| Date |
Time |
Info |
Activity |
Notes |
| Jan 7 - 13 |
|
400th Anniversary of Galileo's discovery of the Moons of Jupiter. This was the first proof that there were objects which orbited something other than the Earth. |
According to accounts, Galileo saw 3 objects from January 7 close to Jupiter that changed positions; one disappeared behnd the planet on January 10. The fourth was first seen for the first time on January 13.
However, research by LDAS chairman Jerry Stone has shown that this is not correct! Contact LDAS to book a presentation on this.
|
Fri Jan 15 +
Sat Jan 16 |
From 19:30 |
|
Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm |
| Wed Jan 27 |
20:00 |
|
January Meeting |
Dr Stuart Clark : Do we need a new theory of gravity? |
| Feb Fri 5 / Sat 6 |
|
European AstroFest 2010 |
At Kensington Conference & Events Centre |
| Wed Feb 10 |
20:00 |
|
February Additional Meeting |
Presentations by members of the Society |
| Fri Feb 12 + Sat Feb 13 |
19:30 |
|
Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Feb 20 |
11:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Stevenage town centre. Sun and Moon |
| Wed Feb 24 |
19:30 |
|
February Meeting |
Bob Forrest : The Antikythera Mechanism |
| Sat Feb 27 |
11:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Hitchin town centre. Solar observing |
| Sat Mar 6 |
11:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Letchworth town centre. Solar observing |
| Sat Mar 6 |
From 19:30 |
|
Public Star Party : Free |
Saturn, Mars and Deep-Sky observing |
| Mar Fri 12 - Sun 21 |
|
National Science & Engineering Week (NSEW) |
Across the UK |
|
Fri Mar 12 +
Sat Mar 13 |
19:30 |
|
Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm. Messier Marathon. NSEW event. |
| Fri Mar 19 |
19:30 |
|
Adults' Astronomy Workshop  |
At Standalone Farm |
|
Sat Mar 20 |
19:30 |
|
Lunar Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm. Messier Marathon. NSEW event. |
| Mar Wed 24 - Sun 28 |
|
UK Space Conference |
Charterhouse, Godalming, Surrey |
| Wed Mar 31 |
19:30 |
|
March Meeting |
Paul Money : The Voyager Missions - Part 1 |
| Sat Apr 3 |
19:30 |
|
Young Observers' Astronomy Workshop |
At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Apr 10 |
11:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Welwyn Garden City town centre. |
| Sat Apr 10 |
19:30 |
|
Society Meal |
Our 25th Anniversary Celebration Meal (Members only) |
| Mon April 12 |
|
Yuri's Night |
Celebration of the first human spaceflight |
| Apr Mon 12 - Fri 16 |
|
National Astronomy Meeting |
At the University of Glasgow |
| Apr Thu 15 - Sat 17 |
|
Spring Sky Camp |
At Kelling Heath, Norfolk |
| Fri Apr 16 |
19:30 |
|
Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Apr 17 |
11:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Letchworth town centre. Moon and Sun. |
| Sat Apr 17 |
From 19:30 |
|
Public Star Party : Free |
The Moon, Mars and Saturn |
| Fri Apr 23 |
19:30 |
|
Adults' Astronomy Workshop |
+ Lunar Observing. At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Apr 24 |
19:30 |
|
Young Observers' Astronomy Workshop |
+ Lunar Observing. At Standalone Farm |
| Wed Apr 28 |
19:30 |
|
April Meeting |
Paul Money : The Voyager Missions - Part 2 |
| Sat May 1 |
19:30 |
|
Young Observers' Astronomy Workshop |
At Standalone Farm |
| Fri May 7 |
19:30 |
|
Adults' Astronomy Workshop |
At Standalone Farm |
| Sat May 8 |
09:30 |
|
Society Visit |
The Science Museum and the RAS Library (Members only) |
| Wed May 12 |
19:30 |
|
May Additional Meeting |
Presentations by members of the Society |
Fri May 14 +
Sat May 15 |
From 20:30 |
|
Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm. Note these sessions start at 20:30, not 19:30 |
| Wed May 26 |
19:30 |
|
May Meeting |
Mark Hurn : Sir Robert Ball - The Victorian Patrick Moore |
| Sat Jun 19 |
From 09:30 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
On the green by the roundabout at the north end of the village.
As part of the Welwyn Festival. Observing the Sun and Venus. |
| Sat Jun 26 |
From 09:30 |
|
BAA Exhibition Meeting |
At the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| Wed Jun 30 |
19:30 |
|
June Meeting |
Martin Lewis : Building Your Own Telescope |
| Sat Jul 3 |
10:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Garden Square, Letchworth, as part of the Letchworth Festival.
Observing the Sun and (possibly) Venus |
| Jul Sat 10 - Sun 11 |
|
Rocket and Space Weekend |
Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey
Including workshops and presentations by Jerry Stone. |
| Sat Jul 17 |
09:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session, Leys Square, Letchworth
As part of the Letchworth "Earth Day" : Free |
"The Earth In Space". Presentation by Jerry Stone
at 2pm at the Letchworth Art Centre. |
| Sun Jul 25 |
08:30 |
|
Visit to South Downs Planetarium, Chichester |
Plus Fishbourne Roman Palace (Members only) |
| Wed Jul 28 |
19:30 |
|
July Meeting |
Dr Carolin Crawford: Cosmology for Beginners |
| Sun Aug 1 |
09:00 |
|
Visit to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich |
Plus the Royal Astronomical Society Picnic (Members only) |
| Thu Aug 12 |
From 20:00 |
|
Meteor Watch : Free |
The Perseids |
Fri Aug 13 +
Sat Aug 14 |
From 20:30 |
|
Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm |
| Wed Aug 25 |
19:30 |
|
August Meeting |
Guy Hurst : Observing variables and understanding the lives of stars |
| Sat Aug 28 |
19:30 |
|
Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Sep 4 |
11:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Royston Town Centre. Sun, Moon and Venus |
| Sat Sep 4 |
17:30 |
|
Society Star-B-Que |
Our combination Star Party and Bar-B-Que : "The EquiNosh"
(Members only) |
| Sep Mon 6 - Thu 17 |
|
Autumn Sky Camp |
At Kelling Heath, Norfolk |
| Wed Sep 8 |
19:30 |
|
September Additional Meeting |
Presentations by members of the Society |
| Fri Sep 10 |
19:30 |
|
Adults' Astronomy Workshop |
+ Members' Observing. At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Sep 11 |
11:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Hitchin Town Centre. Sun, Moon and Venus |
| Sat Sep 11 |
19:30 |
|
Young Observers' Astronomy Workshop |
+ Members' Observing. At Standalone Farm |
| Fri Sep 17 |
19:30 |
|
Lunar observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Sep 18 |
11:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Letchworth Town Centre. Sun and Venus |
| Sat Sep 18 |
18:00 |
|
Official re-opening of the Observatory |
The official unveiling of our new telescope
(Members and invited guests only) |
| Sat Sep 18 |
From 19:30 |
|
Public Star Party : Free |
The Moon and Jupiter |
| Sat Sep 25 |
19:30 |
|
Young Observers' Astronomy Workshop |
+ Members' Observing. At Standalone Farm |
| Wed Sep 29 |
19:30 |
|
September Meeting |
Prof. Monica Grady |
| Fri Oct 1 |
19:30 |
|
Adults' Astronomy Workshop |
+ Members' Observing. At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Oct 2 |
11:00 - 16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Stevenage Town Centre. Sun and Venus |
| Sat Oct 2 |
19:30 |
|
"My Telescope Doesn't Work" |
Do you have a telescope that you don't use? We'll show you how to make use of it and discover the wonders of the skies. |
| Oct Mon 4 - Sun 10 |
|
World Space Week |
Celebrating Sputnik 1 and the UN Treaty on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space |
| Sat Oct 9 |
09:00-17:00 |
|
FAS Convention |
At the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
With a presentation by Jerry Stone: "Visiting the Lord of the Rings",
about the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn. |
| Fri Oct 15 |
19:30 |
|
Lunar Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Oct 16 |
11:00-16:00 |
|
Public Astronomy Session : Free |
Letchworth Town Centre. Solar observing |
| Sat Oct 16 |
From 19:30 |
|
Public Star Party : Free |
The Moon and Jupiter |
| Wed Oct 27 |
19:30 |
|
October Meeting |
Dr Mike Leggett: Astronomy in the Ancient World |
| Fri Oct 29 |
19:30 |
|
Adults' Astronomy Workshop |
At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Oct 30 |
19:30 |
|
Young Observers' Astronomy Workshop |
At Standalone Farm |
Wed Nov 10 |
19:30 |
|
November Additional Meeting |
Presentations by members of the Society |
| Nov Sat 13 / Sun 14 |
|
Standalone Farm Craft Fair : Free |
LDAS public display |
| Wed Nov 24 |
19:30 |
|
November Meeting |
Dr Paul Murdin - Secrets of the universe |
| Fri Dec 3 |
19:30 |
|
Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm |
| Sat Dec 4 |
19:30 |
|
Observing session : Free |
At Standalone Farm |
| Mon Dec 13 |
From 21:00 |
|
Meteor Watch : Free |
The Geminids |
|
Wed Dec 15 |
19:30 |
|
LDAS AGM |
AGM and Annual Quiz |
| Sun Dec 21 |
06:32 - 10:02 |
|
Eclipse Watch : Free |
Total eclipse of the Moon |
