2006-11 |
RECENT
EVENTS |
| Monday 13th June |
Endangered Marine Species - a talk by marine biologist Ryan McDonald, 8.00pm in the Lecture Theatre.
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| Monday 9th May |
Astrophotography - My Journey, by Steve Wellsted, 8.00pm in the Lecture Theatre.
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| Monday 11th April |
Astrology and Indian Observatories by Rod Smith, 8.00pm in the Lecture Theatre.
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NEW DATE
Monday 28th March |
An Appearance by NASA Astronaut Dr Piers J Sellers OBE (free, but advance ticket-only entry), 7.00pm in the Queen's Hall. To be followed by observing (if clear) at the Observatory.
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| Monday 14th March |
The Global Energy Challenge by Bill Guest, 8.00pm in the Lecture Theatre.
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| Monday 14th February |
Observing the Dark Sector: The What, How and Why of Modern Observational Cosmology by Dr A Kathy Romer, senior lecturer at the Sussex Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, 8.00pm in the Lecture Theatre.
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| Monday 17th January 2011 |
REPLAY (weather) Stars Of The Southern Winter Night Sky
Guided outdoor observing session, starting at 7.30pm. Part of the BBC Stargazing LIVE series of events. ALL welcome (especially beginners). We will help you navigate around the sights of the January Night Sky. 7.30pm at the Observatory.
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EVENT CANCELLED
Monday 17th January |
CANCELLED An Appearance by NASA Astronaut Dr Piers J Sellers OBE (free, but advance ticket-only entry), 7.00pm in the Queen's Hall. To be followed by observing (if clear) at the Observatory.
More details and tickets >>
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| Wednesday 12th January 2011 |
Stars Of The Southern Winter Night Sky
Guided outdoor observing session, starting at 8pm. Part of the BBC Stargazing LIVE series of events. ALL welcome (especially beginners). We will help you to navigate around the sights of the January Night Sky. 8.00pm at the Observatory.
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| Monday 13th December |
The Star of Bethlehem (plus mince pies and mulled wine). Indoor presentation and outdoor observing (if clear), 8.00pm at the Observatory.
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| Monday 8th November |
Beginners' Guide To The Winter Night Sky, Outdoor guided observing (if clear) or indoor presentation (if cloudy), 8.00pm at the observatory.
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| Monday 11th October |
Talk by Dr Robert Smith, 'Stars that go Bang in the Night,' (cataclysmic variables) at 8.00pm in the Lecture Theatre.
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| Thursday 1st July |
SCIENCE EXTRAVAGANZA DAY Thursday July 1st at Cranbrook School. |
| Monday 14th June |
Geophysics: Exploration, Preservation, and Innovation. A talk by Adam Carrizales at 8.00pm in the Lecture Theatre, covering petroleum exploration, archaeological preservation, and new innovations in techniques for studying the Earth's interior....
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| Monday 10th May |
AGM followed by Video and Talk about Cranbrook School alumnus and NASA Astronaut Piers Sellers at 8.00pm in the Lecture Theatre.
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| Monday 19th April |
Talk "Also Viewing the Aurora in Alaska" with Bruce Abbottat 8.00pm in the Lecture Theatre.
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| Friday 19th March |
Spring Guide to the Night Sky and Moonwatch (guided observing, weather permitting) at 7.30pm in the Observatory.
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| Monday 8th March |
Mark Baldwin with "The Story of the Enigma Machine" at 7.30pm in the Queen's Hall.
PLEASE NOTE.. Because this is a Queen's Hall event, you will need to show your membership card to get in free (non-members £6)
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| Monday 8th February 2010 |
"Diamond Volcanos: a journey from the Earth's mantle to the village of Urambo, Tanzania" - a talk by Richard Brown, in the Lecture Theatre at 8.00pm.
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| Monday 14 December |
"Geminids" Meteor Watch (and mince pies!) outdoor observing (weather permitting), 8pm, Cranbrook School Observatory
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| Tuesday 17 November |
"Leonids" Meteor Watch outdoor observing (weather permitting), 8pm, Cranbrook School Observatory
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| Monday 9 November |
Informal observing
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| Monday 19 October |
"Orionids" Meteor Watch outdoor observing event and short Meteor talk, 8pm, Cranbrook School Observatory
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| Monday 12 October |
Informal Observing Session, 8pm, Cranbrook School Observatory
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| Monday 28 September |
Guide To The Autumn Night Sky and "Moonwatch" guided outdoor observing event, 7.30pm, Cranbrook School Observatory
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| Monday 8 June |
Lecture on "Dark Matter" with Colin Lally, 8pm, Cranbrook School Lecture Theatre
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| Mon 11 May |
AGM, followed by "Radio Astronomy" Annual General Meeting of the Society, followed by a lecture, 8pm Cranbrook School Lecture Theatre.
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| Thursday 2 April |
"Moonwatch 2" 7.30-9.30pm, Cranbrook School Observatory Second "Moonwatch" observing session - in support of IYA 2009.
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| Mon 30 March |
"Moonwatch 1" 7.30-9.30pm Cranbrook School Observatory First "Moonwatch" observing session - in support of IYA 2009.
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| Mon 23 March |
"Spring Guide To The Night Sky" Cranbrook School Observatory A guided tour of visible stars and constellations.
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| Mon 9 March |
"The Day They Launched a Woodpecker" - 8pm Cranbrook School Lecture Theatre A talk by Jerry Stone about strange space stories.
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| Mon 9 February |
"A Celebration of Galileo" - 8pm - Cranbrook School Lecture Theatre A talk by Humphry Evatt. Listen to the recording
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| Mon 12 January |
"New Year Observing Evening" - 8pm - Cranbrook School Observatory A practical guide to the January Night Sky,
with a back-up "what you should see tomorrow or the next day" talk, if it's cloudy. |
| Mon 8 December |
Christmas Observing Evening (weather permitting) - 8pm - Cranbrook School Observatory With mince pies and refreshments
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| Mon 10 November |
"Types of Stars" - 8pm - Cranbrook School Science Lecture Theatre
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| Tues 14 October |
"Beyond Top Secret" with Timothy Good - 8pm - Cranbrook School Lecture Theatre
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| Mon 22nd September |
"The Autumn Night Sky" by Rod Smith
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| Mon 14th July |
"Astronomy By Internet" Kevin Brown demonstrated websites and other internet resources, providing enjoyable astronomy whatever the weather.
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| Mon 9th June |
"Space Rubbish" - 8pm - Cranbrook School Lecture Theatre
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| Mon 12th May |
FILM "In the Shadow of the Moon" - 7.30 for 8pm - Queens Hall. FREE Entry, No Booking. Documentary film. Original moon landing footage. NASA's Apollo astronauts tell their stories in their own words.
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| Mon 28th April |
CADSAS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 8pm - Coach House followed by Demonstration/Training With Various Telescopes
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| Mon 14th April |
Beginner's Guide To The Spring
Night Sky.
A Rod Smith presentation, DIY planisphere making, clear skies (eventually) and practical observing with telescopes and binoculars. This had it all! |
| 28th March |
High Energy Physics for the 21st
Century
The Atlas Experiment and the Large Hadron Collider.
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| Mon 10 March |
MARCH MONTHLY Meet
at 8pm - including a talk by Martin
Frey
"Some Adventures With Parallax" Martin Frey gave an excellent, entertaining and informative talk on how Parallax has been used throughout the history of Astronomy, to measure the Universe and shape our current understanding. His computer-generated animations of the movements of stars, planets and galaxies, were particularly helpful illustrations. |
| Mon 11 Feb |
THIRD Beginners' Event - "The
Big Bang and Black Holes"
Alistair Hamilton spoke to an enthralled, full
lecture theatre about the Big Bang theory of how the
universe was created. He also discussed Black Holes.
His demonstrations of Universe creation using a balloon,
a spinning sound generator and a cylinder of compressed
gas, were especially entertaining!
After the talk, about 35 people walked to the Observatory
where there was a tour of the Night Sky and a chance
to observe Mars, the Orion nebula, the Moon and other
objects, through telescopes. |
| Mon 28 Jan |
SECOND Beginners' Event - "Galaxies
and Nebulae" (click for image)
Dr A Hills gave a really
entertaining talk to an audience
of 50 people. We got a sense of the sheer
vastness of Space and an insight into the formation
of galaxies. We also touched on theories of gravity
and possible "parallel" universes. The talk
ended with the intriguing idea that there is probably
a very large number of star and planets systems in our
Universe, capable of supporting intelligent life! |
| Mon 14 Jan 2008 |
NEW YEAR Meeting and FIRST Beginners'
Event |
| Mon 10th Dec |
DECEMBER MEMBERS |
| Mon 12th Nov |
NOVEMBER MEMBERS' - featuring
Telescope House, on "Buying Your First Telescope" |
| Mon 8th Oct |
OCTOBER MEMBERS' - featuring Humphry Evatt on
"Chinese Astronomy" |
| Mon 10th Sept |
SEPTEMBER MEMBERS' - 8pm at the
Cranbrook School Observatory |
| Mon 13th Aug |
AUGUST MEMBERS' - 8pm at the Cranbrook School
Observatory |
| Mon 9th July |
JULY MEMBERS' - 8pm at the
Cranbrook School Observatory
featuring... "Using The Alan Young Telescope" |
| Mon 11th June |
JUNE MEMBERS' - including a
talk by Guy Hurst on "Researching Guest Stars Using
Ancient And Modern Archives".
"Guy entertained and informed the audience.
He also gave us an excellent insight into Alan Young
- the man, his telescope and his work."
(CADSAS is of course, now restoring the Alan
Young Telescope in our observatory) |
| Mon 14th May |
MAY MEMBERS'
including... A talk by Greg Smye-Rumsby
(Planetary Images In 3D) |
| Mon 23rd April |
AGM MEMBERS' MEETING - 8pm at the Cranbrook
School Lecture Theatre
followed by... A talk by Dr Robert Smith on
"Astronomical Distances"
"And jolly good it was too! Robert Smith gave
us a very entertaining explanation of the various techniques
astronomers have used over the past 300 years or so, to
work out how far away the objects in the Night Sky actually
are." Kevin Brown |
| Mon 12th March |
MEMBERS' MEETING.
Including a talk "COSMOLOGY"
- by Prof. MacCallum |
| Mon 12th February |
MEMBERS' MEETING - 8pm at the Cranbrook School
Lecture Theatre. Including "NEUTRON
STARS" - a talk by Rod Smith |
| Mon 8th January 2007 |
JANUARY MEMBERS' MEETING - 8pm
at the Cranbrook School Observatory |
| Mon 11th December |
DECEMBER MEETING - 8pm at the Cranbrook School
Observatory |
| Mon 13th November |
NOVEMBER MEETING - 8pm at the
Cranbrook School Observatory |
| Wed 8th November |
Dr Andrew Coates of the Mullard Space Science
Laboratory, gave a very entertaining lecture on "The
Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan" to
an audience of about 50 people.
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| Mon 9th October |
OCTOBER MEETING held in the
Cranbrook School Lecture Theatre.
Andrew Hills gave an excellent
lecture on the Sun entitled "Sunspots, Solar Flares
And Aurorae" |
| Mon 11th Sept |
SEPTEMBER MEETING
Guest Speaker - David Heath gave a talk entitled,
"(Why) Is Cosmology Important?". |
| Mon 14th August |
AUGUST MEETING - August
meeting minutes (Members Only) |
| Mon 10th July |
JULY MEETING - July
meeting minutes (Members Only) |
| Mon 12th June |
JUNE MEETING - June
meeting minutes (Members Only) |
| Mon 10th May |
MAY MEETING - May
meeting minutes (Members Only) |
| Mon 10th April |
APRIL MEETING -
April meeting minutes (Members Only) |
| Mon 13th March |
MARCH MEETING -
March meeting minutes (Members Only) |
| Mon 13th Feb |
FEBRUARY MEETING -
click here for the minutes (Members Only) |
| Wed 8th Feb |
NANOTECHNOLOGY. What Does
It Mean?
Public Event, 7.30pm Vickers Auditorium,
Cranbrook School, entry £3 |
| Mon 9th January 2006 |
JANUARY MEMBERS MEETING -
click here for the minutes (Members Only) |
| Fri 2nd December |
DECEMBER COMMITTEE MEETING -
click
here for the minutes (Members Only) |
| Tue 22nd November |
The GM CONTROVERSY - With Professor
Vivian Moses, visiting Professor of Biotechnology, King's
College London and Chairman of CropGen.
Public Event, 7.30pm Queen's Hall,
Cranbrook School, entry £3, wine and nibbles included |
| Sat 12 November |
BURWASH TELESCOPE -
further assembly work, to include attempting to assess
its optical condition. |
| Mon 7th November |
NOVEMBER COMMITTEE MEETING
- click
here for the minutes (Members Only) |
| Wed 2nd November |
PUBLIC EVENT -
Astronomy And The Chemistry Behind Fireworks
- 7.30pm in the Queens Hall, Cranbrook School.
Including a chance to use the school telescopes (if
clear) at the Observatory.
Entry £3. Click
here to download the Publicity Poster |
| Sat 29th October |
PRELIMINARY ASSEMBLY OF BURWASH
TELESCOPE - 9am at the observatory for the
volunteer committee members |
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