Meetings and Events in 2018

January

• Meeting Monday 8th in Kendal Museum at 7pm:
  • 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 7pm: 
  • 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 7pm:
  • 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 7pm:
  • 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
• Observing Evening Monthly guided observing

May

• Meeting Monday 14th in Kendal Museum at 7pm:
  • 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

June

• Meeting Monday 4th in Kendal Museum at 7pm: 
  • Member’s Talks
  • Member’s Telescope Night
  • Notes and links from the June Meeting

July

• Meeting Monday 2nd in Kendal Museum at 7pm:
  • 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 7pm:
  • 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 7pm:
  • 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 7pm:
  • Member’s Talks
  • Guest speaker: Prof. Lionel Wilson of Lancaster University  speaking on Recent ideas on the volcanic history of the Moon

November

• Meeting Monday 5th in Kendal Museum at 7pm:
  • Member’s Talks
  • Guest speaker: Don Kurtz of the University of Central Lancashire speaking on Asteroseismology 
• Moon Watch on a Saturday (to be arranged) at the Brewery Arts Centre garden

December

• Meeting Monday 3rd in Kendal Museum at 7pm:
  • Social Evening including Christmas Quiz
• Moon Watch & Orion Watch Saturday 15th, 5.30 to 8.00pm at the Brewery Arts Centre garden

Meetings and Events in 2019

January

• Meeting Monday 7th in Kendal Museum at 7pm:
  • AGM