SWHAS Monthly Meeting Mar 2023

Online Event , United Kingdom

Orion European Service Module – Europe’s Contribution to the Artemis Programme by Siân Cleaver            Talk Synopsis NASA’s Artemis programme will return astronauts to the Moon for the first time in 50 years and mark the start of a new era of human space exploration. Unlike the Apollo missions, the focus […]

SWHAS Monthly Meeting Apr 2023

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Deep Sky Objects by Graham Marett More information on our Astronomy Events page The meeting will also include a news item of interest and a tour of the night sky.  We will be meeting at the RMS as well as online via Zoom. Zoom details will be emailed to members a few days before the […]

The JUICE Mission: Revealing the mysteries of Jupiter’s icy moons

Online Event , United Kingdom

          The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck is delighted to announce the third event in their Adventures in Planetary Science public engagement series 'The JUICE mission: Revealing the mysteries of Jupiter's icy moons', taking place on Thursday 25th May 2023, starting at 5pm. This will be a virtual event held […]

SWHAS Monthly Meeting May 2023

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Join us for our AGM & Members Images Meeting in the Cadogan House Hall at the Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth. The Meeting will also include a BRING & BUY stall where you can sell your unwanted astro kit or find a great deal from what's for sale from others. Come early to avoid […]

BAA Comet Section Meeting

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Romney Road, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

This is a face-to-face section meeting that will take place at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.               The meeting is open to anyone who has an interest in comets. For further details about the talks and to book your place please visit: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/baa/889333 (£6 adult BAA members / £8 […]

SWHAS Monthly Meeting September 2023

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

The Sky At Night - By Gordon Rogers                 "The Sky at Night, with a Laugh"             "As a keen amateur astronomer this talk covers astronomical topics of contemporary interest both amateur and professional. I have a passion for Deep Space imaging and […]

SWHAS Monthly Meeting October 2023

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Infrared Astronomy by Dr Eric Dunford Find out more about Infrared astronomy from this fascinating talk by Dr Eric Dunford. More details to follow. The meeting will also include a news item of interest and a tour of the night sky. We will be meeting at the RMS as well as online via Zoom. Zoom […]

SWHAS Monthly Meeting November 2023

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

'Meteorites' by Professor Caroline Smith           “I am Head of Earth Sciences Collections and Principal Curator of Meteorites at the Natural History Museum and I have been researching meteorites since the late 1990s. My experience and expertise in curation and collections care has been recognised by the award of a prestigious […]

SWHAS Monthly Meeting December 2023

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Members' Images and Bring & Buy         For our last meeting of 2023 we will be showing a selection of members' images in the Cadogan House Hall, Royal Masonic School For Girls, Rickmansworth. The meeting will also include a news item of interest and a tour of the night sky. This will […]

SWHAS Monthly Meeting January 2024

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

A Universe of Infinities by Colin Stuart Infinity is a notoriously tricky concept to juggle with. It’s not even really a number and yet it seems to crop up time and again when astronomers try to understand our universe. Did the universe start from an infinitely small speck? Can the universe really be infinitely big? […]

SWHAS Monthly Meeting February 2024

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

“The Planet Mercury” By Chris Hooker - Newbury AS                 Chris is the Mercury co-ordinator for the BAA Mercury & Venus section. Join us for a fascinating talk about The Planet Mercury. The meeting will also include a news item of interest and a tour of the night […]

SWHAS Monthly Meeting March 2024

Royal Masonic School Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Dr Francisco Diego - Details of talk to follow.         Francisco Diego was born in Mexico City, where he got his first degree in Mechanical Engineering. His career in Astronomy started at the Sociedad Astronomica de Mexico and the Planetario Luis E. Erro. He worked for several years at the Instituto de […]