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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 ...
If you intend to visit our Workshop
meetings, there are a few notes of guidance
that we request our members and visitors follow.
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
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
Tuesday 23 March
Beginners Class
2 to 4 April
Dark-sky observing trip to Hardraw
Tuesday 6 April
Workshop
Tuesday April 20
Sundials - why don't they tell the right time?
Mike Shaw
Tuesday 27 April
Beginners Class
Tuesday 4 May
Workshop
Saturday 15 May
Planet night
Jodrell Bank Visitors Centre
17 to 29 May
Macclesfield Astronomical Society astrophotography exhibition
Macclesfield Library
To be confirmed - Saturday May 22nd
Northstar Astronomy Expo. - Macclesfield Astronomical Society's 20th anniversary
Please note change of venue to Macclesfield Town Hall
Tuesday 25 May
Beginners Class
Tuesday 1 June
Workshop
Tuesday June 15
Exoplanets: The search for other Earths
Dr. Frazer Pearce, University of Nottingham
Tuesday 22 June
Beginners Class
Tuesday 6 July
Workshop
Tuesday July 20
The Tunguska event
Chris Hall
Tuesday 27 July
Beginners Class
Tuesday 3 August
Workshop
Tuesday August 17
Telescope show and tell
Members and Committee of Macclesfield Astronomical Society
Tuesday 24 August
Beginners Class
3 to 5 September
Dark-sky observing trip to Hardraw
5 to 7 November
Dark-sky observing trip to Hardraw
3 to 5 December
Dark-sky observing trip to Hardraw
Please
note
Lectures are held at Goostrey
Village Hall on the third Tuesday of every month.
Workshop meetings
and Beginners classes are
held at Jodrell
Bank Observatory on the first Tuesday of every month.
All
meetings begin at 2000.
Enquiries to Secretary Diana Willcox at secretary@maccastro.com
Workshop
and Beginners class guidance notes
- The above meetings are held at the visitor centre at
Jodrell Bank Observatory
- Please park in main car park.
- The main entrance access barrier will be closed at 2000
- Attendees can arrive from 1930 for tea and coffee
- Do not attempt to gain entry via the research facility entrance
- The meetings will begin at 2000
- We will be required to leave the visitor centre by 2200
- We request that non-members of the Society who attend the
Workshop to consider making a small donation. The Society will be
charged £58.00 per month to hire the facility
Thank you for your co-operation.
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 March and April updates ...
After an unusually cold Winter, which has brought us more than our usual quota of clear nights, we are hoping that the the days are now giving way to a similarly fair-weather Spring. Let's hope so!
Mars is still with us high in the evening sky, but Saturn is now becoming a very tempting target. Watch out for Venus too climbing higher in the West after sunset .
The following sections have been updated: This month's night sky and Forthcoming events.
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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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