What's coming up
Thursday night meetings are held in Scout Hall, Theydon Bois, starting at 8pm. Entrance fees: £3 for internal speaker, £4 for external speaker (*).
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25/04/2024*
Dr Alfredo Carpineti
Astronomy Beyond the Visible Spectrum
02/05/2024*
Dr Beatriz Villarroel
Talk title to be confirmed
09/05/2024*
Dr Peter Fawdon
Exploring the Geology of Mars
10/05/2024
AstroKyds Junior Section
AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall
16/05/2024* Tony Sizer
Have I Got Astronomers for You.
Tony is a former teacher of Chemistry, Science and Astronomy and a former part time astronomer and presenter at the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
23/05/2024*
Dr John Fisher
The Life and Work of James Bradley, The New Foundations of 18th Century Astronomy
30/05/2024 Elliss Sharpe and Malcolm Zack
The Transit of Venus 2004: 20 Years On
06/06/2024 TBC
TBC
13/06/2024 Steve Ringwood
Eclipse Trip 2024
14/06/2024
AstroKyds Junior Section
AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall
20/06/2024 LAS Members leading Solar Observing
Celebrate the Summer Solstice - safe viewing of the sun in white light and Hydrogen alpha. Titbits & Miscellany evening if cloudy.
27/06/2024 LAS Members leading Solar Observing
Another chance for safe viewing of the sun in white light and Hydrogen alpha. Titbits & Miscellany evening if cloudy.
04/07/2024 Malcolm Zack and Jonathan Daniels
Summer Skies - A view of what can be seen in the night sky with binoculars and telescopes.
11/07/2024*
Dr Radmila Topalovic
Going Back to the Moon. The Artemis Mission
12/07/2024 AstroKyds Junior Section
AstroKyds is the Junior section of the LAS. 6:30pm at St Mary's Church Hall
18/07/2024*
Mazin Younis
Searching for Clear, Dark Skies
25/07/2024*
Dr Ingrid Pelisoli
Fantastic Binary Stars and How to Find Them
01/08/2024* Professor Allan Chapman
Sir John Herschel, the Astronomer who Surveyed Two Hemispheres
08/08/2024 LAS Members and guests
BBQ at Cricket Club and Perseid Watch if clear