for about ¾ mile, then just before St. Peter's Church turn left. The Burley Hall is the new building on the left. There is a car park next to the hall.

From the South:

A41 Whitchurch to Chester. About 1¼ miles after the old 'Power Mowers site (RHS) and before the Black Dog pub, turn right into Quarry Lane for Hargrave & Huxley. At the 'T' junction turn right (Village Road). 300 yards on and just before St. Peter's Church turn left.

The Burley Hall is the new building on the left. There is a car park next to the hall.