Beginners meeting
Talks by the more experienced society members on the Messier Marathon and another talk TBA ...
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February 2026
March 2026
Supernova observations seen with JWST
A talk by Professor Patrick Roche (University of Oxford), followed by a tea break and members after tea talks ...
Beginners meeting
Talks by the more experienced society members about observing planetary moons and astronomical weather apps/websites ...
Lunar observing evening & telescope workshop
A chance to look through various scopes and get help with your own equipment ...
April 2026
Stan Cocking Memorial Lecture ‘Astrophotography using remote and robotic observatories’
A talk by Mr. Peter Goodhew (FRAS), followed by a tea break and members after tea talks ...
Beginners meeting
Talks by the more experienced society members on the naming of astronomical objects and another talk TBA ...
May 2026
AGM followed by a talk: “Royal Observatory Greenwich 1881 to 1939”
AGM then a talk by Dr. Lee Macdonald, with a break for refreshments in between ...
Beginners meeting
Talks by the more experienced society members on local galaxies and setting up an equatorial mount ...
June 2026
Imaging with smartscopes
A talk by Dr. Lilian Hobbs (FRAS), followed by a tea break and members after tea talks ...
Beginners meeting
Talks by the more experienced society members about solar eclipses and putting a mobile imaging rig together ...
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