| Event |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Subject |
| Observing session |
Fri/Sat |
Jan 11/12 |
From 19:30 |
At Standalone Farm |
| January Meeting |
Wed |
Jan 30 |
19:30 |
Members' Talks |
| Special Event |
Fri/Sat |
Feb 8/9 |
09:00 - 18:00 |
European AstroFest 2008, Kensington, London |
| Observing session |
Fri/Sat |
Feb 8/ 9 |
From 20:00 |
At Standalone Farm. |
| > Special Event |
Thu |
Feb 21 |
From 01:30 |
Total Lunar Eclipse. Full details here |
| February Meeting |
Wed |
Feb 27 |
19:30 |
Bob Forrest, our Honorary President |
| Observing session |
Fri/Sat |
Mar 7/ 8 |
From 19:30 |
At Standalone Farm |
| > Public Event |
Sat |
Mar 15 |
From 19:30 |
Public Star
Party |
| March Meeting |
Wed |
Mar 26 |
19:30 |
Carolin Crawford |
| Observing session |
Fri/Sat |
Apr 4/ 5 |
From 19:30 |
At Standalone Farm |
| April Meeting |
Wed |
Apr 30 |
19:30 |
Members' Talks: Including |
| > Public Event |
Sat |
May 10 |
From 19:30 |
Public Star Party
- Details here
|
| Observing session |
Fri/Sat |
May 2/ 3 |
From 19:30 |
At Standalone Farm |
| Society Meal |
Tue |
May 20 |
19:30 |
7:30 at "The Two Chimneys", Letchworth |
| May Meeting |
Wed |
May 28 |
19:30 |
Chris
Baddiley |
| June Meeting |
Wed |
Jun 25 |
19:30 |
Members' Talks: |
| 100th Anniversary |
Mon |
Jun 30 |
The Tunguska Event |
|
| July Meeting |
Wed |
Jul 30 |
19:30 |
Guy Hurst |
| > Public event |
Fri |
Aug 1 |
From 09:00 |
At Standalone Farm. Partial solar eclipse Photos here |
| > Public event |
Sat |
Aug 9 |
From 21:00 |
At Standalone Farm. Perseids meteor watch All welcome |
| > Public event |
Sat |
Aug 16 |
From 19:30 |
At Standalone Farm. Partial Lunar Eclipse All welcome |
| August Meeting |
Wed |
Aug 27 |
19:30 |
Mark Hurn |
| Observing session |
Fri |
Aug 29/30 |
From 20:00 |
At Standalone Farm. |
| Society Event |
Sat |
Sep 6 |
17:00 |
Members' Annual Star-B-Q : The
EquiNosh! |
| September Meeting |
Wed |
Sep 24 |
19:30 |
Alan Longstaff |
| Observing session |
Fri/Sat |
Sep 26/27 |
From 19:30 |
At Standalone Farm |
| > Public Event |
Sat |
Oct 4 |
From 19:30 |
Public Star Party. See the craters of the Moon. |
| October Meeting |
Wed |
Oct 29 |
19:30 |
(Speaker
to be announced) |
| Observing session |
Fri/Sat |
Oct 31/ |
From 19:30 |
At Standalone Farm |
| > Public Event |
Sat/Sun |
Nov 8/9 |
11:00-17:00 |
Public display at the Standalone Farm Craft Fair. |
| November Meeting |
Wed |
Nov 26 |
19:30 |
Members'
Talks |
| Observing session |
Fri |
Nov 28 |
From 19:30 |
At Standalone Farm |
| > Public Event |
Sat |
Nov 29 |
From 19:30 |
Public Star Party. Deep-sky observing |
| AGM |
Wed |
Dec 10 |
19:30 |
AGM and Quiz |
There is also a full set of calendar
pages listing astronomical events, including close lunar-planetary alignments,
eclipses and meteor showers.
You can
go to the current month here or select a month below
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
Our regular monthly meetings are held at Plinston
Hall, in the centre of Letchworth
and are open to everyone.
Plinston Hall is the large building on the left-hand side of the northern end
of the Broadway.
Observing sesions are held at the society
observatory for members and their guests.
So we know who is going to be present at an observing
session, and to confirm that the session is going ahead, always
call the Observatory Mobile (07751 315447) before 7pm on the day.
Public star parties are open to
everyone.
If you would like to bring a group to a public event, please contact our chairman
by writing to chair-at-ldas.org.uk (Replace "-at-"
with "@". This is to help prevent spam.)
2009 is the International Year
of Astronomy. Watch for our special programme of activities.
Initial details can be found here.
You can access our archive of events for 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004