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Feb4Fri202220:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreFeb 4 @ 20:00 – 21:30
Our regular public stargazing at the Low Dalby Astronomy Centre in Dalby Forest held during the autumn and winter months. Come and see the stars, planets, nebulae and galaxies under one of the darkest skies in the country. The … Continue readingFeb18Fri202219:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: P... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: P... @ Ayton Village HallFeb 18 @ 19:45 – 21:30
Friday 18th February 2022 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton meeting – Guest Speaker: Prof. Brad Gibson of the University of Hull will be presenting “Building Galaxies with Computers” – 18th February 2022 Free … Continue readingMar4Fri202220:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreMar 4 @ 20:00 – 21:30Our regular public stargazing at the Low Dalby Astronomy Centre in Dalby Forest held during the autumn and winter months. Come and see the stars, planets, nebulae and galaxies under one of the darkest skies in the country. The … Continue readingMar18Fri202219:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: D... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: D... @ Ayton Village HallMar 18 @ 19:45 – 21:30
Friday 18th March 2022 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton 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 “David was … Continue readingApr15Fri202219:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: T... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: T... @ Ayton Village HallApr 15 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 15th April 2022 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: TBC – 15th April 2022 Free entry for members of the society. £3 on the door for non-members. Doors open 7:15pm Free refreshments. Ephemeris
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Tag Archives: Ayton Village Hall
Introduction to Astronomy evening – 17th September 2021
Friday 17th September 2021 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Introduction to Astronomy evening This event is for those who have or want to develop an interest in Astronomy but don’t know where to start or have a telescope and don’t … Continue reading
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October East Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker – Paul Money: Images of the Universe Part 3
Talk: Paul Money: Images of the Universe Part 3 (re-scheduled from 20th May 2016)
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Tagged astronomy, Ayton Village Hall, BBC, Guest Speakers, Images of the Universe, Paul Money FRAS FBIS, The Sky at Night, Universe
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February Ayton Village Hall Meeting
Unfortunately due to illness, society founder and honorary president John Harper was unable to give the second installment of his talk on the Moon at the February meeting at Ayton Village Hall. Don’t worry though, we will reschedule John for … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Ayton Village Hall, Guest Speaker, Howard Watson, John Harper FRAS, Mell Jeffery FRAS, Moon
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Alternative Explanations Given at Society Meeting
Joining us as guest speaker for the May meeting of the society at Ayton Village Hall was returning speaker Jeremy Dunning Davies, retired senior lecturer in applied mathematics at the University of Hull. Jeremy’s talk focussed on alternative explanations in … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrophysics, Ayton Village Hall, Dark Energy, Dark Flow, Dark Matter, Electric Universe, Guest Speaker, Jeremy Dunning-Davies, Plasma, University of Hull
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Active Galactic Nuclei with Dr Stuart Lumsden
The guest speaker for the April meeting of the society at Ayton Village Hall was Dr Stuart Lumsden from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leeds. Due to Good Friday, the meeting was brought forward to … Continue reading
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Tagged Active Galactic Nuclei, Ayton Village Hall, black hole, blazars, Dr Stuart Lumsden, Guest Speaker, quasars, radio galaxies, Seyfert, University of Leeds
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Founder talks about the Moon at March meeting
Society founder and Honorary President John Harper spoke to society members and visitors at the 21st March 2014 meeting of the society held at Ayton Village Hall. The content of John’s talk was all about our nearest neighbour in space, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apogee, Ayton Village Hall, Earth, Eclipse, Galilean Satellites, John Harper FRAS, Moon, Perigee, Saturn, soloar system, Thea, Titan
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Final public stargazing coincides with National Astronomy Week
The final public stargazing event of the 2013/14 season was held on the evening of Friday 8th March and coincided with National Astronomy Week. The weather was very kind for the final event of the season with clear starry skies, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayton Village Hall, Binary Stars, Dalby Forest, Galil, John Harper FRAS, Jupiter, Moon, National Astronomy Week, Nebulae, Star Clusters, Taurus
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Paul Money – Images of the Universe, Volume 1 – 21st February
The February monthly meeting of the society was held at Ayton Village Hall on Friday 21st February. Guest speaker for the meeting was Paul Money FRAS FBIS who had last visited the society around a year earlier. The topic for … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayton Village Hall, Cassini, Guest Speaker, Hubble, Io, Jupiter, Paul Money FRAS FBIS, Pillars of Creation, Saturn, Universe, Voyager 2
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