Programmes from earlier years

Image: Eastern Veil Nebula by Kevin Pretorius We meet on the second Tuesday of every month, doors open at 7.30 and meetings start at 7.45pm. Directions and more details on the venue can be found here Our programme for 2023 is as follows: Date Event Tue, 10 Jan 23 The Alien Perspective, Dr David Whitehouse…

Image [ccfic] Our programme for 2022 is as follows: Date Event Tue, 11 Jan 22 Talk: Mercury and the BepiColombo Mission, Prof. David A. Rothery, (The Open University) Tue, 8 Feb 22 Talk: UKMON Update, Peter Campbell-Burns & Richard Kacarek (UKMON) Tue, 8 Mar 22 Talk: The Constellations in 3D, Danny Thomas (FAS) Tue, 12…

Our speaker programme for 2021 is as follows: Date Title Speaker Tue 12 Jan 21 Starlink – The MegaConstellation Threat Dr Paul A Daniels Tue 9 Feb 21 Astronomical Observation (Part II) The Great TelescopesLAE Galaxies and the Cosmic Dark Ages Dr David LewisKevin Pretorius Tue 9 Mar 21 Interacting & Active Galaxies William Joyce…

Our speaker programme for 2020 is as follows: Date Title Speaker Tue 14 Jan 20 ExoMars 2020 – the Hunt for Life on Mars Prof. Andrew Coates, UCL Dept. of Space & Climate Physics Tue 11 Feb 20 Astrospectroscopy… where pretty pictures end and science starts Steve Baker Tue 10 Mar 20 Astronomy Using Tablets…

Our speaker programme for 2019 is as follows: Date Topic / Speaker 08 Jan 19 “The Origin of the Moon”, Dr. David Lewis, Farnham AS 12 Feb 19 “Star Theatres: A History of the Planetarium”, Laurence Anslow 12 Mar 19 “Clock Drive Update”, Danny Thomas, Farnham AS “An Observatory Disguised as a Shed”, John Price,…

Our speaker programme for 2018 is as follows: Date Topic / Speaker 09 Jan 18 “Meteor Crater”, Katherine Rusbridge, Farnham AS “The Kitt Peake Telescopes”, Bob Rusbridge, Farnham AS 13 Feb 18 (Change of Programme) “The Origin of the Moon”, Dr. David Lewis, Farnham AS 13 Mar 18 “The Exploration of Mercury”, Steve Woodbridge, Farnham…

Our speaker programme for 2017 is as follows: Date Topic / Speaker 10 Jan 17 “Many Worlds – The diversity of Climates on Other Planets”, Professor Peter Read, Oxford University 14 Feb 17 “Making a Telescope Mirror” John Price, Farnham AS 14 Mar 17 “How far is the Moon?”, Chris Doubell, Cody AS 11 Apr 17…

Our speaker programme for 2016 is as follows: Date Topic / Speaker 12 Jan 16 “Beginner’s Night” (all 3 talks by FAS members) Choosing a Telescope, Eric Grieve How the Night Sky Works, Kevin Pretorius The Northern Circumpolar Constellations, Rory Fenner 9 Feb 16  “Celestial Navigation & Longitude”, Katherine Rusbridge (Farnham AS) 08 Mar 16 Double…

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…

Our programme for 2014 is as follows: Date Topic / Speaker 14 Jan 14 “Beginner’s Night” Galaxy Observation – Steve Woodbridge Solar Observing – Eric Grieve Understanding Magnitude – Peter Campbell Burns 11 Feb 14 Programme Change: “Measuring the Universe”, Kevin Pretorius 11 Mar 14 “The Rainbow and Astronomy”, Dr David Whitehouse 08 Apr 14…

Our programme for 2013 is as follows: Date Topic / Speaker 08 Jan 13 “Introduction to Stellar Spectrometry”, Ian Wynne-Jones 12 Feb 13 “Beginner’s Night” How the night sky works” – Kevin Pretorius What to see in a small telescope” – Peter Campbell-Burns Introduction to wide field astrophotography” – Danny Thomas 12 Mar 13 “LOFAR and…

Our programme for 2012 is as follows: Date Topic / Speaker 10 Jan 12 “Stellar and Galactic Discs”, James Fradgley 14 Feb 12 “The Transits of Venus”, Dr Robin Gorman 13 Mar 12 “Beginners Night” “Lord of the Rings – Observing Saturn”, talk by Steve Woodbridge (Farnham AS) “A Messier Mini-Marathon and Stargazing Primer”, talk…

Our programme for 2011 is as follows: Date Topic / speaker 11 Jan 11 An Impact Cratering Tour of the Solar System, Dr. Emily Baldwin 08 Feb 11 Imaging the Very Dim, Grant Privett 08 Mar 11 How Stars Shine, Kevin Pretorius (Farnham AS) 12 Apr 11 Solar Observing, Nick Howes 10 May 11 Latest…

Our guest speakers for 2010 are as follows: Date Topic / speaker 12th Jan Lunar Impacts, Graham Bryant (SAGAS). 9th Feb Space the next 50 years, David Whitehouse. 9th Mar Galaxy Zoo 2010, Dr Chris Lintott 13th Apr A History of Deep Sky Observing, Alan Dowdell 11th May Member’s Talk: Sizing Up Space, Kevin Pretorius (Farnham…

Our guest speakers for 2009 are as follows: 13 Jan 09 Introduction to SAGAS,  J.Axtell, G.Bryant, J.Murrell 10 Feb 09 Observing Workshop, Steve Woodbridge 10 March 09 Shields for the Starship Enterprise, Dr Ruth Bamford 14 April 09 Imaging in Tenerife, John Moore, Donal McDonnell 12 May 09 Our Vital Moon, Dr Robin Gorman 9 June 09…