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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‘Astronomy and Art: Universal Appeal?’
A ’Zoom’ talk by Professor Andy Newsam (Liverpool John Moores University) originally given to the society on 11 April 2022. A video of the talk can […]
‘Anglo-Saxon Astronomy’
A ’Zoom’ talk by Martin Lunn, ‘The Rambling Astronomer’ originally given to the society on 14 March 2022. A video of the talk can be viewed […]
‘Exoplanet update – The search for new worlds in our Galaxy’
A ’Zoom’ talk by Dr. Dimitris Stamatellos (UCLan) originally given to the society on 07 February 2022. A video of the talk can be viewed below. […]
‘Messages From Earth’
A ‘zoom’ talk originally given by Steve Hurley on Monday, 10 January 2022. A video of the talk can be viewed below.
‘The Science of Santa’
A talk by Dr. Steve Barrett given to the society on Monday, 13 December 2021. A video of the ‘Zoom’ presentation can be viewed here. […]
Supernovae and the search for Dark Energy
A ‘zoom’ talk originally given by Professor Isobel Hook (University of Lancaster) on Monday, 13 September 2021. A video of the talk can be viewed below.
‘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.