Bromsgrove Astronomical Society

Annual General Meeting
2013-04-15 19:45 - 22:00 UTC
Annual general Meeting.
Plus short talks from Club Members.

Our Active Sun - Professor Philippa Browning
2013-03-18 19:45 - 22:00
A presentation entitled ‘Our Active Sun’ by Professor Philippa Browning of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics – University of Manchester.

Informal Meeting
2013-03-04 19:45 - 22:00, 2013-02-04 19:45 - 22:00, 2013-01-07 19:45 - 22:00, 2012-12-17 19:45 - 22:00, 2012-12-03 19:45 - 22:00, 2012-09-03 19:45 - 22:00, 2012-04-02 19:45 - 22:00, 2012-03-05 19:45 - 22:00 and 1 more date
A chance to get the telescopes out, if clear. General discussion, help sort out problems etc.

Members Night
2013-02-18 19:45 - 22:00
A number of short talks by Club Members:-
My Observatory – Rob Januszewski.
Brief talk on collimation – George Carey.
Then two talks on ‘How I Became Interested in Astronomy’ First by Chris Blake, then Chris Butler.

Guest Speaker - Mark Gibbons - 'Has Saturn eaten his own children'?
2013-01-21 19:45 - 22:00

Inter Society Quiz Night
2012-12-14 19:45 - 22:00
The annual inter society quiz night.

Guest Speaker - Michael Morris 'Webcam Imaging - Equipment & Capture'
2012-11-19 19:45 - 22:00
Guest Speaker – Michael Morris ‘Webcam Imaging – Equipment & Capture’.
Doors open 7:30pm.
New Members Welcome.

Public Open Meeting & Exhibition
2012-10-15 19:45 - 22:00
The Annual Public Open Meeting and Exhibition.
Doors open 7:00pm.
Everyone welcome.

Guest Speaker - Dr Steve Barrett -"The Beginning of Everything"
2012-09-17 19:45 - 22:00
“The Beginning of Everything” – A presentation by Dr Steve Barrett from The University of Liverpool.
Doors open 7:30pm
New members welcome.

Basic Image Processing by club member Rob Dipple
2012-08-20 19:45 - 22:00
Rob will be giving a presentation of the first steps in processing astro images.

"Charles Messier & his Objects" - Dr Martin Griffiths
2012-07-16 19:45 - 22:00
Dr Martin Griffiths, Senior lecturer of Astronomy at the University of Glamorgan will give a presentation entitled “Charles Messier & his Objects”.
Doors open 7:30pm.
New members welcome.

'Exploring the Shapes of Planetary Nebula' - Dr Nick Hewitt
2012-06-18 19:45 - 22:00
‘Exploring the Shapes of Planetary Nebula’ – Dr Nick Hewitt.
Doors open 7:30pm.
New members welcome.

Telescope Clinic/Mini Workshops
2012-05-21 19:45 - 22:00
Telescope Clinic/Mini Workshops.
Unsure how to use your telescope? Want to know more about image processing?
These are just two of the subjects we will be tackling – many more too.
Doors open 7:30pm.
New members welcome.

Annual General Meeting & Member Speaker
2012-04-16 19:45 - 22:00
Annual General Meeting of Bromsgrove Astronomical Society, followed by a Member Speaker.
Doors open 7:30pm.
New members welcome.

Guest Speaker Roger Dymock "Asteroids and Beyond - A Personal Journey"
2012-03-19 19:45 - 22:00
Guest speaker Roger Dymock presents, ‘Asteroids and Beyond, a Personal Journey’.
Doors open 7:30pm.
New members welcome.

Member Speaker Night
2012-02-20 19:45 - 22:00
Member Speakers.
The following Society members will be giving presentations thus:
Richard Birtles – ‘Mayan Astronomical Temple of Chichen Itza in Mexico’.
Chris Blake – ‘Les Granges’.
Elaine Green – ‘Astronomy and Me’.
Doors open 7:30pm.
New members welcome.

Informal Meeting
2012-02-06 19:45 - 22:00
A chance to get the telescopes out, if clear. General discussion, help sort out problems etc.
NB: Meeting in January 2012 to be confirmed.

Guest Speaker - Roger Pickard "Stellar Evolution" (Part 1)
2012-01-16 19:45 - 22:00
Guest Speaker Roger Pickard gives a presentation entitled, “Stellar Evolution”.
This is part 1 of a two part presentation. The second part to be presented at a later date, to be confirmed.
Doors open 7:30pm.
New members welcome.

Quiz Night/Social Night
2011-12-19 19:45 - 22:00
A quiz night, which we hope will be similar to the Inter Society Quiz held earlier in the year. Hopefully, a buffet too.

Guest Speaker - William Edmondson "How to Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence"
2011-11-21 19:45 - 22:00
Guest Speaker – William Edmondson will give a presentation entitled:
“How to search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence”.
New Members welcome.
Doors open 7:30pm.

'Leonids and Cocoa' at Avoncroft Museum
2011-11-17 19:45 - 22:00
‘Leonids and Cocoa’ at Avoncroft Museum. For Bromsgrove Astronomical Society members, entry will be free (as you are helping with the event), otherwise £5.
Pre bookings only.
The Societies first collaborative venture – so come along and make it a success.
Avoncroft Events

Public Open Meeting & Exhibition
2011-10-17 19:45 - 22:00
The Annual Public Open Meeting & Exhibition open to the General Public.
Doors Open 7:00pm.
Everyone welcome.
