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Venue for February and March meetings

December 31st, 2010

Because of the refurbishment of the Vinter Room, please note that our February and March meetings will be held in the function room of the Conservatory, Chequer’s Lane. The location of the April and May meetings will be confirmed nearer the time and posted on the Meetings page, where you can always check the details […]

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Astronomical Calendar

December 19th, 2010

A new astronomy website is available which provides up to date information on upcoming celestial events and is intended as a quick way to access a calendar of astronomy. One feature is a mailing list which sends a regular bulletin of the coming month’s events. You can access the site at http://astronomical-calendar.org.uk The calendar information […]

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Peter Grego and David Mannion – ‘Galileo and 400 years of Telescopic Astronomy‘

December 19th, 2010

Sunday 19th December 2010 You may be interested in a new book by Peter Grego (Editor of Popular Astronomy magazine) and David Mannion, entitled ‘Galileo and 400 years of Telescopic Astronomy‘. The book is a description of astronomical discovery over the last 400 years and looks at what might happen to Telescopic Astronomy over the […]

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November Meeting Reminder

October 31st, 2010

Sunday 31st October 2010 Don’t forget that the November meeting is this week, Wednesday 3rd November. Leonard Honey will present “Sundials, ancient and modern”. As usual the meeting will be held at 7.30pm in the Vinter Room, Vinter Close, Papworth Everard. Check out the Meetings page for a map.

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