EAS Meetings and Events in 2018
January
- Meeting Monday 8th in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- AGM
- Moon Watch Saturday 27th, 6.30 to 9.00pm at the Brewery Arts Centre garden Successful moonwatch 27/01/2018
- Observing Evening Monthly guided observing (sorry, clouded out)
February
- Meeting Monday 5th in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Sky notes, Astronomy News, Constellation of the Month
- Guest speaker: Prof.
Isobel Hook of Lancaster University speaking on Supernovae and the Discovery of Dark Energy - Meeting report
- Moon Watch Saturday 24th at the Brewery Arts Centre garden from 6.30 to 8.30pm
(free public event, just turn up!) - Observing Evening 20th
February see report here
March
- Meeting Monday 5th in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Member’s Talks
- Guest speaker: Dr.
Anne Sansom of the University of Central Lancashire speaking on Dust in Early-Type
Galaxies - Notes and Links from
the March Meeting
- Moon Watch Saturday
24th, 7.00 to 9.00pm at the Brewery Arts Centre garden - Observing Evening Moon and planetary conjunction at
Helsington Church
April
- Meeting Monday 9th in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Guest speaker: Robert
Ince of the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory speaking on Widefield
and timelapse astrophotography, tips and techniques - Notes and Links from
the April Meeting
- Guest speaker: Robert
- Observing Evening Monthly guided observing
May
- Meeting Monday 14th in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Guest speaker: Professor Ian Robson of the Science
& Technology Facilities Council speaking on Confessions of an Astronomer - Member’s Talks
- Notes and Links from
the May meeting
- Guest speaker: Professor Ian Robson of the Science
June
- Meeting Monday 4th in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Member’s Talks
- Member’s Telescope Night
- Notes and links from
the June Meeting
July
- Meeting Monday 2nd in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Member’s Talks
- Guest speaker: Prof. Jim Wild of Lancaster
University speaking on Weathering Solar Storms - Notes and links from
the July Meeting
August
- Meeting Monday 6th in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Astronomy News, followed by four short talks from Moira, Ian, Eddie and Simon
- The talks cover The Orbit of the Ecliptic Plane, Orbital Physics and Spacecraft Manoeuvering, Olbers’
Paradox and Telescope Mount Alignment - Notes and links from
the August Meeting
September
- Meeting Monday 3rd in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Member’s Talks
- Stuart Atkinson speaking on Famous
Fake Astrophotos - Notes and links
from the September Meeting
October
- Meeting Monday 1st in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Member’s Talks
- Guest speaker: Prof.
Lionel Wilson of Lancaster University speaking on Recent ideas on the volcanic history of the Moon - Notes and links
from the October Meeting
November
- Meeting Monday 5th in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Member’s Talks
- Speaker: David Glass of EAS speaking on Hayabusa-2
- Notes and Links from the November Meeting
December
- Meeting Monday 3rd in Kendal Museum at 7:00pm:
- Social Evening including Christmas Quiz
- Moon Watch & Orion Watch Saturday 15th in the Brewery Arts Centre garden has been Cancelled
due to weather warnings.