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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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 […]
January 2021 Meeting Report
The meeting began with the AGM which had been moved from September to its new month of January. Subscriptions remain at £20 and it was reported that lockdown had brought along 10 new members which is great news . The new committee is shown below and we welcome Michael Hobbs as our new President. The […]
December Meeting Report
Our December meeting was a bit different to the usual get together with a video, raffle and Xmas treats. Instead Lilian treated us to a recap of astronomical and space events during 2020