Meetings Location

The main and astrobasics sections meet at…

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

There is parking available at the hall and in the next door school playground.
Reading Buses route 19 stops adjacent to the hall.

Next Meetings

AstroBASICS

The Milky Way

Fri 24th Feb 2012 doors open 7.00pm for 7.30 start.

The sky lore of our galaxy and our place in it.

Location Map — Full Programme

National Science Week

Stargazing evenings

Fri 9th and Saturday 10th March 2012 from 6.00pm

British Science Association, Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, Reading RG1 5EX (map)

This week the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter at sunset will be a major attraction. There will be telescopes and explanations from the experts.

This event will be held outdoors so warm clothing and sensible shoes are advised. We will have the use of the pavilion building and hot drinks will be available. The site is wheelchair and pushchair accessible. Please note that what you see will depend on the amount of cloud cover on the night.

FREE, suitable for everyone.

Main Section

Ten things to see

Sat 17th March 2012 at 7.00pm.

Grant Privett (Shropshire Astronomical Society)

We all know Saturn and the Moon are must see objects in the sky, but there’s so much more to see out there. The talk takes you through a few favourites and some less well known things to see. Its a big universe, why not see all it has to offer?

Location Map — Full Programme

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