Apollo 13 – Dave Eagle FRAS Our speaker this evening was Dave Eagle FRAS speaking about Apollo 13. Although you may think you know the story of Apollo 13, Dave told the story including many unknown facts. Using some wonderful animations we felt like we were watching it for real. Dave included video and radio […]
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April Events
Federation Convention Saturday 17th April It’s my great pleasure to be able to announce the free FAS Online Convention on Saturday, 17th April 2021 starting at 12:00 noon. Our Meetings and Publicity Council Member, Jerry Stone, has organised four tremendous speakers for you: Prof Lord Martin Rees (The Astronomer Royal): From Mars to the Multiverse Greg Smye-Rumsby: Solar Eclipses Nik Szymanek: Overview of […]
March Upcoming Events
March Upcoming Events Worldwide Astrofest – 18th March 18th March 2021– Worldwide Astrofest – 19.30 With Dr. Emma Chapman of Imperial College London speaking on the search for the first stars and Dr. Stuart Clark on how the stars have shaped the history of mankind. You can book here. Merseyside Astronomy Day – 27th March Merseyside Astronomy Day 2021 on Saturday 27th […]
March 2021 Meeting Report
February 2021 Meeting Report Our speaker tonight was James Fragley who spoke to us about objects which can hit the earth. He started by explaining to us where they come from and what they look like and are made of. They could be asteroids of which there are many types and comets. The chance of […]
February 2021 Meeting Report
February 2021 Meeting Report Our speaker this evening was Bob Mizon MBE talking about his 7 favourite Moons. It was a delightful evening with Bob taking us on a tour of the moons that orbit the planets in our solar system. He shared with us the history behind these objects, now they were discovered and […]