A brief guide to optical instruments for beginners
by Jason Woolley 1. Binoculars Don’t ignore the humble binoculars – they’re often better than the cheaper types of telescopes. 8×50 or 10x50s are probably […]
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‘The ExoMars 2022 Mission’
A ‘zoom’ talk originally given by Rickbir Bahia, Research Fellow, European Space Agency on Monday, 12 July 2021. A video of the talk can be viewed […]
‘Atmospheric Optical Phenomena: Rainbows, Halos & Glories’
A ‘zoom’ talk originally given by Dr. Clive Saunders, Centre for Atmospheric Studies, University of Manchester on Monday, 14 June 2021. A video of the […]
‘Satellite Navigation’
A ‘zoom’ talk by Steve Hurley, originally given on Monday, 10 May 2021. A video of Steve’s presentation can be viewed below.
‘The Size of Space – just how do astronomers estimate distances?’
A talk by William Stewart given to the society on Monday, 8 March 2021. A video of the ‘Zoom’ presentation can be viewed below.
‘The Changing Scene of Astronomy’
A talk by Professor Ian Robson given to the society on Monday, 8 February 2021. A video of the ‘Zoom’ presentation can be viewed below.
Photographic resources
by Andrew Huggett Following the first astrophotography ‘Zoom’ workshop of Monday, 25 January 2021. This page was added to the website as a central point […]
‘Star of Bethlehem’
A talk by Dr. Steve Barrett given to the society on Monday, 14 December 2020. A video of the ‘Zoom’ presentation can be viewed below. […]
‘SETI and the Rare Earth Hypothesis’
A talk by Steve Hurley given to the society on Monday, 13 July 2020. A video of the ‘Zoom’ presentation can be viewed below. For […]
‘Auroral Emissions Through the Solar System’
A talk by Dr Licia Ray (Lancaster University) given to the society on Monday, 8 June 2020. A video of the ‘Zoom’ presentation can be […]
The World’s Biggest Digital Camera and why the StarLink Programme is a significant Issue for it …
On 11 May 2020, Boyd Bowdish & Andrew Bradshaw gave a presentation to the society on the work of The Vera Rubin Observatory (with its 27-ft (8.4-m) mirror telescope […]