Bromsgrove Astronomical Society

Dr. Andrew Thornett - 'Radio Astronomy for Amateur Astronomers'
2025-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 UTC

Next Informal Meeting
2025-03-03 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-05-05 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-06-02 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-08-04 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-01 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-06 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-03 20:00 - 22:00 and 4 more dates
Primarily an Observing Evening. If not clear then general discussion, help for those who require it.

Dr Nick Hewitt - 'Edge of Darkness- an introduction to Dark Nebulae'
2025-03-17 20:00 - 22:00

AGM followed by - Dr Steve Barrett - 'Solar Max'
2025-04-07 20:00 - 22:00
This is change from our usual meeting since the third Monday is Easter Monday when there will not be a meeting.

No Meeting - Easter Bank Holiday
2025-04-21 20:00 - 21:00

Simon Banton - 'Astronomy of Stonehenge'
2025-05-19 20:00 - 22:00

Astronomy Workshops
2025-06-16 20:00 - 22:00
A series of Astronomy Workshop presentations on telescopes, astro-photography and image processing.

Ben Evans - 'Spacewalking: 60 years of Stepping Into the Void'
2025-07-21 20:00 - 22:00

Rob Januszewski “Amateur Astronomy- the Future”
2025-08-18 20:00 - 22:00

Mike Frost 'SouthWest Special - a Bluebonnet Eclipse'
2025-09-15 20:00 - 22:00

StarParty
2025-09-19 08:00 - 2025-09-21 23:30
This is a great event for members to get together and a chance to enjoy relatively dark skies with an opportunity to see the Milky Way. Please check your email for details on how to book.

Dr Ben Gompertz - Neutron Star Mergers: Nature's Gold Factories
2025-10-20 20:00 - 22:00

Gary Poyner - T CrB - The Jewel In The Crown
2025-11-17 20:00 - 22:00

Christmas Quiz at Court Leet
2025-12-01 19:30 - 22:00

'Christmas Crackers' Short Talks By Members
2025-12-15 20:00 - 22:00
Christmas Crackers
Sheila Derges – “A visit to CERN”
Sue Dipple – “The Thirty Metre Telescope”
Dr Steve Barrett – “The Science of Santa”

Dave Jones - Pluto
2026-01-19 20:00 - 22:00

'Gaia' - Dr Steve Barrett
2026-02-16 20:00 - 22:00
The Gaia space telescope has spent a decade mapping the Milky Way by making three trillion observations of two billion stars. How did it do this and what will we learn when all the data is analysed?

Professor Boris Gaensicke - 'How the Worlds Will End' - White Dwarfs with Evolved Planetary Systems
2026-03-16 20:00 - 22:00

AGM
2026-04-20 20:00 - 22:00
Annual General Meeting
