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The society holds monthly meetings at which we have speakers who cover a wide range of topics relating to astronomy. Four times a year we have additional meetings featuring some short presentations given by members of the society.
The meetings are open to the public as well as our members. We make a small charge to cover the hire of the hall and speaker costs as shown below.
These meeting take place at 7:30 pm at the Elizabeth Howard Memorial Hall, in the centre of Letchworth. Officially the hall is in Norton Way South, but the entrance to the car park is round the corner in Hillshott. The car park is free after 6:00 pm. The link will show you the location in Google Maps. The postcode is SG6 1NX. The location is shown in the pictures at the foot of the page.
The meeting room is on the first floor in the west wing of the building.
| Attendee |
Charge |
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| Members |
£2 * |
| Non-members (Adults) |
£3 |
| Children ( Primary school ) accompanied |
Free |
| Children ( Secondary school ) accompanied |
£1 |
* £1 when the speakers are members of the society
This covers the room hire, speakers costs and refreshments.
| Date |
Adult Charge /
Members' Charge |
Speaker |
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January 27 |
£3 / £2 |
Dr Stuart Clark : "Do we need a new theory of gravity?" |
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February 10 |
£3 / £1 |
Additional Meeting : Presentations by members of the society |
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February 24 |
£3 / £1 * |
Bob Forrest of the University of Hertfordshire Observatory : "The Antikythera Mechanism" |
March 31 |
£3 / £2 |
Paul Money : "The Voyager Mission - Part 1" |
April 28 |
£3 / £2 |
Paul Money : "The Voyager Mission - Part 2" |
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May 12 |
£3 / £1 |
Additional Meeting : Presentations by members of the society |
May 26 |
£3 / £2 |
Mark Hurn : "Sir Robert Ball - The Victorian Patrick Moore" |
June 30 |
£3 / £2 |
Jerry Workman : "Solar Eclipses" |
July 28 |
£3 / £2 |
Dr Carolin Crawford : (Title to be announced) |
August 25 |
£3 / £2 |
Guy Hurst : "Observing variables and understanding the lives of stars" |
September 8 |
£3 / £1 |
Additional Meeting : Presentations by members of the society |
September 29 |
£3 / £2 |
Prof. Monica Grady : (Title to be announced) |
October 27 |
£3 / £2 |
Dr Mike Leggatt : "(Title to be announced) |
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November 10 |
£3 / £1 |
Additional Meeting : Presentations by members of the society |
November 24 |
£3 / £2 |
Dr Paul Murdin : "Secrets of the Universe" |
December 15 |
£3 / £1 |
Society AGM and Quiz |
The February meeting is charged as a members' event, as Bob Forrest is our Honorary President.
If you would like to join the society, you can do so at any of our meetings.
Alternatively you can go to our Membership page, which gives additional information and where you can download our membership application form.
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This shows Letchworth town centre and the location of the hall.
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This shows the vicinity of the hall. The blue marker indicates the entrance.
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If you would like any additional information, please write to events-at-ldas.org.uk (Replace "-at-" with "@")
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