April 2026
Mr Peter Goodhew FRAS – Deep Sky Photography
Peter is a Fellow of The Royal Astronomical Society. a member of the British Astronomical Association and the Webb Deep-Sky Society. He started out in astrophotography some 10 years ago. His images have been published in many publications including the BBC The Sky At Night, the British Astronomical Association, Sky and Telescope Magazine and Astronomy Now Magazine and Website any many more. He will share some of his trials and tribulations as he has evolved from being an absolute beginner…
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Casper Dyne – John Goodricke the Deaf Astronomer
EAS member Casper Dyne will give a talk about John Goodricke the Deaf Astronomer. There will also be a presentation on the sky at night for the coming month. If you would like further details then please contact Anita King.
Find out more »June 2026
Prof. Andrew Coates – Mars with the Rosalind Franklin Rover
Our patron Prof. Andrew Coates of University College London (UCL) will give as a talk entitled 'Mars with the Rosalind Franklin Rover' There will also be a presentation on the sky at night for the coming month. If you would like further details then please contact Anita King.
Find out more »July 2026
Dr Elizabeth Cunningham – Dark Matter, why we think 95% of the Universe is missing.
Dr Elizabeth Cunningham from Surrey University will talk about how the objects we can observe in the night sky account for less than 5% of the total Universe. Scientists believe that the rest is made up of elusive substances called dark matter and dark energy. We can’t see it, we don’t know what it is and yet hundreds of scientists around the world are looking for it. This talk will explain the puzzle of dark matter – why we think…
Find out more »September 2026
Susan Pyne – Celebrating Women Astronomers
Susan Pyne of the Royal Astronomical Society and University College London (UCL) will talk about Celebrating Women Astronomers. There will also be a presentation on the sky at night for the coming month. If you would like further details then please contact Anita King.
Find out more »October 2026
Phil Halper – Aurora
Phil Halper from the Royal Astronomical Society will talk about Aurora. Phil is the creator of the popular YouTube series Before the Big Bang, which has had several million views, and was previously journalist in residence at the Penn State Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos. His astronomy images have been featured in major media outlets including The Washington Post, the BBC, and The Guardian, and he has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. There will also be a presentation on the sky…
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