Speaker Programme 2015

Our programme for 2015 is as follows:

Date

Topic / Speaker

13 Jan 15 “Beginner’s Night”

  • Wide Field Photography, Danny Thomas
  • Celestial Coordinates, Kevin Pretorius
  • Guide to the Constellations, Rory Fenner
10 Feb 15 “Life and Time of Johannes Kepler”, John Vines
10 Mar 15 “MoonLITE – a UK mission to the Moon”, Will Avison, SSTL
14 Apr 15 “Observing Lunar and Planetary Occultations”, Tim Haymes – Maidenhead AS
12 May 15 “Is Pluto a Planet?”, Jerry Stone, FBIS
09 Jun 15 “Things that fall from the Sky”, Dr David Southwood
14 Jul 15 “3×3”, 3 Talks by 3 FAS Members

  • “The Sun” – Charles Dixon
  • “Globular Clusters” – Steve Woodbridge
  • “Guide to the Summer Constellations” – Rory Fenner
11 Aug 15 “Supermassive Black Holes”, Megan Whewell, MSSL 
08 Sep 15 “Looking at Constellations in 3D”, Danny Thomas
13 Oct 15 “The Big Bang”, Kevin Pretorius
10 Nov 15 “Planetary Imaging”, Geof Lewis
08 Dec 15 AGM – followed by Christmas Buffet.

Our meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month at: Aldershot Cricket Club, Guildford Road, Aldershot, GU12 4BP

Please click here for directions. Entrance is currently £3 for non-members. The venue opens 7.30pm for a 7.45 start. Ample car parking is available in the adjacent park – drive into the leftmost entrance at the end of Guildford Road.