Abingdon Astronomical Society

Programme for 2007/2008 season

SEP 10 Talk by Martin Lunn (Aurora Books), 'The Discovery of Pluto'
SEP 24 Beginners' Meeting
OCT 8 Talk by Andrew Norton (Open University), 'Exoplanets and how to find them'
OCT 15 to 17 FCN° Observing Evening at Abbey Meadow
OCT 22 Beginners' Meeting
NOV 12 Stan Cocking Memorial Lecture: Gordon Rogers, 'Deep Space Imaging from Long Crendon'
NOV 26 Beginners' Meeting
DEC 3 to 5 FCN° Observing Evening at Frilford Heath
DEC 10 Talk by Nik Szymanek, 'Astrophotography'
DEC 17 Beginners' Meeting
JAN 6 to 8 FCN° Observing Evening at Britwell Salome
JAN 14 Talk by Mr Chris Hooker (Newbury AS), 'Solar System Imaging with a Webcam'
JAN 21 Beginners' Meeting
FEB 4 to 6 FCN° Observing Evening at Abbey Meadow
FEB 11 Talk by Dr David Whitehouse (BBC), 'The Sun: A Biography'
FEB 18 Beginners' Meeting
MAR 3 to 5 FCN° Observing Evening at Frilford Heath
MAR 10 Talk by Charles Barclay (Blackett Observatory), 'The Barclay Equatorial (the oldest GoTo telescope in the world)'
MAR 17 Beginners' Meeting
APR 7 to 9 FCN° Observing Evening at Abbey Meadow, Abingdon
APR 14 Talk by Dr Laurence Newell (BAA Radio Astronomy Group), 'An Introduction to Radio Astronomy in the BAA'
APR 21 Beginners' Meeting
MAY 12 AGM and talk by Trevor Pitt, 'Weather Forecasting for Astronomers'
MAY 19 Beginners' Meeting
JUN 9 Talk by Samuel George FRAS, (University of Birmingham), 'The Hunt for Aurora on Extrasolar Planets'
JUN 16 Beginners' Meeting


°FCN - first clear night between these dates


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