Fwd: talk for Abingdon AS?

 
From: "Gwyneth Hueter gwhueter@PROTECTED [Abingdon Astronomical Society Mailing List]" <aasmail@PROTECTED>
Subject: Fwd: talk for Abingdon AS?
In-Reply-To: (no subject)
Date: October 18th 2021
Frank has given me permission to share this info on his two eclipse books. 

Gwyneth 

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From: Frank Close <frank.close@PROTECTED>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 at 12:36
Subject: Re: talk for Abingdon AS?
To: Gwyneth Hueter <gwhueter@PROTECTED>


Dear Gwyneth

Yes, I checked. It was the Perla we were on. I also remember the remarkable optical illusions as we crossed the desert in the early morning where I could have sworn I was seeing waves crashing on a beach a few hundred yards away.
Here are links for my two Eclipse books. The first one mentions Mr Laxton, my teacher, and is a semi-autobiog narrative, not designed to "explain" much about eclipses, rather to excite people into wan ting to go see for themselves. It was so successful that OUP asked me to do the second book, addressing 100 questions about Eclipses. I learned a lot of fascinating stuff about Eclipses in art and history - maybe a theme for a talk on another angle on eclipses



and


Perth in 2023 sounds good especially if combined with a visit to Western Australia. Maybe I'll see you there on the dark side! I look forward to coming along to the Astron Soc. I will keep my antenna active to see if there are any suitable speakers I think of.

Best

Frank

Professor Frank Close OBE FRS 

Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford 

Fellow Emeritus, Exeter College, Oxford OX1 3DP 

Frank.Close@PROTECTED 

Ph (+44)(0) 7912 627 913 

 




From: Gwyneth Hueter <gwhueter@PROTECTED>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2021 9:01 PM

To: Frank Close <frank.close@PROTECTED>
Subject: Re: talk for Abingdon AS?
 
Dear Frank,

A belated thank you for giving your exciting eclipse talk to us on Monday evening.
Very enjoyable and informative.
Brought back all those memories of trekking across the Libyan desert (12 coach loads if I remember correctly, but probably more!) and being reminded of that incredible clear view of the eclipsed Sun and the Earthshine giving the Moon a sort of 3D glow.
21/6/01 the incredible clarity of the air and those amazing polar brushes, as seen from Zimbabwe.
Hah!

What was the name of your schoolteacher who saw the 1927 eclipse?
I had a friend who saw that too. He was able to see the one in Java 11/6/83, which was my first one.

I did see shadow bands in Chile 3/7/19 but not clearly enough as you saw them.
I have booked a trip to Perth for April 2023.

All the best and do feel free to attend any of our speaker meetings as you are so local.
If you know anyone who could give us a talk please do let me know.

Gwyneth

On 4 Oct 2021, at 20:34, Frank Close <frank.close@PROTECTED> wrote:

Gwyneth

Thanks for the heads up; I will bring the talk on a memory stick so it can be loaded on to someone's PC if necessary. What time would you like me to arrive so we can set up and test what works?

Best regards

Frank

Professor Frank Close OBE FRS 
Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford 
Fellow Emeritus, Exeter College, Oxford OX1 3DP 
Ph (+44)(0) 7912 627 913 
 
 


From: Gwyneth Hueter <gwhueter@PROTECTED>
Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 8:19 PM
To: Frank Close <frank.close@PROTECTED>
Subject: Re: talk for Abingdon AS?
 
Hello Frank,

I hope you are still okay for next Monday at the Church Hall.
I have a MacBook and have had problems in the past, so it would be worth bringing a back up for a PC just in case.
I would be happy to get some advice from you regarding showing slides on my Mac!

We usually allow an hour for the talk and a bit more for questions.  We then stop for tea and one of the members will do a short spiel on what’s up or a new bit of kit.
Last month we did pack up a bit early because we weren’t sure how the meeting would go.  It went well.

I assume you don’t need directions?

Regards,
Gwyneth.

On 30 Jul 2021, at 15:08, Frank Close <frank.close@PROTECTED> wrote:

Gwyneth

Thanks for the invitation and I'd be delighted to do so. Oct 11 currently looks better. I could give a talk about my semi-professional hobby of chasing total solar eclipses and some things linked to my OUP book Eclipses - what everyone needs to know.
How long do you want the talk to be? I'd hope to give plenty of time for Q&A rather than have me bore people. I would preferably do it powerpoint
and do it from my MacBookAir if you can link it into your display. As a back up I could put it onto a memory stick for some other PC if necessary.

Best regards

Frank

Professor Frank Close OBE FRS 
Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford 
Fellow Emeritus, Exeter College, Oxford OX1 3DP 
Ph (+44)(0) 7912 627 913 


From: Gwyneth Hueter <gwhueter@PROTECTED>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2021 2:58 PM
To: f.close@PROTECTED <f.close@PROTECTED>
Subject: talk for Abingdon AS?
 
Dear Frank,

I've bumped into you at Abingdon AS meetings in the past, but I would really like it if you could present a talk for us at one of our main meetings.

We are hoping to get back to live meetings in the coming season so it would be good to keep to local speakers at the moment.

Would you be able to talk to us on October 11th, or on January 10th?
The members are happy to listen to anything astronomical, so feel free to talk about your career or something new that's close to you.

Best wishes, and if you can recommend anyone else I can collar, I'd be more than grateful!

Gwyneth Hueter.

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