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Forthcoming events ...
We hold three official meetings every month, a Workshop, Beginners'
class and a Lecture. The latter attracts a well-regarded speaker and
lasts for one hour with time for questions afterwards, followed by coffee
and a chance to talk with other members ...
Lecture meetings are held at Goostrey Village Hall, Beginners' classes at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and Workshops at Macclesfield Heritage Centre, unless stated otherwise.
All meetings begin at 2000.
Current schedule for 2012
Saturday 7 January
Sir Arthur Eddington. The man who measured Gravity
Dr Allan Chapman, Wadham College, Oxford
This event is strictly by ticket reservation only.
The lecture will be held at
Hulley's, part of AstraZeneca Macclesfield, just outside the town centre on the Silk Road
Tuesday 24 January
Beginners Class
Tuesday 7 February
Workshop
Friday 17th - Sunday 19th February
Dark-sky observing weekend, Hardraw (Yorkshire Dales)
Tuesday 21 February
Exploring the Universe with the world's largest telescope
Duncan Hall (University of Manchester)
Tuesday 28 February
Beginners Class
Tuesday 6 March
Workshop
Tuesday 20 March
The Sex Life of Quarks and Gluons: The Story of Elementary Particle Physics
Professor Fred K Loebinger (University of Manchester)
Tuesday 27 March
Beginners Class
Tuesday 3 April
Workshop
Tuesday 17 April
The Waverton Long Pendulum. Foucault's Pendulum revisited
Andrew Bate
Tuesday 24 April
Beginners Class
Friday 27th - Sunday 29th April
Dark-sky observing weekend, Hardraw (Yorkshire Dales)
Tuesday 1 May
Workshop
Tuesday 15 May
Gamma Ray Bursters
Professor Carole Mundell (Liverpool John Moores)
Friday 18th - Sunday 20th May
Dark-sky observing weekend, Dalehead (Peak District)
Tuesday 22 May
Beginners Class
Tuesday 5 June
Workshop
Tuesday 19 June
A Starry Night to remember - astronomy and the Titanic (commemorating the 100th anniversary)
Andrew Lound (Odyssey Dramatic Lectures)
Tuesday 26 June
Beginners Class
Tuesday 3 July
Workshop
Tuesday 17 July
Touching from a distance – chemical analysis in space
Tony Bristow (BMSS/AstraZeneca)
Tuesday 24 July
Beginners Class
Tuesday 7 August
Workshop
Tuesday 21 August
Telescope Show and Tell
Members and Committee of Macclesfield Astronomical Society)
Tuesday 28 August
Beginners Class
Tuesday 4 September
Workshop
Friday 14th - Sunday 16th September
Dark-sky observing weekend, Hardraw (Yorkshire Dales)
Tuesday 18 September
How I wonder what you are: The Birth, Life and Death of Stars
Dr. Paul Ruffle (University of Manchester)
Tuesday 25 September
Beginners Class
Tuesday 2 October
Workshop
Tuesday 16 October
Society AGM
Please note change of venue to the Red Lion, Goostrey. All members welcome
Tuesday 23 October
Beginners Class
Tuesday 6 November
Workshop
Friday 16th - Sunday 18th November
Dark-sky observing weekend, Hardraw (Yorkshire Dales)
Tuesday 20 November
TBC
Tuesday 27 November
Beginners Class
Tuesday 4 December
Workshop
Tuesday 18 December
TBC
Please
note
There are three official meetings held by the Macclesfield Astronomical Society each month. We hold a Workshop on the first Tuesday and a Beginners class on the fourth Tuesday of every month. We also provide a Lecture by a visiting speaker on the third Tuesday.
All
meetings begin at 2000.
Enquiries to Secretary Diana Willcox at secretary@maccastro.com
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