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Beginners Programme

The meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month in the Lodden Room at Dinton Pastures Country Park on the B3030 between Winnersh and Hurst, near Reading.

They start at 6pm and end at 7.30pm with a break for tea/coffee/soft drinks. If the weather is clear we will be using our telescopes to show you the wonders of the night sky - so dress warmly!

The section has two telescopes, binoculars and various astronomy books are available for loan to members.

Details of additional events, visits and observing evenings will be announced at the meetings.

If you would like further details or can help out at the meetings please contact Nicky Fleet.

READING ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
2000      PROGRAMME      2001
September 9th
MAKING AND USING TELESCOPES
October 14th
COMETS AND METEORS
November 11th
THE SUN, OUR DAYTIME STAR
December 2nd
STAR OF BETHLEHEM
January 13th
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF STARS
February 10th
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
March 10th
BLACK HOLES
April 7th
ASTRONOMY ON YOUR COMPUTER
May 12th
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS?
June 9th
SATELLITES AND THE EARTH FROM SPACE


15th September 2001 @ 7pm
INSTRUMENTATION
Matthew Whyndham
(Mullard Space Science Laboratory UCL)

Matthew gets the 2001/2002 session off to an excellent start with this fascinating talk.


Perseids
This meteor shower is expected to peak on the 12th. There could be in excess of 100 meteors/hour.
NASA Science News
Sky Publishing

Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR)
This comet is fading but is visible from the UK at around 8th magnitude all night in Vulpecula.
Sky Publishing
University of London Observatory

Sun at Maximum
The Sun is at solar maximum. It has been very active recently and this increases our chances of seeing aurora.
NASA Science News
SpaceWeather.com
NOAA Space Environment Center

Favourite Objects
What are you favourite objects to observe?

I don't observe!
Planets and/or Moon
Multiple stars
Globular clusters
Open clusters
Galaxies
Planetary nebulae
Other nebulae
No particular favourite
Other


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