Derby and District Astronomical Society
2010 Meeting Programme
| Date | Title | Speaker | Venue |
| January 8th 7:30 pm |
Cosmic Casualty - Farce and Fortuity in the Exploration of Space | Doug Ellison Unmanned Spaceflight.com |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| January 23rd 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| February 5th 7:30 pm |
Society Quiz | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
| February 20th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| March 5th 7:30 pm |
Five Ways to Find a Black Hole | Dr Somak Raychaudhury Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics School of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| March 20th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| April 2nd 7:30 pm |
The 2009 Total Solar Eclipse | Chris Newsome & Malcolm Neal Derby and District Astronomical Society |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| April 17th 8:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| May 7th 7:30 pm |
Annual General Meeting | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
| May 22nd 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| June 4th 7:30 pm |
Cosmology: What do we really know about the Universe? | Dr Anne Green School of Physics and Astronomy University of Nottingham |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| June 19th 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| Saturday 3rd July 7:30pm |
Society BBQ and Observing Session (Replaces July main meeting) |
- | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| July 17th 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| August 6th 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION (Replaces main meeting) |
- | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| August 21st 9:00 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| September 3rd 7:30 pm |
The Space Shuttle Programme: A Review and Farewell | Anthony Southwell Derby and District Astronomical Society |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| September 18th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| October 1st 7:30 pm |
Titan - The Moon That Would Be a Planet | Professor John Zarnecki Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space & Astronomical Research The Open University |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| October 16th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| November 5th 7:30 pm |
Nothing is Real A Journey Through the Quantum Universe |
Dr Mike Lancaster Derby and District Astronomical Society |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| November 20th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| December 3rd 7:30 pm |
Robert Burns and Astronomy | Dr Catherine Smith | The Friend's Meeting House |
| December 18th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
For a location map of the Friend's Meeting House click here.
Further details of all meetings may be obtained from the Secretary on 01332 521871.