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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 ...
All lecture meetings are held at Goostrey Village Hall unless stated otherwise.
Our current schedule for 2010
Saturday 30 January
James Glaisher, 1809 to 1903: Astronomer, Meteorologist, Balloonist
Dr Allan Chapman, Wadham College, Oxford
Please note change of venue to Macclesfield Library
This event is strictly by ticket reservation only
Tuesday 26 January
Beginners Class
Tuesday 2 February
Workshop
12 to 14 February
Dark-sky observing trip to Hardraw
Tuesday February 16
The effects of Space and aging on human physiology
Professor Marco Narici, Manchester Metropolitan University
Tuesday 23 February
Beginners Class
Tuesday 2 March
Workshop and Beginners Class
3 to 5 March
Dark-sky observing trip to Dalehead
Tuesday March 16
Planetary nebulae with binary central stars
Myfanwy Lloyd, University of Manchester
Saturday 20 March
Stargazing Saturday
Jodrell Bank Visitors Centre
2 to 4 April
Dark-sky observing trip to Hardraw
Tuesday 6 April
Workshop and Beginners Class
Tuesday April 20
Sundials - why don't they tell the right time?
Mike Shaw
Tuesday 4 May
Workshop and Beginners Class
Saturday 15 May
Planet night
Jodrell Bank Visitors Centre
17 to 29 May
Macclesfield Astronomical Society astrophotography exhibition
Macclesfield Library
Saturday May 22nd
Macclesfield Astronomical Society's 20th anniversary
Please note change of venue to Macclesfield Town Hall
Tuesday 1 June
Workshop and Beginners Class
Tuesday June 15
Exoplanets: The search for other Earths
Dr. Frazer Pearce, University of Nottingham
Tuesday 6 July
Workshop and Beginners Class
Tuesday July 20
The Tunguska event
Chris Hall
Tuesday 3 August
Workshop and Beginners Class
Tuesday August 17
Telescope show and tell
Members and Committee of Macclesfield Astronomical Society
3 to 5 September
Dark-sky observing trip to Hardraw
Tuesday 7 September
Workshop and Beginners Class
Tuesday September 21
The last three Apollo missions
Roger Noble, University of Manchester
Tuesday 5 October
Workshop and Beginners Class
Tuesday October 19
Society AGM
Please note change of venue to the Red Lion, Goostrey. All members welcome
Tuesday 2 November
Workshop and Beginners Class
5 to 7 November
Dark-sky observing trip to Hardraw
Tuesday November 16
Naked-eye astronomy
Andrew Greenwood - Chairman, Macclesfield Astronomical Society
3 to 5 December
Dark-sky observing trip to Hardraw
Tuesday 7 December
Workshop and Beginners Class
Tuesday December 21
Practical amateur radio astronomy
Martyn Kinder
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note
There are three official meetings held by the Macclesfield Astronomical Society each month. We hold a Workshop and Beginners class on the first Tuesday of each month at Macclesfield Town Hall. We also provide a Lecture by a visiting speaker on the third Tuesday, at the Village Hall in Goostrey.
All
meetings begin at 2000.
Enquiries to Secretary Diana Willcox at secretary@maccastro.com
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 July and August updates ...
The bright twilight nights are slowly giving way to darker skies and the prospect of revealing a little-known nightly sight. Away from the towns and cities, the Milky Way will soon be glimpsed meandering through the constellation of Cygnus. This river of stars was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians ... Nowadays, especially when we approach the end of Summer, it's astronomers that turn their gaze skyward and praise the sight of a myriad of stars arching high above them.
The following sections have been updated: This month's night sky and observations.
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Would you like to join our newly formed visual observing group? We will now be holding regular observing sessions at some of our dark-sky sites across Macclesfield. If you would llike to be added to our contact list, don't delay ... Click
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For information on our observing
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Our Workshops continue to be a
great success. As a result we are looking for more of you
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