Derby and District Astronomical Society
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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