Weather permitting this will be solar observing due to the time of year, if not we will continue lessons set up and use of equipment in the Coach House.
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July 11th -Talk by Sarah Bosman
From the Kavil institute for Cosmology, Cambridge “Cosmology After The First Five Minutes” 7:30pm start.
LYRA Solar observation June 27th
Observing will be outside Parkhill Hotel from 7:00pm weather permitting. If we cannot observe we will continue lessons on setting up equipment and use.
June 13th Talk by Micheal Willis e2v, Chelmsford “Cameras for Spacecraft”
LYRA Observing/Practical session at Parkhill
Tuesday May 23rd
Monsters In The Dark-“Hunting for the Universes most Extreme Galaxies”
May 9th-Talk by Matthew Bothwell, Kavil Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge.
LYRA observing/practical evening April 25th
Observing will be at Barn Car Park Parkhill Hotel from 7:30pm weather permitting. If the weather is bad we will continue lessons on setting up equipment and use.
Observing Evening 28th March
Weather looking good for the observing session on the above Tuesday at Parkhill Hotel.
Also Breckland Astronomical Society will be hosting the Spring Star Party at Haw Wood Farm March 25th-29th. Pitches £12 per night. Hot soup and rolls will be served at 10pm to keep you going through the night!
Next Meeting Tuesday 14th March “Exploring The Shapes Of Planetary Nebula” Delivered by Dr Nick Hewitt.
Should be a very interesting talk on these fascinating and beautiful objects.
Observing and Practical Parkhill 28th Feb
If the weather is not good we will talk about finding objects in the night sky and eye pieces in the coach house.