Upcoming meetings

Dates and details of our upcoming meetings are listed below, we generally meet on the last Friday of each month (except in December, which is usually the third Friday of the month).

Please ensure you are aware of our COVID 19 policies.

Please note that the schedule may be subject to change – wherever possible we will alter the schedule below to reflect any changes. Information will also be given via our social media channels.

Friday February 2nd Steve Walker  – The Moon, Where did it come from? What is it made of? Is it cheese? If it is cheese, what sort?

Friday February 23rd Jason Thompson  – The Space Shuttle Program. Single-use rockets and spacecraft are expensive, so in the 1970s NASA decided to create a reusable spacecraft. Although it never quite lived up to its lofty design aspirations, the shuttle was the workhorse of the NASA space program and achieved many remarkable things. Jason Thompson tells us about a few of them.

Friday March 22nd Drew Wagar  – Drew sails over the edge of the observable universe into that most bizarre of natural phenomena… the black hole! A place where time doesn’t exist, light can never escape and maybe, just maybe, all the knowledge of the universe may be stored…

Friday April 26th AGM & Steve Jackson  – “Are we there yet? Navigation from stars to satellites

Friday May 31st Greg Smye-Rumsby: What if Venus had a moon

Friday June 28th Zoe Thompson – Scandalising Stargazers: Do you know how Tycho Brahe lost his nose? ? Or why Galileo called the pope stupid? Or why Eris is appropriately named after the goddess of strife and discord? Come along to Zoe’s talk and find out!

Friday July 26th Dr David Mannion – 5000 years of Astronomy 

Friday August 30th Summer Social

Friday September 27th Danielle Morgan – TBA

Friday October 25th To be announced

Friday November 29th To be Announced

Friday December 13th Christmas Quiz – Fun for all the family, with prizes to be won!

Please bring your telescope/binoculars if the weather is clear – every meeting night is a potential observing evening! If you have a telescope or binoculars you need help to set up and get the most out of, bring it along – one of our members will be glad to help you.

In-person meetings will be held at Woodchurch Memorial Hall at 19:30 unless otherwise indicated. We usually open the hall for set up at 19:00 to begin promptly at 19:30. Please don’t be late as the car park fills up quickly! All talks are suitable for all ages unless specified. Our meetings are open to all ages, but children under 16 must be accompanied.

Our meetings are open to everyone and are free to attend for members. There is an “on the door” fee of £3 for non members. To find out more about membership fees and benefits please click here!