NOVEMBER 2024 TALK
Our November talk held in the Erskine May Hall, was from Glenn Bates who shared his experiences in eclipse chasing in North America during the August 2017 and April 2024 total eclipses. GLENN BATES
Remembering Phil Stone
With the help of Peter and Gilly Ashwell, the society has planted a Magnolia Stellata shrub in memory of our dear friend Phil Stone. Phil sadly passed away in early 2024 and it felt fitting that we should remember him with this shrub on the observatory site. Peter and Gilly, with assistance and invaluable help […]
OCTOBER 2024 TALK
Our 30th October talk ‘A Beginner’s Guide to the Planets‘ was jointly presented by 5 members who covered 7 planets. The Sky diary followed presented by Darren.
SEPTEMBER 2024 TALK
Our guest speaker for September was Paul Fellows, MA FIET FRAS who presented a talk in the Quarry on The Winchcombe Meteorite.
AUGUST 2024 TALK
Our August 2024 talk was a multi-member event and the last in our summer section of short member presentations. Bob Wickens spoke about Meteorites, Dawn Sexton presented Features in the Sky and Peter Hudson spoke about The Sun.
JULY 2024 TALK
July saw another of our summer members talks from Phil Schneider
30 inch UPDATE
UPDATE on the 30 inch … which has had its first light at its new home in La Palma. This weekend (July 6), it has afforded excellent views of M22, The Lagoon, Trifid and M57. But it now seems a taller ladder is required to get more of those higher objects !
JUNE 2024 TALK
Our June monthly talk saw not one but two specialists from the Open University. First, Dr Rachael Hamp spoke about the “Icy Moons of Saturn” then Dr Peter Peter Fawdon updated us on the “Exo Mars Mission“.
BBC SKY AT NIGHT RETURNS
Making a return to Bedford School for the first of two segments in the BBC Sky at Night, Pete Lawrence was recording at the observatory in May. Viewers in the UK can catch his piece at the end of June’s edition via this link : https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002053k/the-sky-at-night-cosmic-ghosts
MAY 2024 TALK
Continuing our Quarry Theatre talks, we welcomed Dr Peter Grimley who presented a talk on “The High Energy Universe”. Covering the scattering of energy by the atmosphere and the techniques for measuring the captures particles.