Stour Astronomical Society 
Calendar & Events
Talks Schedule 2011/2012
Events
Schedule
Tuesday 6th December 2011
“William
Herschel – his achievements”
-
Tony Dagnall
Tuesday 3rd January 2012
“New
Year Quiz”
(With
Prizes)
Tuesday 7th February 2012
“Structure,
Formation, Galaxy Clusters – And the AMI Telescope at Cambridge”
-
Dr. Keith Grange – Cavendish Lab. – University of Cambridge
Tuesday 6th March 2012
“Relativity
for Everyone (minimal maths !)”
-
Tony Dagnall
Tuesday 3rd April 2012
“Black
Holes – No Need to be Afraid”
-
Prof. Ian Morison - Jodrell Bank – University of Manchester
Tuesday 1st May 2012
“History
of the Telescope”
-
Tony Dagnall
Tuesday 5th June 2012
“Photographing
the Night Sky”
-
Nik Szymanek
Tuesday 3rd July 2012
“The
Square Kilometer Array”
-
Prof. Mike Jones - University of Oxford.
Tuesday 7th August 2012
Members’
Evening
Talks
& Photos by Members
Tuesday 4th September 2012
“The
Laws That Drive The Universe”
-
Tony Dagnall
Tuesday 2nd October 2012
“The
Future of Deep Space Exploration”
-
Tony Dagnall
Tuesday 6th November 2012
“Gamma
Ray Bursters – What Are They ?”
-
Tony Dagnall
Tuesday 4th December 2012
“Saturn – From Galileo to Space Probes”
-
Tony Dagnall
Future Talks
“Sun Spot Formation”
“Jupiter and its Moons”
Time,
Strings & Wormholes
Lunar
Geology
Talk
Schedule subject to change.
The Society was founded in 2003 to provide a focal point for amateur astronomers of all levels of interest and ability to meet and share their enjoyment of the night skies. Members are drawn from nearby towns and villages in the Stour Valley area and from further afield.
At each monthly meeting an illustrated talk is given either by a society member or by a guest speaker from the professional astronomical community.
All talks are preceeded by a presentation of Astronomy in the News and the Night Sky for the Coming Month – By Chris Strellis.
Meetings of Stour Astronomical Society - 7.30 p.m. - first Tuesday of each month in the Memorial Hall, Cavendish, Suffolk.
Membership £12.00 per year.
Visitors Welcome - £1.50 per talk .
Observing will take place using the Society’s telescopes during or after each talk evening and on other occasions listed on the web site www.stourastro.org.uk
The Library contains a very large selection of books and some videos/CDs for free lending to members and is open at each talk evening.
