Tonight  Dr John Mason  BAA 

will be talking to us about the Hubble Space Telescope

that after 35 Years

is still in service as an active NASA mission

the usual joining procedure applies for those members unable to attend in person

On the night of Saturday the 3rd of May above the  SW – W horizon at 23.00 hrs BST 22.00 hrs UTC

the planet Mars will be 2° below and to the left of a 42% illuminated waxing crescent Moon

if you plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions

Tonight  Dr Allan Chapman  Oxford ( pre recorded )

will be talking to us about –

Astronomy in Ancient times : Egypt, Babylonia and Assyria

this will have some additional, live, content ( Not from Allan ) before the recording

the usual joining procedure applies for those members unable to attend in person

Tonight will be a Society Night 

all members welcome

if you have a contribution for the evening

 such as, an update about an ongoing project

if you are looking for advice / help 

with an upcoming project you are planning to start

a new piece of “kit” or software that is baffling you

have a new method /approach to image processing Etc

Please let Mike know so your detail’s /presentation can be added to the evenings running order

Tonight The Author Dr David Whitehouse

will be talking to us about –  Searching for Aliens

David last spoke to us in 2020 via zoom about

Space 2029, After Apollo: Back to the Moon, Mars & Beyond

Currently we are not sure if David will be joining us live, or via zoom

this post will be updated as details become available

the usual joining procedure applies for those members unable to attend in person

During the early afternoon of Wednesday the 28th of May above the SE – S horizon

at 13.00 hrs BST 12.00 hrs UTC

the planet Jupiter will be 5° below a 3% illuminated waxing crescent Moon

as the Sun will be above the horizon as this event is taking place

if you plan to observe / image this event

 please remember your solar safety :-

DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN

WITHOUT THE CORRECT SOLAR FILTER FITTED TO YOUR EQUIPMENT

OR SOLAR SAFETY GLASSES FOR YOUR EYES

and remember to dress for the conditions