BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//91.238.165.172//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RDATE:20241027T020000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RDATE:20250330T010000 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10020@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:
ONLINE MEETING – THIS WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM (https://zoom.us/)
\n16th July 2021 @ 19:30 via ZOOM
\nReview of the 2020/2021 year\, elections of
the committee and voting on any other business.
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There will be no guest speaker or astronomy presentation at this meeting.
\nIf anyone would like to stand for a role on the committe e or do not wish to stand for re-election\, please let the Secretary know before the meeting: saras.secre tary@gmail.com
\nMembership fees for 2021/22 are due from societ y members and details will be emailed out in July
\nNon-society memb ers welcome.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210716T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210716T214500 LOCATION:via ZOOM SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:ZOOM Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 16 July 2021 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/annual-general-me eting-agm-16-july-2021/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM\,Annual General Meeting\,Ayton Village Hall\,East Ayton X-COST:Free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10055@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Public Outreach CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:S&RAS members will be at the Ayton Gala on Saturday 14th Aug ust 2021\, 11:00 – 16:00.
\nWe will have Solar scopes set up for saf
e solar projection (weather permitting).
\nThe society has held our m
onthly meetings at the village hall since 2005\, so this is the ideal oppo
rtunity to promote the society and our meetings as well as our calendar of
public stargazing events in Dalby Forest.
Friday 17th September 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall
\nIntroduction to Astronomy evening
\nThis event is for those who h
ave or want to develop an interest in Astronomy but don’t know where to st
art or have a telescope and don’t know how to use it effectively.
\nI
t will include a short introductory talk followed by a chance for non-memb
ers to approach members for help and advice on astronomy or in setting
\nup and using their telescopes.
Feel free to bring along equipm ent you may have if you don’t know how to use it.
\nFree for members
.
\n£3 for non-members\, payable on the door.
\nFree refreshment
s
Friday 15th October 2021 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall
\nUPDATE: Due to transport issues\, Jurgen will be presenting the talk via Zoom but the meeting is still being held at Ayton.
\nGuest Spea ker – Dr Jurgen Schmoll of Durham University presenting “DESI (the Dark Ener gy Spectroscopic Instrument)” – this talk was originally scheduled in March 2020 and cancelled due to COVID.
\nFree entry for members
of the society.
\n£3 on the door for non-members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\nFree refreshments.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211015T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211015T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Jurgen Schmoll “DESI (the Dark Energ y Spectroscopic Instrument)” 15 October 2021 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-jurgen-schmoll-desi-the-dark-energy-spectroscopic-instrument-15 -october-2021/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10179@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Guest Speakers CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 18th February 2022 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall p>\n
Ayton meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof. Brad Gibson of the Universit y of Hull will be presenting “Building Galaxies with Computers” – 18th Feb ruary 2022
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Free entry for members of the society.
\n£3 on the door for non-
members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\nFree refreshments.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220218T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220218T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof Brad Gibson “Building Galaxies with Computers” 18th February 2022 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-prof-brad-gibson-building-galaxies-with-computers-18th-february -2022/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;http://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/w p-content/uploads/2020/08/bradGibsonCropped-300x165.jpg\;451\;248\,medium\ ;http://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/wp-content/uploads/2020/08 /bradGibsonCropped-300x165.jpg\;451\;248\,large\;http://www.scarborough-ry edale-as.org.uk/saras/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bradGibsonCropped-300x165 .jpg\;451\;248\,full\;http://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/wp-co ntent/uploads/2020/08/bradGibsonCropped-300x165.jpg\;451\;248 X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10181@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Guest Speakers CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 18th March 2022 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall
\nAyton meeting – Guest Speaker: Dr David Benoit\, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Physics and Astrochemistry at Hull University will be presenting “Chemistry on a comet” – 18th March 2022
\n\n“David was appointed lecturer at
the University of Hull in 2011 and promoted to senior lecturer in 2014.
\nHe previously led a re
search group in computational chemistry at the University of Ulm\, Germany
\, from 2005.
\nThis followed lectureships in physical chemistry at Q
ueen Mary\, University of London (2002-2003) and in computational chemistr
y at University College London (2003-2004)\, returning to Queen Mary towar
ds the end of 2004.
\nDavid held a post-doctoral fellowship at the MP
I-FKF in Stuttgart\, Germany\, working with Michele Parrinello\, in 2000 b
efore moving to the ETHZ Swiss National Supercomputing Centre in Manno\, S
witzerland\, in 2001.”
Free entry for members of the societ
y.
\n£3 on the door for non-members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\n< p>Free refreshments. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220318T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220318T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: David Benoit “Chemistry on a comet” 18th March 2022 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-david-benoit-chemistry-on-a-comet-18th-march-2022/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.hull.ac.uk/staff-directory/images/da vid-benoit.png\;185\;278\,medium\;https://www.hull.ac.uk/staff-directory/i mages/david-benoit.png\;185\;278\,large\;https://www.hull.ac.uk/staff-dire ctory/images/david-benoit.png\;185\;278\,full\;https://www.hull.ac.uk/staf f-directory/images/david-benoit.png\;185\;278 X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10188@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Guest Speakers CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 15th April 2022 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall
\nAyton Meeting – Astrophotography & Meteor Camera Workshop
\nFre
e entry for members of the society.
\n£3 on the door for non-members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\nFree refreshments.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220415T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220415T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Astrophotography & Meteor Camera Workshop – 15th Ap ril 2022 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-ast rophotography-meteor-camera-workshop-15th-april-2022/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10184@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Review of the 2021/22 year\, elections of the committee and
voting on any other business.
\nThe meeting takes place at Ayton Vill
age Hall\, East Ayton.
As per the proposed change at the 2021 AGM\ , the AGM has now been moved from July to May each year.
\nThere wil l be no guest speaker or astronomy presentation at this meeting.
\nIf anyon e would like to stand for a role on the committee or do not wish to stand for re-election\, please let the Secretary know before the meeting: saras.secretary@gmail.com
\nMembership fees for 2022/23 are due from society members and can be paid
on the evening.
\nNon-society members welcome.
Refreshments a vailable after the meeting.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220520T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220520T214500 GEO:+54.249656;-0.483528 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Ln\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, Nort h Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 20th May 2022 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/annual-general-me eting-agm-20th-may-2022/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM\,Annual General Meeting\,Ayton Village Hall\,East Ayton X-COST:Free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10385@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Rescheduled AGM meeting from May.
\nReview of the 2021
/22 year\, elections of the committee and voting on any other business.
\nThe meeting takes place at Ayton Village Hall\, East Ayton.
T here will be no guest speaker or astronomy presentation at this meeting.
\nIf anyone would like to stand for a role on the committee or do not wish t o stand for re-election\, please let the Secretary know before the meeting : saras.secretary@gmail.com
\nMembership fees for 2022/23 are due from society members and can
be paid on the evening.
\nNon-society members welcome.
Refres hments available after the meeting.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220617T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220617T214500 GEO:+54.249656;-0.483528 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Ln\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, Nort h Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Rescheduled Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 17th June 2022 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/annual-general-me eting-agm-17th-june-2022/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM\,Annual General Meeting\,Ayton Village Hall\,East Ayton X-COST:Free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10412@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Member Events\,Public Outreach CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 16th September 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall
\n“Introduction to Astronomy” evening
\nThis event is for those who
have\, or want to develop\, an interest in Astronomy but don’t necessaril
y know where to start\, or you may have a telescope and don’t know how to
use it effectively.
\nIt will include a short introductory talk follo
wed by a chance for non-members to approach members for help and advice on
astronomy or in setting up and using their telescopes.
\nIf it is a
clear night\, we will set up some telescopes outside as well.
Feel free to bring along equipment you may have if you don’t know how to use i t.
\nFree for members.
\n£3 for non-members\, payable on the do
or.
\nFree refreshments
Friday 21 October 2022 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall
\nGuest Speaker – Roy Gunson – “Maria Mitchell – An American Astronomi cal Pioneer”
\nRoy Gunson: Born 1950. Retired in 2011 after 32 years at Sheffield Hallam University\, prior working in various Research Associ ations. Been an amateur astronomer since age 10 or so. Interested in Histo ry\, a recreational wargamer and an interest in genealogy and history. Hav e been giving talks on Astronomy and associated historical topics since re tirement. Currently Deputy-Chair of Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Soci ety.
\nFree entry for members of the society.
\n£3 on the door
for non-members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\nFree refreshments.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221021T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221021T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Roy Gunson “Maria Mitchell – An Amer ican Astronomical Pioneer” 21st October 2022 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-roy-gunson-maria-mitchell-an-american-astronomical-pioneer-21st -october-2022/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10531@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Guest Speakers CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 18th November 2022 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall p>\n
Guest Speaker – Dr Jurgen Schmoll of Durham University\, presentin g “ Instrument Scientist”
\nFree entry for members of the society
.
\n£3 on the door for non-members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\nFree refreshments.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221118T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221118T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Jurgen Schmoll “Instrument Scientist ” 18th November 2022 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-jurgen-schmoll-instrument-scientist-18th-november-2022/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10538@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Guest Speakers CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 17th March 2023 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall
\nAyton meeting – Guest Speaker: Dr David Benoit\, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Physics and Astrochemistry at Hull University will be presenting “Ocean Worlds – Could there be life under the ice?”
\n\n“David was appointed l
ecturer at the University of Hull in 2011 and promoted to senior lecturer
in 2014.
\nHe previous
ly led a research group in computational chemistry at the University of Ul
m\, Germany\, from 2005.
\nThis followed lectureships in physical che
mistry at Queen Mary\, University of London (2002-2003) and in computation
al chemistry at University College London (2003-2004)\, returning to Queen
Mary towards the end of 2004.
\nDavid held a post-doctoral fellowshi
p at the MPI-FKF in Stuttgart\, Germany\, working with Michele Parrinello\
, in 2000 before moving to the ETHZ Swiss National Supercomputing Centre i
n Manno\, Switzerland\, in 2001.”
Free entry for members of
the society.
\n£3 on the door for non-members.
Doors open 7: 15pm
\nFree refreshments.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230317T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230317T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: David Benoit “Ocean Worlds – Could t here be life under the ice?” 17th March 2023 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-david-benoit-ocean-worlds-could-there-be-life-under-the-ice-17t h-march-2023/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.hull.ac.uk/staff-directory/images/da vid-benoit.png\;185\;278\,medium\;https://www.hull.ac.uk/staff-directory/i mages/david-benoit.png\;185\;278\,large\;https://www.hull.ac.uk/staff-dire ctory/images/david-benoit.png\;185\;278\,full\;https://www.hull.ac.uk/staf f-directory/images/david-benoit.png\;185\;278 X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10678@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Guest Speakers CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 21st April 2023 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall
\nAyton meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof. Brad Gibson of the University o f Hull will be presenting “Polar Astronomy” – 21st April 2023
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Free entry for memb
ers of the society.
\n£3 on the door for non-members.
Doors o pen 7:15pm
\nFree refreshments.
\nProfessor Brad Gibson is the Head of the Department of Physics & Mathematics\, and Director of the E.A . Milne Centre for Astrophysics\, at the University of Hull. Brad complete d his MSc and PhD at the University of British Columbia\, building the wor ld’s first Liquid Mirror Telescope Observatory and designing software to m ap the distribution of the chemical elements throughout the Universe. Brad was responsible for using exploding stars to determine the expansion rate of the Universe\, as part of the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project on th e Extragalactic Distance Scale\, for which his team was awarded the Gruber Prize in Cosmology. He was the first to identify the locations within the Milky Way most likely to harbour complex biological life\, for which his work was named by National Geographic magazine as one of the Top 10 News S tories of the Year. Brad’s work has been acknowledged by his peers 30\,000 times\, making him the University of Hull’s most cited academic\, and ran king him within the top few percent in the world.
\nBrad has been re sponsible for doubling the number of women entering physics at the Univers ity\, as part of his commitment to widening participation and gender diver sity in science\, and improving the career prospects of physics students\; this has all been accomplished under his “Changing Face of Physics” campa ign\, which led to the Department’s Athena Swan award\, and the campaign b eing named Best Practice in the Country by the UK’s Equality Challenge Uni t.
\nBrad is the University of Hull’s most active outreach and publi c/schools engagement academic. Since 2016\, he has run 500 events\, reachi ng more than 30\,000 people in-person (including 15\,000+ students across 60 different schools and colleges\, 60% of whom reside in the bottom two P OLAR4 socio-economic quartiles. His online/media appearance have reached a further two million people around the world. His outreach efforts led to him being named the Institute of Physics’ John Porter Memorial Lecturer\, the Leon Davies Lecturer (Glasgow)\, the Ray Bootland Memorial Lecturer\, and Manchester’s Bexwyke Lecturer\; he has spoken at the Cheltenham Scienc e Festival\, the British Science Festival\, the Royal Institution of Great Britain\, and opened for Brian Cox and Lucy Hawking at European AstroFest \, and delivered a highly popular TED talk on the subject of the search fo r alien life.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230421T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230421T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof Brad Gibson “Polar Astronomy” 2 1st April 2023 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-prof-brad-gibson-polar-astronomy-21st-april-2023/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;http://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/w p-content/uploads/2020/08/bradGibsonCropped-300x165.jpg\;451\;248\,medium\ ;http://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/wp-content/uploads/2020/08 /bradGibsonCropped-300x165.jpg\;451\;248\,large\;http://www.scarborough-ry edale-as.org.uk/saras/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bradGibsonCropped-300x165 .jpg\;451\;248\,full\;http://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/wp-co ntent/uploads/2020/08/bradGibsonCropped-300x165.jpg\;451\;248 X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10547@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Review of the 2022/23 year\, elections of the committee and
voting on any other business.
\nThe meeting takes place at Ayton Vill
age Hall\, East Ayton.
There will be no guest speaker or astronomy presen tation at this meeting.
\nIf anyone would like to stand for a role o n the committee or do not wish to stand for re-election\, please let the S ecretary know before the meeting: saras.secretary@gmail.com
\nMembership fees for 2023/24 are d
ue from society members and can be paid on the evening.
\nNon-society
members welcome.
Refreshments available after the meeting.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230519T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230519T214500 GEO:+54.249656;-0.483528 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Ln\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, Nort h Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 19th May 2023 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/annual-general-me eting-agm-19th-may-2023/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM\,Annual General Meeting\,Ayton Village Hall\,East Ayton X-COST:Free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10814@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Guest Speakers CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 16th June 20237.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall\, Scar borough
\nGuest Speaker – Dr Jurgen Schmoll of Durham University\, presenting “Astrophotography”
\nFree entry for members of the so
ciety.
\n£3 on the door for non-members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\nFree refreshments.
\nDr Jurg en Schmoll was born in Germany in 1970\, he developed an interest i n astronomy around the age of 12\, influencing the career path. Studied ph ysics in Bonn\, Germany before doing his PhD in astrophysics at Potsdam\, Germany. Since the year 2000 has been working at the Centre for Advanced I nstrumentation (CfAI) of Durham University.
\nCurrent work focuses mostly on design\, integration and tes t of optical components used in astronomical research. Projects include th e high resolution spectrograph SALT-HRS\, the dark energy survey instrumen t DESI\, the balloon borne telescope SuperBIT and the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA.
\nStrong private int erest in astronomy as well\, having built various telescopes and observato ries for private use mostly in the field of deep sky imaging.
\nInvolved in outreach and member of commit tees of various astronomical groups as Kielder Observatory\, Teesside Astr onomical Science Centre (TASC)\, Cleveland and Darlington Astronomical Soc iety (CaDAS) and Durham Astronomical Society (DAS).
\n\nFriday 21st July 2023 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall\, Sca rborough
\nGuest Speaker – Dr Ja mes McKee of Hull University\, presenting “Pulsars: A stronomical Clocks”
\nFree entry for members of the society.< br />\n£3 on the door for non-members.
\nDoors open 7:15pm
\nF ree refreshments.
\nI am an astrophysicist at the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics and a lecturer in the Centre of Excellence for Data Science\, Artificial Intelligence and Modelling (DAIM). I work on radio astronomy of pulsars\, using some of the most sensitive telescopes in the world. My main areas of research are pulsar timing\, the interstellar medium\, and single pulse e mission from pulsars.
\nI studied Physics at the University of Hull and was awarded a Ph.D. in Astronomy & Astrophysics by The University of M anchester. I have held research positions at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. p>\n
I am a member of several international collaborations including:
\nCanadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME)
\nNorth American NanoHertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav)
\nLarge European Array for Pulsars (LEAP)
\nEuropean Pulsar Timing Ar ray (EPTA)
\nInternational Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA)
\nThe Ne nuFAR array
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230721T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230721T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Dr James McKee “Pulsars: Astronomica l Clocks” 21st July 2023 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-dr-james-mckee-pulsars-astronomical-clocks-21st-july-2023/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10920@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Member Events\,Public Outreach CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:
Friday 15th September 2023 – 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hal l
\n“Introduction to Astronomy” evening
\nThis event is for th
ose who have\, or want to develop\, an interest in Astronomy but don’t nec
essarily know where to start\, or you may have a telescope and don’t know
how to use it effectively.
\nIt will include a short introductory tal
k followed by a chance for non-members to approach members for help and ad
vice on astronomy or in setting up and using their telescopes.
\nIf i
t is a clear night\, we will set up some telescopes outside as well.
Feel free to bring along equipment you may have\, especially if you don ’t know how to use it and want some guidance.
\nFree for members.
\n£3 for non-members\, payable on the door.
\nFree refreshments
Friday 2oth October 2023 7.30pm\, Via ZOOM
\nGuest Speaker – Dr Jurgen Schmoll of Durham Uni versity\, presenting “Eyepieces – The interface between technical and huma n optics”
\nIMPORTANT: Meeting has been recheduled to ZOOM only due to the weather:
\nFriday 17th November 2023 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall p>\n
Ayton meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof. Brad Gibson of the University of Hull will be presenting “Bad Astronomy at the Movies” – 17th November 2023
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Free entry for mem
bers of the society.
\n£3 on the door for non-members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\nFree refreshments.
\nProfessor Brad Gibson is th e Head of the Department of Physics & Mathematics\, and Director of the E. A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics\, at the University of Hull. Brad complet ed his MSc and PhD at the University of British Columbia\, building the wo rld’s first Liquid Mirror Telescope Observatory and designing software to map the distribution of the chemical elements throughout the Universe. Bra d was responsible for using exploding stars to determine the expansion rat e of the Universe\, as part of the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project on t he Extragalactic Distance Scale\, for which his team was awarded the Grube r Prize in Cosmology. He was the first to identify the locations within th e Milky Way most likely to harbour complex biological life\, for which his work was named by National Geographic magazine as one of the Top 10 News Stories of the Year. Brad’s work has been acknowledged by his peers 30\,00 0 times\, making him the University of Hull’s most cited academic\, and ra nking him within the top few percent in the world.
\nBrad has been r esponsible for doubling the number of women entering physics at the Univer sity\, as part of his commitment to widening participation and gender dive rsity in science\, and improving the career prospects of physics students\ ; this has all been accomplished under his “Changing Face of Physics” camp aign\, which led to the Department’s Athena Swan award\, and the campaign being named Best Practice in the Country by the UK’s Equality Challenge Un it.
\nBrad is the University of Hull’s most active outreach and publ ic/schools engagement academic. Since 2016\, he has run 500 events\, reach ing more than 30\,000 people in-person (including 15\,000+ students across 60 different schools and colleges\, 60% of whom reside in the bottom two POLAR4 socio-economic quartiles. His online/media appearance have reached a further two million people around the world. His outreach efforts led to him being named the Institute of Physics’ John Porter Memorial Lecturer\, the Leon Davies Lecturer (Glasgow)\, the Ray Bootland Memorial Lecturer\, and Manchester’s Bexwyke Lecturer\; he has spoken at the Cheltenham Scien ce Festival\, the British Science Festival\, the Royal Institution of Grea t Britain\, and opened for Brian Cox and Lucy Hawking at European AstroFes t\, and delivered a highly popular TED talk on the subject of the search f or alien life.
\nIn 2023 Brad was named Honorary President of the As sociation for Science Education and in October 2023\, Brad ran his 1000th school outreach event.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231117T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231117T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof Brad Gibson “Bad Astronomy at t he Movies” 17th November 2023 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-prof-brad-gibson-subject-tbc-17th-november-2023/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;http://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/w p-content/uploads/2020/08/bradGibsonCropped-300x165.jpg\;451\;248\,medium\ ;http://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/wp-content/uploads/2020/08 /bradGibsonCropped-300x165.jpg\;451\;248\,large\;http://www.scarborough-ry edale-as.org.uk/saras/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bradGibsonCropped-300x165 .jpg\;451\;248\,full\;http://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/wp-co ntent/uploads/2020/08/bradGibsonCropped-300x165.jpg\;451\;248 X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11158@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Guest Speakers CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 15th March 2024 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall\, Sc arborough
\nGuest Speaker: Neil Haggath will be presenting “You Coul dn’t Make it Up!”
\n“A collection of stories of the unfortunate and
bizarre from the history of astronomy\, including:
\nThe Catalogue of
the Unwanted ( Messier )
\nThe Planet That Wasn’t ( le Verrier and L
escarbault )
\nThe Heavens and Mrs. Hodges Ungentlemanly Conduct ( So
uth and Sheepshanks )
\nand of course… The Unluckiest Astronomer Who
Ever Lived.”
Free entry for members of the society.
\n£3 on t
he door for non-members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\nFree refreshmen ts.
\nDTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240315T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240315T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Neil Haggath “You Couldn’t Make it U p!” – 15th March 2024 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/ayton-meeting-gue st-speaker-neil-haggath-you-couldnt-make-it-up-15th-march-2024/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11282@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Guest Speakers CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:
Friday 19th April 2024 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hall\, Sc arborough
\nGuest Speaker – Dr J ames McKee of Hull University\, presenting “Subject T BC”
\nFree entry for members of the society.
\n£3 on the
door for non-members.
Doors open 7:15pm
\nFree refreshments .
\nI am a n astrophysicist at the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics and a lecturer in the Centre of Excellence for Data Science\, Artificial Intelligence and Modelling (DAIM). I work on radio astronomy of pulsars\, using some of th e most sensitive telescopes in the world. My main areas of research are pu lsar timing\, the interstellar medium\, and single pulse emission from pul sars.
\nI studied Physics at the University of Hull and was awarded a Ph.D. in Astronomy & Astrophysics by The University of Manchester. I hav e held research positions at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics.
\nI am a me mber of several international collaborations including:
\nCanadian H ydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME)
\nNorth American NanoHe rtz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav)
\nLarge European Array for Pulsars (LEAP)
\nEuropean Pulsar Timing Array (EPTA)
\nInternational Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA)
\nThe NenuFAR array
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240419T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240419T213000 GEO:+54.249246;-0.483442 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Lane\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, No rth Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: Dr James McKee “Subject TBC” 19th Ap ril 2024 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/http-www-scarboro ugh-ryedale-as-org-uk-saras-event-ayton-meeting-speaker-tbc-19th-april-202 4/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Astronomy\,Ayton Village Hall\,Guest Speakers X-COST:Free for members. £3 for non-members payable on the door. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11290@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:
Review of the 2023/24 year\, elections of the committee and
voting on any other business.
\nThe meeting takes place at Ayton Vill
age Hall\, East Ayton.
There will be no guest speaker or astronomy presentation at this m eeting.
\nIf anyone would like to stand for a role o n the committee or do not wish to stand for re-election\, please let the S ecretary know before the meeting: saras.secretary@gmail.com
\nMembership fees for 2024/25 are d
ue from society members and can be paid on the evening.
\nNon-society
members welcome.
Refreshments available after the meeting.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240517T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240517T214500 GEO:+54.249656;-0.483528 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Ln\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, Nort h Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 17th May 2024 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/annual-general-me eting-agm-17th-may-2024/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM\,Annual General Meeting\,Ayton Village Hall\,East Ayton X-COST:Free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11407@www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras DTSTAMP:20240328T135306Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Ayton Meetings\,Member Events\,Public Outreach CONTACT:Neil Graham\; saras.secretary@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Friday 20th September 2024 – 7.45pm\, East Ayton Village Hal l
\n“Introduction to Astronomy” evening
\nThis event is for th
ose who have\, or want to develop\, an interest in Astronomy but don’t nec
essarily know where to start\, or you may have a telescope and don’t know
how to use it effectively.
\nIt will include a short introductory tal
k followed by a chance for non-members to approach members for help and ad
vice on astronomy or in setting up and using their telescopes.
\nIf i
t is a clear night\, we will set up some telescopes outside as well.
Feel free to bring along equipment you may have\, especially if you don ’t know how to use it and want some guidance.
\nFree for members.
\n£3 for non-members\, payable on the door.
\nFree refreshments
Review of the 2024/25 year\, elections of the committee and
voting on any other business.
\nThe meeting takes place at Ayton Vill
age Hall\, East Ayton.
There will be no guest speaker or astronomy presentation at this m eeting.
\nIf anyone would like to stand for a role o n the committee or do not wish to stand for re-election\, please let the S ecretary know before the meeting: saras.secretary@gmail.com
\nMembership fees for 2025/26 are d
ue from society members and can be paid on the evening.
\nNon-society
members welcome.
Refreshments available after the meeting.
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250516T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250516T214500 GEO:+54.249656;-0.483528 LOCATION:Ayton Village Hall @ Wilson's Ln\, East Ayton\, Scarborough\, Nort h Yorkshire YO13 9HY\, UK SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting (AGM) – 16th May 2025 URL:https://www.scarborough-ryedale-as.org.uk/saras/event/annual-general-me eting-agm-16th-may-2025/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-GB:AGM\,Annual General Meeting\,Ayton Village Hall\,East Ayton X-COST:Free END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR