Derby and District Astronomical Society
2011 Meeting Programme
Date | Title | Speaker | Venue |
January 7th 7:30 pm |
Charles Messier and his Objects | Dr. Martin Griffiths Centre for Astronomy & Science Education University of Glamorgan |
The Friend's Meeting House |
January 22nd 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
February 4th 7:30 pm |
Society Quiz | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
February 19th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
March 4th 7:30 pm |
How the Outer Planets Were NOT Discovered | Dr Colin Steele School of Mathematics University of Manchester |
The Friend's Meeting House |
March 19th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
April 1st 7:30 pm |
Our Active Sun | Professor Philippa Browning Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics School of Physics and Astronomy University of Manchester |
The Friend's Meeting House |
April 16th 8:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
May 6th 7:30 pm |
Annual General Meeting | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
May 21st 9:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
June 3rd 7:30 pm |
Viking Astronomy | Martin Lunn | The Friend's Meeting House |
Saturday 2nd July 7:30pm |
Society BBQ and Observing Session (Replaces July main meeting) |
- | The Flamsteed Observatory |
August 5th 8:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION (Replaces main meeting) |
- | The Flamsteed Observatory |
September 2nd 7:30 pm |
Astronomy in the Ancient World | Dr Mike Leggett FRAS FBIS | The Friend's Meeting House |
September 16th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
September 17th 8:00 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
October 7th 7:30 pm |
Are we alone? The scientific search for aliens and ET. | Dr Simon Goodwin Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Sheffield |
The Friend's Meeting House |
October 21st 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
October 22nd 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
November 4th 7:30 pm |
Cosmology and the LHC | Dr Susan Cartwright Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Sheffield |
The Friend's Meeting House |
November 18th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
November 19th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
December 2nd 7:30 pm |
Images of the Universe - Part 2 | Paul Money | The Friend's Meeting House |
December 16th 7:30 pm |
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING | - | The Friend's Meeting House |
December 17th 7:30 pm |
OBSERVING SESSION | - | The Flamsteed Observatory |
For a location map of the Friend's Meeting House click here.
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