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Wadhurst and District Astronomical Society |

A friendly local society which welcomes new members with or without astronomical experience
affiliated to the Federation of Astronomical Societies and a member of SAGAS, the Southern Area Group of Astronomical Societies, which provides us with a friendly and professional meeting place with fellow astronomers and astronomical societies in the area
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MEETINGS - in The Methodist Church Upper Room, Lower High Street, Wadhurst
TN5 6AT
The meeting begins at 1930 although members are invited to arrive
anytime after 1900 as this is a good time to exchange ideas and discuss problems.
Wednesday 17th June 2009 -
Telescope Evening. An open evening when
members are encouraged to bring along telescopes, attachments or other aids to
astronomy they think other members would be interested in. There will also be short demonstrations of
an astronomical nature.
Wednesday 15th July 2009 “The Virtual
Observatory”. Five years ago John
Murrell gave an excellent talk about accessing the vast amount of data available
on the internet. At the July meeting,
John will be giving more information on the subject with a lot of updates. John
Murrell is a member of the Croydon Astronomical Society and it is worth visiting
his web site at: http://johnmurrell.org.uk/
Saturday 29th August 2009 – Worth
putting in your diary. There is no
meeting of the Society in August but
Wednesday 16th September 2009 – “The
Apollo Programme – Missions 13 to 17” This is a continuation of the talk given by
Wednesday 21st October 2009 - “Astro-archaeology
in the
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To mark our tenth birthday [??]

Some of our members are well-connected!
MEETINGS
Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month in the Upper Room of the Methodist Church, Lower High Street, Wadhurst
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Doors open from 19:15; talks start at 19:30 and usually finish about 22:00 with a pint in the pub
Other events, including star parties, are arranged at shorter notice
CONTACTS
Chairman John Vale-Taylor
Phil Berry 01892 783544
Treasurer Mike Wyles 01892 542863
Publicity & Website Michael Harte 01892 783292
Newsletter Editor Geoff Rathbone 01959 524727