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

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.
Anyone is welcome but non-members are asked if they wouldn’t mind contributing £2 towards costs.

Wednesday 16^th May 2012 – Our Director of Observations, Brian Mills will be giving a talk entitled “Astronomy – Its Relevance and its Women”.

        Meetings begin at 1930 although members are invited to arrive anytime after 1900 as this is a good time to exchange ideas and discuss problems and also relax before the meeting.

        The venue as always is held in the Upper Room of the Methodist Church at the east end of Wadhurst Lower High Street, opposite the entrance to Uplands College.  (For those with SatNav – the post code is TN5  6AT)

        Anyone is welcome but non-members are asked if they wouldn’t mind contributing £2 towards costs.

FUTURE  MEETINGS

        Wednesday 20^th June 2012 – The Society’s “Open Evening” when there will be short talks and demonstrations of equipment and software.  The meeting is open to anyone with an interest in astronomy and there is an invitation to bring along telescopes and discuss their set-up and use.

        Wednesday 18^th July 2012 – John Strachan talks about “Amateur Astronomical Spectroscopy”.  This is a fast growing area of astronomy; amateurs are becoming interested.

And click here for what is in the Wadhurst sky tonight

MEETINGS

Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month in the Upper Room of the Methodist Church, Lower High Street, Wadhurst

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 

Secretary   Phil Berry  01892 783544

Treasurer  Mike Wyles  01892 542863

Newsletter Editor  Geoff Rathbone   01959 524727

or e-mail

To mark our tenth birthday [??]

Some of our members are well-connected!

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