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Club
Events
Evening
Club Nights/Observing Sessions
The society arranges
evening club nights/observing sessions during year.
These are held at the Cody Observatory at Farnborough. There will be experienced
observers on hand to help coordinate viewing for the evening and the usage of
the Cody Telescope. If the weather is inclement, a Club night will be held and
there will be informal talks in the
observatory clubroom. The society's 8" Meade reflector will also be available and
there may be opportunities to try some photography.
All members are encouraged to attend, be they novices or
experts and, if they wish, to bring along their own 'scopes if the weather is
fine. Please note any equipment you bring on site is done so entirely at your
own risk.
Dates for the current season are listed below:-
Evening Club Nights and Observing Sessions
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(from 19.30 at the Cody
Observatory unless noted)
Actual dates will be
selected at short notice according to weather.
An E
Mail will be sent out to members shortly beforehand.
Parking
arrangements are given below:-
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Parking
please in the red areas - leave
the green parking area for those who are bringing their telescopes.
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Click here for
our Observatory Guide
Lectures
The society arranges
evening lectures which are usually held in the Whittle lecture theatre on the Cody
Technology park starting at 7.30pm. Details
of the current programme are given below:-
Evening Lectures 2007/8
Date
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Title
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Lecturer |
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25-Oct-07 |
Variable Stars |
James Fradgley |
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22-Nov-07 |
Sundials |
Doug Bateman |
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24th
Jan 2008 |
14 Pioneers of
Astronomy, (Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Kepler, Tycho, W&C Herschel,
Bessel, Adams, LeVerrier, Fraunhofer, Leavitt, Shapley, Jansky)' |
Bob Mizon |
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28th Feb
2008 |
Wide Field CCD
Imaging |
Ian King |
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20th
Mar 2008 |
Antikythera Decoded |
Andrew Ramsey |
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24th April 2008 |
The Sun - A Biography |
David Whitehouse |
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22nd May 2008 |
Weather for Astronomy |
John Murrell, |
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19th June 2008 |
Astrophotography |
Phillip Perkins |
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