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Member Events 2011/12

Thursday evening lectures are provided for Swansea Astronomical Society members, however, potential new members or members of other astronomical societies should feel free to come along as a guest.

In addition to the events listed below, we hold regular member observation evenings at Fairwood, usually on Friday nights. Please us on on contact@swanastro.org.uk for details of this. Again, guests are welcome.

Our Yahoogroup for members' chit-chat is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/swanastro.

DateEventVenue
Thursday 09/02/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
'Asteroids'

Dr Bob Owens of the National Museum for Wales		 Fulton House
Friday 17/02/2012
6.30pm - 9.30pm		 National Botanical Garden Open Evening (Star Party)
Open Evening with Telescopes. We still run the show if it rains, with indoor attractions: Telescopes, Laptops, Presentations, Displays etc. All welcome. If fine, we will be outside observing the night sky.		 National Botanical Garden of Wales
Thursday 23/02/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
'History of the Swansea Astronomical Society'.

Dave Tovey SAS		 Fulton House
Thursday 08/03/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
'Of Broom stars, Small Moons and rings'

Paul Money (Astrospace)		 Fulton House
Friday 16/03/2012
6.30pm - 9.30pm		 Swansea Airport Open Evening (Star Party)
Open Evening with Telescopes We still run the show if it rains, with indoor attractions: Telescopes, Laptops, Presentations, Displays etc. All welcome. If fine, we will be outside observing the night sky.		 Swansea Airport
Thursday 22/03/2012
7pm		 Gerry Lacey Memorial Lecture
'Herschel's Lunatick Friends” Herschel's Links with the Lunar Society

Andy Lound		 Fulton House
Thursday 12/04/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
'Amateur Radio Astronomy'

Bob Greef		 Fulton House
Thursday 26/04/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
'Wherefore art Thou?'

Brian Stokes SAS		 Fulton House
Thursday 10/05/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
'Spaced out under city skies'

Nick Hart Cardiff Astronomical Society		 Fulton House
Thursday 24/05/2012
7pm		 AGM
Annual General Meeting of the Swansea Astronomical Society		 Fulton House
Thursday 11/10/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
"A year of the Swansea Astronomical Society"

Steve Wainwright SAS		 Fulton House
Thursday 25/10/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
"Ten Targets for Light-Polluted Astronomers"

Bob Mizon		 Fulton House
Thursday 08/11/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
"Hale, The most important astronomer of the 20th Century?"

Dr Rhodri Evans, Cardiff University		 Fulton House
Thursday 22/11/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
"What is Dark Energy?"

Martin Griffiths, Glamorgan University		 Fulton House
Thursday 06/12/2012
7pm		 Society Lecture
“Astronomy without a Telescope may surprise You'

Martin Chick Cardiff Astronomical Society		 Fulton House
Saturday 08/12/2012
2pm		 Christmas Lecture, Saturday
“Setting sail for the stars”

Andrew Lound		 Waterfront Museum, Swansea
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