Links

Our spring star-gazing collaboration

British Science Association

Our affiliations

British Astronomical Association
Federation of Astronomical Societies
Our nearest pub The Three Tuns
Farley Hill Cricket Club which can be used for society events by arrangement.
The local Café Scientifique

Links to members’ websites

Links to our astronomical neighbours

Links to observing aids and hints.

Richard Fleet’s Home Page
Newbury AS (and former Reading AS) member Richard has an extensive picture gallery of atmospheric phenomena and you can download his own observing aid software (GraphDark)
Telescope Calculator
Useful calculator for calculating a few of the more important aspects of your telescope, camera and CCD imager
Reading & Oxford public Science lectures: a diary of local science events.

Next Meetings
Main Meeting

April 13th 2019 (2nd Sat)

Ancient Egyptian Astronomy

Dr Pauline Norris (Egyptology Researcher)

How did the Egyptians used their knowledge of the heavens in their belief systems and their monumental architecture? Pauline has PhD in Egyptology following archaeological investigations in the Egyptian Sahara. Pauline is a member of Newtown Astronomy Society in Mid-Wales. She recently spoke at TVAES.

After the coffee break the usual announcements and members activities.

Location Map Overflow parking in the school next door is OK for Saturday sessions

Friday Club

Apr 26 7.30pm

Doors open at 7pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm
Entry is free and open to the public, all welcome, all ages.
This month’s topic…..

Fundamental Knowledge for the Observer

If it’s in the ‘O’ level syllabus it will be in this talk. Not strictly true but over the next few summer meetings we will get stuck into the topics which are the foundations of astronomy.

A good start will be ‘RA and dec’ or whatever that is and how it became so.

After the break….

Members’ activities and talks

Location Map

More upcoming dates….
May 18 – Extra Solar Planets
Jun 15 – AGM and Ken’s anniversarial talk.

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