Reading Astronomical Society

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The main section meets at...

St. Peter's Church Hall
Church Road
Earley
READING
RG6 1EY

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The astrobasics section meets at...

Loddon Room
Dinton Pastures Country Park
Davis Street
Hurst
READING
RG10 0TH

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MAIN SECTION
20th June 2009
7.00pm
The Rise and Fall of Quasars and Other AGN
Dave King
(Edinburgh AS)
The discovery of quasars, how they mark the outer limits of the observable universe, and what we might learn from further study

ASTROBASICS
27th June 2009
7.00pm
Satellites
Gerry Bond
The summer sky is full of satellites!! Something to observe in the summer months when there is no darkness.

Saturn
Saturn is well placed in the evening sky. Take a look at the rings through a telescope now as they will be edge-on later in the year.