Below is the current timetable
The new session 2011 - 2012 begins on Thursday 8 September 2011
and the provisional timetable is posted below.
New members welcome.
Autumn 2011 /Spring 2012
EXTRA meetings for Stargazing Live 16 - 19 January 2012
|
Date |
Proposed Topic
|
Speakers
|
| Thursday 8 September 2011 |
MWDalby Astro &
Cawfields reports + Roger's Tips
|
RDR
|
| Thursday 22 September 2011 |
TInformal
Meeting AG
|
ALL
|
| Thursday 13 October 2011 |
David's
Astronomy
|
DPE
|
| Thursday 27 October 2011 |
Informal Meeting
|
ALL
|
| Thursday 10 November 2011 |
Asteroids
|
DRA
|
| Thursday 24 November 2011 |
Informal
Meeting
|
ALL
|
| Thursday 8 December 2011 |
A look
at the sky above us tonight
|
DRA
|
| Thursday 12 January 2012 |
How our understanding of Mars has changed over the centuries |
DRA
|
| Thursday 16 January 2012 |
Stargazing
Live: Observatory open for viewing and presentation from 7 - 10 pm
|
ALL
|
| Wednesday 18 January 2012 |
Stargazing
Live: Joint meeting Cawfields Quarry, Roman Wall with Newcastle Society
(cancelled due to weather)
|
ALL
|
| Thursday 19 January 2012 |
Stargazing Live: Observatory open for viewing and presentation from 7 - 10 pm |
ALL
|
| Thursday 26 January 2012 |
Informal
Meeting
|
ALL
|
| Thursday 9 February 2012 |
Sally
Beaumont reminisces on her work with Patrick Moore (illustrated with her
photographs)
|
SBE
|
| Thursday 23 February 2012 |
Informal
Meeting
|
ALL
|
| Thursday 8 March 2012 |
To be
advised
|
|
| Monday 12 March 2012 |
Open to
public for National Science and Engineering week
|
ALL
|
| Thursday15 March 2012 |
Open to
public for National Science and Engineering week
|
ALL
|
| Thursday 22 March 2012 |
Last informal
Meeting until September
|
ALL
|
| Thursday 12 April 2012 |
Cancelled
due to building work on the school site
|
|
DRA = David Ramshaw, DPE = David Pettitt, RDR = Roger Drew, JDU = John Duncan, CDA = Chris Darwin (Cockermouth Society), SAT = Stuart Atkinson (Kendal Society).
Informal meetings will be devoted to general discussion, maintenance of the observatory and telescope and observing if fine. Informal meetings will continue over the Summer period on 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.
Please telephone either David Ramshaw (01228543302) or David Pettitt (01228532724) to check, particularly in August, as some meetings may be cancelled due to holidays.
