Programme of events - 2017-2018 Guest speakers in bold. # denotes member speaker The Old Exchange Meeting Rooms, Furnace End - 8.30pm (Doors open 7.45pm) unless stated otherwise. (Speakers and meeting dates/times are subject to change) 2017 September 28th AGM + John Williams (Cosmic Rays) # October 26th The Roy Cooper Memorial Lecture Prof. Bill Leatherberrow (Director BAA Lunar Section) - Observing the Moon Friday October 27th An evening of Astronomy - Tame Valley Wetlands Centre, Hams Hall November 30th George Carey (Bromsgrove AS) - The search for extragalactic transients Friday December 1st Inter-society Christmas Quiz. Bromsgrove AS 7.30pm December 14th Christmas dinner at the Plough, Shustoke December 21st Geoff Mansfield - Ancient Egyptian Astronomy # 2018 January 25th Members Night February 22nd Prof. John Penny (Birmingham AS) - Astronomical Telescopes Friday February 23rd An evening of astronomy - Kingsbury Water Park March 29th Quiz Night (Quiz masters Shaun Abrighton and Keith Middleton) April 6-8 BAA Winchester Weekend April 26th Dr. Leigh Fletcher (University of Leicester) - New views of the Jupiter System May 31st Dr. Elizabeth Stanway (University of Warwick) - Exploring Galaxies across cosmic time |
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