Don't
forget the annual BBQ - To be held at Dave's place. Hopefully the
weather will be better than we have had so far this year.
See some pics of the SAGAS event held recently
here
ISS
Bob Trevan has
been on the trail of the ISS again. With more experience and a new
focussing technique the pictures are improving all the time. The
latest batch below are quite spectacular. Careful examination will
show you shots before and after the new supply vessel (ATV) docked
and the ones with the light background are daylight shots tracked
using information provided by
CalSky
FREE
PAIR OF BINS
Thought that might get your attention. A pair of bins has been
donated to the club by
www.uk-telescopes.co.uk
- please support them by comparing
prices if you are in the
market for any telescopic equipment that they stock.
They supply telescopes and telescope accessories for beginners and
advanced astronomers and are official suppliers of Konus, Celestron,
Meade and Sky Watcher telescopes and accessories. You can order
online for same day despatch.
I'll leave it to the
chairman to decide how to dispose of the bins provided - I'm sure
he'll come up with something appropriate
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In 2009 the world will celebrate the International Year of
Astronomy to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's
use of a telescope to study the night sky. 2009 is also the
anniversary of many other important dates in the history of
science, such as the publishing of Kepler's Astronomia
Nova, Huygens' Systema Saturnium, and the
first moon landing.
For this celebration astronomers around the world will be
inviting people like you, and your friends and family, to
look up in wonder at the night sky, and to seek out answers
to some of life's biggest questions |
Coming up soon at BAS
Click
here to see a copy of the BAS
syllabus for 2008/9
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2008 |
Saturday August
30th
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Annual BBQ
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September 25th
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BAS Monthly
meeting - Cliddesden @ 19:00
(map)
7.00
Meet and Greet
7.30
Alan Lorrain - “Eclipses”
8,30
Coffee
9.00
Admin/News
9.15
What’s up?
9.25
Observe if clear
9.45
TBA
10.00
Pub
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Oct 9th |
BAS Practical
meeting - Cliddesden @ 19:00
(map) |
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| Saturday Oct 18th |
SAGAS quarterly
meetings held at South Downs Planetarium, Chichester
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Oct 23rd |
BAS Monthly
meeting - Cliddesden @ 19:00
(map)
7.00
Meet and Greet
7.30
Dr Robin Catchpole
(Cambridge
Institute of Astronomy) -
“
From the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe”
8,30
Coffee
9.00
Admin/News
9.15
What’s up?
9.25
Observe if clear
9.45
TBA
10.00
Pub
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Click
here
for details of the 2008 Isle of Wight Star Party
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