Derby and District Astronomical Society
2013 Meeting Programme
| Date | Title | Speaker | Venue |
| January 4th 7:30 pm |
Society Quiz | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
| January 18th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (Telescope Workshop) - CANCELLED |
- | The Friend's Meeting House |
| January 19th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| February 1st 7:30 pm |
Young Stars: Teething Troubles to Teenage Kicks | Professor Rob Jeffries School of Physical and Geographical Sciences Keele University |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| February 15th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (Telescope Workshop) |
- | The Friend's Meeting House |
| February 16th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| March 1st 7:30 pm |
The Solar Neighbourhood - A Guide to the Nearest Stars | Dr Colin Steele The University of Manchester |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| March 15th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (Now I've got my telescope - what can I see with it? ) |
- | The Friend's Meeting House |
| March 16th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| April 5th 7:30 pm |
How I Wonder What You Are: The Birth, Life and Death of Stars | Dr Paul Ruffle Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics University of Manchester |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| April 19th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (Now I've got my telescope - what can I see with it? - Part 2 - Deep Sky Objects) |
- | The Friend's Meeting House |
| April 27th (date changed from the 20th) 8:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| May 3rd 7:30 pm |
Annual General Meeting | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
| May 17th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (The History of Astronomy Since the Invention of the Telescope) |
- | The Friend's Meeting House |
| May 18th 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| June 7th 7:30 pm |
Images of the Universe Volume 3 | Paul Money | The Friend's Meeting House |
| June 21st 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (A Brief Guide to the Constellations) |
- | The Friend's Meeting House |
| June 22nd 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| Saturday 6th July 7:30pm |
Society BBQ and Observing Session (Replaces July main meeting) |
- | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| July 20th 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| August 2nd 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION (Replaces August main meeting) |
- | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| August 17th 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| September 6th 7:30 pm |
What a Crazy Way To Get To Mars - The Curiosity Rover | Dr Mike Lancaster Derby and District Astronomical Society |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| September 20th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (A Beginner's Guide to the Solar System) |
Anthony Southwell | The Friend's Meeting House |
| September 21st 8:00 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| October 4th 7:30 pm |
Horseshoes on Saturn | Dr Colin Steele School of Mathematics The University of Manchester |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| October 18th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (Finding Your Way Around the Night Sky) |
Dave Selfe | The Friend's Meeting House |
| October 19th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| November 1st 7:30 pm |
What is Dark Energy? | Martin Griffiths The University of Glamorgan |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| November 15th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (A Beginner’s Guide to the Sun) |
Anthony Southwell | The Friend's Meeting House |
| November 16th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
| December 6th 7:15 pm Note earlier start! |
A Review of 2013 | Dr Chris Lintott The University of Oxford & The Sky At Night |
The Friend's Meeting House |
| December 20th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING (Telescope Workshop) |
Mike Dumelow | The Friend's Meeting House |
| December 21st 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
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