Programme

 This event is not organised by the Society

Have you ever wanted to get into astronomy but didn’t know where to start? If so, BBC Sky at Night Magazine’s

Back Garden Astronomy Week

Is the perfect time to get outside and get looking up at the night sky.

This week-long beginner’s guide will focus on our nearest celestial neighbour, the Moon, with hints and tips to get you familiar with the cratered lunar surface and its cycle of phases.

Each day from Saturday 2 – 9 March we’ll send you an email newsletter helping you discover something new about the Moon every night.

Click here to sign up and we’ll send you a free 62-page digital starter pack before Back Garden Astronomy Week starts.

Please click on the link below, for a full itinerary, & ticket cost’s

https://britastro.org/cottingham2020

Please Click the link below for this events itinerary :-

https://britastro.org/deepsky2020

The full programme is as follows :-

Prof Lewis Dartnell – ORIGINS: How the Earth Shaped Human History

Dr Paul Clark – Monsters in the dark: the formation of the first stars in the Universe

Dr Anita Dawes – Cosmic Chemistry

Tony Rodda – How 3D printing is shaping the future of amateur astronomy

Lucinda Offer – Mars Analogue Research that inspires around the world

Dr Matthew Malek – What’s New in Neutrino Astronomy?

Plus

Dr Paul Abel & Pete Lawrence’s 2020 Astronomical Challenges

Exoplanets Division Meeting on Saturday afternoon

Booking information

Booking for the Winchester weekend has now closed.

Please telephone the BAA Office on 0207 734 4145 , between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday, if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

This event is not organised by the Society