Events Calendar
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Tuesday 27 February 2018 19:15 to 21:30
As we all know the Apollo moon landings of the late 1960s and early 1970s were faked by NASA? What is the "Evidence" that supports this claim and does it stand up to scientific scrutiny?
Dr Steve Barnett is a senior research fellow in the Dept. of Physics at the University of Liverpool. With long standing interests in Astronomy and Photography.
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The Kuiper Belt, out beyond Neptune.
Tuesday 27 March 2018 19:15 to 21:30
We have a talk this evening, presented by Roy Guson.
"The Kuiper Belt, Out beyond Neptune, how it was formed, the discovery of the first Kuiper Belt Objects, classification of KBO's,other Kuiper remnants, Hill disc and Oort cloud.
Roy retired from Sheffield Hallam University some 7 years ago (March 2011). Degree in Physics, Masters in Engineering.
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Tuesday 10 April 2018 19:15 to
Tonight we have a talk presented by Mr. Steve Tonkin about choosing and using binoculars.
Steve has been an amateur astronomer since his childhood and spends most of his time doing astronomical outreach.
He has taught astronomy to adults and children for over 30 Years and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Tuesday 17 April 2018 19:30 to 21:30
Tonight we have a talk presented by Mr. Paul Money.
Vikings at Barsoom part 1 - Early exploration and Orbital phase.
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Solar Flares by Prof. Phillipa Browning
Tuesday 08 May 2018 19:30 to 21:30
Talk presented by Professor Phillipa Browning:- Solar Flares, the most powerful explosions in the universe.
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Tuesday 22 May 2018 19:30 to 21:30
Talk being presented by Rod Nine MA (Cantab) MIET MBCS.
Orbits, Spins and Chaos.
Ever wondered how gravity keeps planets in orbit?
Did you know that Neil Armstrong was nearly killed in 1966 in a spinning aircraft?
And just what is chaos?
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Tuesday 24 July 2018 19:15 to 21:30
Talk by Professor Phillipa Browning.
Phillipa Browning is Professor at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics in the University of Manchester.
Her research involves understanding the outer atmosphere of the Sun, the Corona. She is interested in explaining
why the Solar Corona is hot, and the origin and nature of Solar Flares.
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Stephen Hawking's BlackHoles and The Edge of Physics
Tuesday 11 September 2018 19:15 to 21:30
Talk presented by Paul Fellows who is co-presenter of the public open evenings at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge.
He gives weekly public sky tours and lecture presentations through the year with audiences of 200 plus.
The talk starts with the first suggestions of the gravitational monsters that we call "Black Holes" and the evidence that leads us to think
they really are out there. The talk then moves on to explain how Stephen Hawking brought about a revolution in our understanding of
These objects.
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Tuesday 02 October 2018 19:15 to 21:30
Paul Money talk on The First Mars Landers.
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Meteorites and The Birth of the Solar system
Tuesday 23 October 2018 19:15 to 21:30
Jamie Gilmore talk on Meteorites and the Birth of the Solar System.
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