Derby and District Astronomical Society

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2014 Meeting Programme

Date Title Speaker Venue
January 3rd
7:30 pm
Society Quiz - The Friend's Meeting House
January 17th
7:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING
(The Winter Constellations)
Dave Selfe The Friend's Meeting House
January 18th
16:00 - 21:00
STARGAZING FROM ALVASTON PARK - Alvaston Park, Derby
February 7th
7:30 pm
Messages from Mercury: A New View of an Overlooked Planet Anthony Southwell
Derby & District Astronomical Society
The Friend's Meeting House
February 15th
16:00 - 21:00
TEA AND STARS IN ALLESTREE PARK - Golf Club House, Allestree Park, Derby
February 21st
7:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING
(A Guide To What You Can Expect to See Though Your Telescope Part 1 - The Solar System)
Dave Selfe The Friend's Meeting House
March 7th
7:30 pm
New Discoveries in Exoplanetary Systems Professor Rob Jeffries
School of Physical and Geographical Sciences
Keele University
The Friend's Meeting House
March 21st
7:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING
(A Guide To What You Can Expect to See Though Your Telescope Part 2 - Deep Space Objects)
Dave Selfe The Friend's Meeting House
March 22nd
7:30 pm
OBSERVING SESSION - The Flamsteed Observatory
April 4th
7:30 pm
Images of the Universe Volume 4 Paul Money The Friend's Meeting House
April 19th
8:30 pm
OBSERVING SESSION - The Flamsteed Observatory
April 25th
7:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING
(A Guide to the Stars)
Anthony Southwell The Friend's Meeting House
May 2nd
7:30 pm
Annual General Meeting - The Friend's Meeting House
May 16th
7:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING
(A Guide to Astrophotography)
Adrian Brown The Friend's Meeting House
May 17th
9:30 pm
OBSERVING SESSION - The Flamsteed Observatory
June 6th
7:30 pm
The Formation and Transformation of Galaxies Professor Alfonso Aragón-Salamanca
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Nottingham
The Friend's Meeting House
June 21st
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
DDAS 40TH ANNIVERSARY DAY - The Friend's Meeting House
Saturday 5th July
7:30pm
Society BBQ and Observing Session
(Replaces July main meeting)
- The Flamsteed Observatory
July 19th
9:30 pm
OBSERVING SESSION - The Flamsteed Observatory
August 1st
8:30 pm
OBSERVING SESSION
(Replaces August main meeting)
- The Flamsteed Observatory
August 16th
9:30 pm
OBSERVING SESSION - The Flamsteed Observatory
September 5th
7:30 pm
Rosetta: Learning the Language of Comets Anthony Southwell
Derby & District Astronomical Society
The Friend's Meeting House
September 19th
7:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING
(Telescope Clinic/Workshop)
- The Friend's Meeting House
September 20th
8:00 pm
OBSERVING SESSION - The Flamsteed Observatory
October 3rd
7:30 pm
A Beginner's Guide to Astrophotography Adrian Brown
Derby & District Astronomical Society
The Friend's Meeting House
October 17th
7:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING
(The Autumn Night Sky)
Dave Selfe The Friend's Meeting House
October 18th
7:30 pm
OBSERVING SESSION - The Flamsteed Observatory
October 25th
6:30 pm
STARGAZING SESSION AND DISPLAY - Brookfield Social Club, Barrow on Trent, Derby DE73 7HG
November 7th
7:30 pm
There's Gold in Them Thar Stars Professor Nial Tanvir
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Leicester
The Friend's Meeting House
November 21st
7:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING
(Preparing to Observe: How To Set up Your Telescope)
Anthony Southwell The Friend's Meeting House
November 22nd
7:30 pm
OBSERVING SESSION - The Flamsteed Observatory
December 5th
7:30 pm
A Curious Passion Katie Smith
Derby & District Astronomical Society and Beyond the Pencil Ltd.
The Friend's Meeting House
December 19th
7:30 pm
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY EVENING
(How to Sketch Objects Seen Through the Telescope)
John Brown The Friend's Meeting House
December 20th
7:30 pm
OBSERVING SESSION - The Flamsteed Observatory

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