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28 May
Gamma Ray Bursts by Prof NIAL TANVIR
28/05/2025    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Quarry Theatre School Entrance
Professor Nial Tanvir will present his talk on Gamma Ray Bursts - the Biggest Bang in the Universe. Location : QUARRY THEATRE (School entrance) Please [...]
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25 Jun
The Concorde Eclipse and Europa Clipper
25/06/2025    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Bedford School Biology Lab
Two talks this month : THE CONCORDE ECLIPSE and the EUROPA CLIPPER. Ivor Hind will present the Europa Clipper.  Peter Truscott will present the Concorde [...]
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30 Jul
Trends in equipment for Astronomy and The Ancient World of Astronomy
30/07/2025    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Bedford School Biology Lab
GRANT BOWSKILL will present Trends in equipment for Astronomy. YASH will give a short presentation on The Ancient World of Astronomy. This will be in [...]
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27 Aug
Astronomy Images with Dave Eagle
27/08/2025    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Bedford School Biology Lab
DAVE EAGLE will show some of his latest Astronomy images. This will be in the L1 Biology Lab. Please arrive by 7:15pm for a prompt [...]
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