March Monthly Meeting
Full Moon
Mike Foulkes
The Moon is a fascinating object to observe both with small and large telescopes.
However the time around the full Moon can be frustrating for many observers as its brightness can make observing many objects in the sky more difficult.
Stevenage Moon Palace Experience
Stevenage Moon Palace Experience
It would be great if you can come along and support the committee on the LDAS stand on the Stevenage Event Island where the Moon Palace bus will be.
Members Star Party
Members Star Party
It’s been some time since we had a star party at Standalone Farm and made wider use of the observatory.
Before we do any ‘public’ events we thought it would be a good idea to have a members star party / observing evening first. This will give us chance to give the observatory a good shakedown and see how we might plan for a public event in future.
February Monthly Meeting
Current state of Lunar Exploration
Dr Ezzy Pearson
There has been a resurgence in lunar exploration over the last decade. What inspired this sudden interest? Who is trying to get there? And how are things going?
Telescope Workshop
New Telescope? Not sure where to start? We can help!
LDAS will be hosting a free telescope workshop in Letchworth on the 31st January, 15:00-17:00.
January Monthly Meeting
The Dark Side of the Universe
Prof. Catherine Heymans
Just over 95% of our Universe comes in the shrouded form of dark energy and
matter that we can neither explain nor directly detect.
AGM (Members Only)
AGM
Please don’t forget that the AGM starts at 7pm and will be via Zoom.
Following the AGM, Dave Eagle will take us on A Whistle-Stop Tour of the Universe: Hitch-Hiking on a Ray of Light.
Join Dave on a mind-blowing journey from Earth out to the very edge of our observable universe, visiting objects of interest along the way. What better excuse is there to show some beautiful images of our amazing universe and show just how small we are on the grand scale of things.
Telescope Workshop
New Telescope? Not sure where to start? We can help!
LDAS will be hosting a free telescope workshop in Letchworth on the 29th November, 14:30-16:30.
November Monthly Meeting
Beyond the Milky Way
A New talk by Colin Stuart for LDAS
Colin is a multi-award-winning astronomy author, writer and speaker who has talked to over half a million people about the universe, including schools, the public and businesses.
ML Astro SHG Demo
Gordon Ewen has offered to give a demonstration of his new MLAstro spectroheliograph (SHG) this Saturday at 08:45.
For those of you who were present at last week's monthly meeting this is a demonstration of what the SHG can do.
For those of you that weren’t at the meeting the SHG allows the Sun to be viewed at numerous wavelengths associated with the many elements present there, which can give a significantly different picture of the Sun.
August Monthly Meeting
Exoplanets and biosignatures - including the latest on the K2-18b kerfuffle
MK International Mars event at The Open University
MK International Mars event at The Open University
Telescopes in Town
As part of the Letchworth Festival, we are bringing our powerful telescopes to Leys Square again. Come and see the stars and planets in breath-taking photos and videos – and even a live feed from a telescope abroad (just in case it’s a bit cloudy in the UK on that day).
April 2025 Monthly Meeting
Latest Developments in Astro-Imaging: From iPhones to Observatory Instrumentation.
Partial Solar Eclipse
Come and see a partial solar eclipse. Solar telescopes in operation and solar viewing spectacles available.
February 2025 Monthly Meeting
The Square Kilometre Array - revealing the hidden Universe with radio eyes By Dr Tyler Bourke
January 2025 Monthly Meeting
The Universe: Reality or Simulation? By Professor Catherine Heymans
September 2024 Monthly Meeting
Space Propulsion by Bob Baldwin C Eng, M I Mech E
Airbus Engineering Manager and Spacecraft Propulsion Engineer