Derby and District Astronomical Society
2008 Meeting Programme
Date
Title
Speaker
Venue
January 4th
7:30 pmContact with Aliens -
what will it mean for society?Martin Griffiths
Centre for Astronomy & Science Education
University of GlamorganThe Friend's Meeting House
January 19th
7:30 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
February 1st
7:30 pmSociety Quiz
-
The Friend's Meeting House
February 16th
7:30 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
March 7th
7:30 pmThe Stuff of the Universe -
Dark Matter & Dark EnergyDr Somak Raychaudhury
Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of BirminghamThe Friend's Meeting House
March 22nd
7:30 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
April 4th
7:30 pmImages of the Universe
Paul Money
The Friend's Meeting House
April 19th
8:30 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
May 2nd
7:30 pmAnnual General Meeting
-
The Friend's Meeting House
May 17th
9:00 pmOBSERVING SESSION
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The Flamsteed Observatory
June 6th
7:30 pmNews Roundup of Current Planetary Missions and a briefing on the 2009 International
Year of Astronomy
Anthony Southwell
The Friend's Meeting House
June 21st
9:30 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th July
DDAS at Relay for Life
-
Moorways Stadium, Derby
Saturday 12th July
7:30pmSociety BBQ and Observing Session
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
August 1st
7:30 pmTelescope Making
David Lukehurst
The Friend's Meeting House
August 16th
9:00 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
September 5th
7:30 pmThe Apollo Moon Missions
Dave Eagles FRAS
The Friend's Meeting House
September 20th
8:00 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
October 3rd
7:30 pmObservatories of the World
Martin Lunn MBE FRAS
The Friend's Meeting House
October 15th
6:15 pmFLAMSTEED LECTURE - The Cosmic Web
FREE tickets: Contact Angela Drinkwater on 01332 591046
Email: a.drinkwater@derby.ac.uk.Professor Peter Coles
University of CardiffUniversity of Derby
Kedleston Road campus
October 18th
7:30 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
October 25th
DDAS Trip to the Old Royal Greenwich Observatory
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Old Royal Greenwich Observatory
London
November 7th
7:30 pmAstronomy in Flatland
Dr Colin Steele
School of Mathematics
University of ManchesterThe Friend's Meeting House
November 22nd
7:30 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
December 5th
7:00 pmBang! A Complete History Of The Universe
Dr Chris Lintott
Department of Physics
University of OxfordThe Friend's Meeting House
December 20th
7:30 pmOBSERVING SESSION
-
The Flamsteed Observatory
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