Society Meetings

2008-11-21T10:54:00.244Z

MEETINGS PROGRAMME FOR 2009/10
22.04.10 -- Dr Jonti Horner - Jupiter - Friend or Foe?

08.04.10 -- TBA

01.04.10 -- AGM -- MEMBERS ONLY -- ALL MEMBERS ASKED TO ATTEND

25.03.10 -- TBA

11.03.10 -- TBA

25.02.10 -- Prof Alan A Watson -- Birth of Cosmic Ray Astronomy on the Argentine Pampas

11.02.10 -- TBA

28.01.10 -- Phil Snowden -- TBC

14.01.10 -- Prof Paola Caselli -- The origin of stars, planets and life.

10.12.09 -- Mr Paul Money -- Impact! Target Earth! A review of the possible dangers of Asteroid or Comet hitting the Earth

26.11.09 -- Austerfield Field Study Centre - Observation Night and or Introduction to Photoshop for Astrophotographers

12.11.09 -- Brian Joynes -- Scouting Astronomy

22.10.09 -- Dr. Colin Steele -- Some Unusual Orbits

21.10.09 -- Stargazing for Denaby Main school -- Austerfield 5.00pm 14(2)

9.10.09 -- ESM for Kirk Sandall school -- All day - 40(1)

8.10.09 -- Richard Hall -- The Winter Sky

8.10.09 -- ESM for Kirk Sandall school -- All day - 42(1)

1.10.09 -- Astrophotography Workshop -- Austerfield 7.30pm -- Very Basic Photoshop

24. 9.09 -- Dr Roger New -- Hot Jupiters and New Earths

16. 9.09 -- Stargazing for Barnburgh School -- Austerfield -- 28(2)

10. 9.09 -- Melvin Hoare -- The science of the Square Kilometer Array - Next Generation of Radio Telescope

3. 9.09 -- Astrophotography Workshop -- Using a CCD camera -- Austerfield at 7.30pm

27. 8.09 -- Colin Maskill -- Foucault's Pendulum

16. 8.09 -- Doncaster Country Fair -- CANCELLED -- Two shows in two days is too much

15. 8.09 -- Auckley Show -- Our stand at the show has been booked (Saturday)

13. 8.09 -- Brian Joynes -- Web Cam Imaging inc practical if clear

12. 8.09 -- A proper Perseid Meteor Watch, at Austerfield. Cups of tea only, Dress warmly. Only if it's clear of course (Wednesday)

7. 8.09 -- Austerfield -- Perseid Watch and Barbeque 19:30 (Friday)

6. 8.09 -- Astrophotography Workshop -- Austerfield at 7.30pm

29. 7.09 -- Lunar Watch at AUSTERFIELD, NOT AT TOWN FIELDS -- 8.30pm Very, very wet

25. 7.09 -- Solar Watch At Clock Corner -- 10.30am (Saturday) Worth the effort

23. 7.09 -- Rod Hine -- My Career In Radio Astronomy

18. 7.09 -- Summer Social Evening at Phil and Lynn's -- 6.30-ish

12. 7.09 -- Cultural Festival at the Doncaster Museum -- A good day, but very loud

9. 7.09 -- John Cox -- Stars in our eyes

7. 7.09 -- Stargazing for Dore School, Sheffield -- Austerfield - 28(2)

6. 7.09 -- Stargazing for Dore School, Sheffield -- Austerfield - 25(2)

4. 7. 09 -- We have a stand at Tickhill Gala -- Help needed from 10.30am-ish please

2.7.09 -- Astrophotography Workshop -- Strawberry Island -- 7.30pm -- Using Nebulosity

25. 6.09 -- Mr. Paul Money -- Images of the Universe Volume 1

22. 6.09 -- Stargazing for Sunnyfields School -- Austerfield

11. 6.09 -- Brian Joynes -- The Summer Sky

10. 6.09 -- Stargazing for Bentley NV School -- Austerfield

4. 6.09 -- Astrophotography Workshop -- Strawberry Island -- 7.30pm -- Basic Processing

28. 5.09 -- Brian Joynes -- ESM -- This is what the Stargazing children get to see

14. 5.09 -- Prof. Martin Barstow -- How to be a Rocket Scientist

14. 5.09 -- Stargazing for Tranmoor school -- Austerfield

7. 5.09 -- Astrophotography Workshop -- Austerfield -- 7.30pm

6. 5.09 -- Stargazing for St. Francis Xavier school -- Austerfield

5. 5.09 -- Stargazing for Marshland school -- Austerfield -- 8.15pm

23. 4.09 -- Dr. Mark Jones -- A Cool View of the Cosmos (Infrared Astronomy)

9. 4.09 -- Dr. A Gunn -- Jodrell Bank and the Space Race

2. 4.09 -- AGM -- MEMBERS ONLY -- ALL MEMBERS ASKED TO ATTEND

31. 3.09 -- ESM for Bentley HS - 10.30am and 1.0pm -- Austerfield

28. 3.09 -- Telescopes on display at the Museum in support of IYA

27. 3.09 -- ESM for Mallard Primary - 10.30am & 1.00pm -- Austerfield

26. 3.09 -- Dr. Richard De Grijs -- Out and About in the Universe

16. 3.09 -- Science Week for Balby Central Primary. 1.0pm - 4.0pm

16. 3.09 -- ESM for Mt. Carmel school -- 9.30am -- Austerfield

12. 3.09 -- Experts(?) -- PS & RH & BJ & DA -- Telescope use Tutorial

11. 3.09 -- Hall Cross School 6th Form -- Austerfield - 7.00pm to 9.00pm

10. 3.09 -- Stargazing for Cusworth School -- Austerfield, from 5.30 to 7.30

6. 3.09 -- Picture Display at the Museum till 28.3.09

5. 3.09 -- Astrophotography Workshop -- Austerfield -- 7.30pm

4. 3.09 -- ESM session for Doncaster Road Primary -- Austerfield -- 9.30am - 3.30pm

3. 3.09 -- Science Week at Sandringham Primary -- 1.00pm - 3.00pm

26. 2.09 -- Dr. Jim Wild -- Aurorae

13. 2.09 -- Star Gazing Session for Bawtry Beavers -- 6.00pm Austerfield

12. 2.09 -- Prof. Monica Grady -- Astronomy by Microscope

5. 2.09 -- Astrophotography Workshop -- Dave Adshead -- Austerfield -- 7.30pm

22. 1.09 -- Member Richard Hall -- the History of Telescopes

8. 1.09 -- Member Phil Snowden -- Magnifications at the eyepiece

2008-05-05T16:26:00.096+01:00

Meetings Programme for 2008

-18 December -- Dr Nick Hewitt -- President -- Christmas Dinner -- at the Holiday Inn

11 December -- Brains' Trust -- Bring your questions for the team to answer

27 November -- Dr David Jenkins -- Spectroscopy and its use in measuring our universe

13 November -- Mr John Cox -- The Aurora of April 2000

23 October -- Dr Henry Curtis -- What on earth is the use of astronomy?

9 October -- Mr Colin Maskill -- Subject to be announced

25 September -- Dr Jeremy Dunning-Davies -- Qualms about the Big Bang

11 September -- Mr Richard Hall -- The A to Z of Astronomy -- Part Two

28 August -- Dr Chris Done -- Extrasolar Planets and Extraterrestrial Life

17 August -- Doncaster Country Fair -- at Cusworth Hall -- Sunday

14 August -- Meeting Cancelled -- this means NO MEETING TONIGHT

8 August -- Perseids BBQ -- at the Observatory -- Friday 8.00pm

26 July -- Summer Social Evening -- Phil and Lynn's -- 6.30pm, Saturday

24 July -- Dr. Susan Cartwright -- The Sun as a Star

10 July -- Mrs. Audra Anson -- Quiz Evening

5 July -- Tickhill Gala -- at the Tickhill Sportsground -- Saturday

26 June -- Dr Nick Hewitt -- "President's Summer Lecture"

12 June -- Mr Colin Maskill -- "From Copernicus to Kepler"

22 May -- Dr Chris Watson -- "Star Spots and Space Weather"

16 May -- Mr David Adshead -- A Photoshop Workshop -- Austerfield -- 7.00pm

8 May -- Mr Phil Snowden -- A photographic Expedition

24 April -- Dr Pierre Maxted -- "WASP - The Wide Angle Search for Planets"

10 April -- Dr T J Mark -- "Kaku: Visions of the Future"

27 March -- Dr. David Jenkins -- "We are all made of Star Stuff"

13 March -- Mr. Brian Joynes -- "Observing Technicalities"

February 28 -- Prof. David Hughes -- "The Sun's Magnetic Field"

February 14 -- Richard Hall -- "The A to Z of Astronomy"

January 24 -- Dr. Omar Almaini -- "Quasars and Massive Black Holes"

Saturday January 12 -- "New Year Social" -- at Phil and Lynn's

January 10 -- Mr. Colin Maskill -- "Galileo"

Season 2007

2007-11-20T19:19:00.011Z

Dec 13
Christmas Dinner At the Holiday Inn

Nov 22
Dr. Meghan Gray "Dark Matter and Gravitational Lensing"

Nov 8
Brian Joynes "Astrophotography"

Oct. 25
Dr. Nick Hewitt
Presidential Lecture "Exploring the Structure of Planetary Nebulae"

Oct 11
Neil Moore "Back to Basics - Hubble to Einstein"

Sept. 27
Professor Chris Jones "Winds on the Outer Planets"

Sept 13
Phil Snowden "Social Evening"

August 23
Dr.Timothy Mark "Sir Isaac Newton"

August 19
Doncaster Country Fair Cusworth Park

August 11
Perseids Meteor Shower Austerfield Observatory

July 26
Mr Melvyn Taylor "Naked Eye Observing"

July 12
Phil Snowden "Back to Basics - Telescopes"

June 28
Prof. Michael Merrifield "Cosmic Mayhem at the Centre of Our Galaxy"

June 14
Brian Joynes "Back to Basics - Deep Sky"

May 24
Dr. Paula Chadwick "Astronomy at the End of the Rainbow "

May 10
Prof. Ian Morison "Proving Einstein Right"

April 26
Prof. Sam Falle "Relativistic Jets"

April 12 ----Annual General Meeting

March 22
Dr. Timothy Mark "Back To Basics - The Solar System"

Saturday March 17
Messier Marathon At Observatory

March 8
Mike Beattie "The Universe is made of Atoms "

Visit To
Jodrell Bank

February 22
Dr. Simon Goodwin "The Only Intelligent Planet"

February 8
Neil Moore "Let There Be Light"

January 25
Dr. Katherine Inskip

January 13
"New Year Social" at Phil & Lynn's

Season 2006

2007-11-20T19:19:00.004Z

December 14
Christmas Dinner Party &
Presidential Address
Ticket only

November 23
Mr. Rod Hine
"Astrobiology for Beginners"

November 9
Dr. Timothy Mark
"The Big Bang and Religious Belief"

October 26
Dr. Ann Bonell
"Ladies of the Night"

October 12
Mr. R. Hall
"A Jovial System"

September 28
Mr. Arthur Leach
"An Optometrist's View of Astronomy"

September 14
Brian Joynes
"The Sky 6"

August 24
Neil Moore
"Astronomically Small Numbers"

August 12
Perseid Shower Barbeque

August 10
Neil Moore
"Pin-Hole Cameras and Soldiers"

July29
Richard Hall's
Summer Barbeque

July 27
Mrs. Hazel Collett
"The Beauty and Violence of the Sun"

July 13
Steve Barnett
"Processing Astro Images"

June 22
Mr Andrew Blagg
"Gryroscopic Effects and Planetry Motion"

June 8
Solar Telescopes in Use
At Church House!

May 25
Brian Joynes
"Stepping into the Breach"

May 11
Richard Hall
"The Summer Sky"

April 27
Dr. Pete Edwards
"Mined Over Dark Matter"

April 13
John Cox
"Wonders of the Galaxy"

April 6
Annual General Meeting

March 23
Prof. David Allen
"We Live in a Dusty Universe"

March 9
Colin Maskill
"Astronomy and the Ancients"

February 23
Guest Speaker
Prof. Yvonne Elsworth
Helio Seismology

February 9
Society Meeting

January 26
Guest Speaker
Dr. Joanna Holt

January 12
"The Winter Night Sky"
Richard Hall

Saturday January 7
"New Year Social"
at Phil & Lynn's

Season 2005

2007-11-20T19:19:00.002Z

December 15 &22
No Meetings
"Merry Christmas"

December 8
Christmas Party &
Presidential Address
Ticket only

November 24
Dr Frazer Pearce
"Exo Planets"

November 12
British Astronomical Association
Workshop at Regent Hotel
Doncaster DN1 2DS

November 10
John Cox
Constellations
Venue Austerfield Observatory
Visitors contact stars@donastro.freeserve.co.uk

October 27
Mr Dennis Ashton FRAS
"The Leonid Meteors"

October 13
Brian Joynes
"CD Cameras and Webcams"

September 22nd
Mr Andy Green
"Fly me to the Moon"

September 8th
Mr Richard Hall
"Astronomy for Beginners"

August 20th
Auckley Show

August 13 &14
Doncaster Country Fair
Cantley Park

August 12
Visit by York AS
to Our Observatory

July 30
Summer Barbeque

July 28
Dr Julian Hiscox
"The Origin of Life"

July 14
Richard Hall
"The Story of Hubble"

July 23
Dr Roger New
"Sounding Out the Sun - Helioseismology"

June 9
The DAS Team
" Any Questions ? "

June 23
Mr Rod Hine
"Milestones in Astronomy"

May 12
Richard Hall
"Not All Stars Are The Same"

April 28
"Visit To The Observatory"

April 14
Mr Colin Maskill
"The Search For Vulcan"

March 24th
Dr Paul Crowther
"From dust to dust, the birth life and death of massive stars"

March 10th
Colin Maskill
"The Search for Vulcan"

February 24th
Dr Richard De Grijs
"Creating ingredients for galaxy soup"

February 10th
Philip Snowden
"Astrophotography"

January 27th
Rother Valley Optics

January 13th
Richard Hall
"The Night Sky in Winter"