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CODY Astronomical Society |
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Latest News and Events |
Meetings |
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Click here to find about what the club has been doing recently.
The society now
has permission to use the Observatory from the site operator
QinetiQ.
This houses a 6" Carl Zeiss Coude refractor |
We meet at our own
Observatory on the Cody Technology Park in Many members are practising amateur astronomers. Click here to see some of their activities and equipment. |
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Membership |
Society News |
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Membership is open to current employees
(or retirees) on the Cody Technology park in Farnborough, site of
QinetiQ.
In addition the society has been given approval
to offer membership to a limited number of the general public.
(Unfortunately membership cannot be offered to non-UK citizens or
children less than 16 years of age because of limitations on the issue
of site passes.).
Those interested should contact
chairman Phil Alner at:- |
Club news and E
Mails are published here - click here to
see the latest information including forthcoming events. |
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| Astronomy News | Observing Information | ||
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Until the USA Lunar Orbiter photography in the late 1960s, the Moon’s surface was not mapped in the fine detail that it is now. Observers often found strange shadows under certain lighting conditions which were hard to explain. Some wild “discoveries” were made! ![]() One object from the 1950s was the so-called “O’Neill’s Bridge” announced in 1953 – which does not exist. On the other hand, “Larrieu’s Dam” from 1955, is an interesting, misshapen crater that exhibits what looks like a straight road on top of a dam, crossing dark water. Click here for the full article by member Gordon Lloyd. |
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See here for latest astronomical news and information | See here for latest society newsletters | See here for lecture & observing programme for this season |
See the excellent
SAGAS (Southern Area Group of
Astronomical Societies website) |
This Society supports the
Campaign for
Dark Skies |
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Evergreen
Optics - supply telescopes and telescope accessories for
beginners and advanced astronomers |
Visit the National Maritime Museum at
Greenwich |
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| See our local weather courtesy of Peter Benney - Aldershot Weather Centre | Astronomers' weather can be found at The Weather Outlook | Try this site for great space links - Universe Today | Link to European Amateur Astronomers here |
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or our Chairman Phil at |
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This page was last updated on 07-Aug-2011.