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The meetings (listed below) are held in the main hall at Blundell's Prep School (formerly St. Aubyn's School) at 7:30pm, usually on the first school-term Friday of the month. No previous knowledge of astronomy is necessary, so if you're at all interested you're very welcome to come along. Many of us are regular attenders at our informal meetings, but a warm welcome is always given to new faces. For directions, see the map.
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ||
| Friday 11th August | Shooting Starbecue - 8:00 to 8:30pm | |
| Friday 8th September | Lilian Hobbs had to cancel her talk on "Observing
the Lunar 100", so instead we heard Dr Mike Bruce discuss "The Jet Project", Mr Arthur Davis who talked about "Naked-Eye Astronomy", and our chairman Douglas Rice, who mentioned a few recent astronomy stories in the press. |
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| Friday 6th October | Dr Paul Roche | Impact from Space ... and a Faulkes Telescope Project update |
| 27th October, 7:00pm | Public awareness and open evening | |
| "Beyond The Blue Horizon", a tour of
the Solar System with Andrew Lound |
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| Friday 3rd November | Andrew Bunker | Galaxies at High Redshift |
| Friday 1st December | Dr Caroline Smith | Imaging and Collecting Meteorites |
| 2007 | ||
| Friday 12th January | Dr Andrew Coates | Venus Express |
| Friday 2nd February | Mark Hurn | The Story of Star Names |
| Friday 2nd March | Dr Chris Baddiley | The Universe in 4D |
| Friday 4th May | Prof. Mike Edmunds | The Antikythera Mechanism Decoded |
| Friday 9th June | AGM | |
| Carol Boote | More Women in Astronomy | |
| White:
regular meetings involving lectures Orange: trips and other social events |
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We also hold regular observing sessions using the society's telescopes, weather permitting! The sessions will run on the following evenings, if the sky is clear!
Tuesdays, 9.00pm: Sept 12, 19, 26 -- Oct 3, 10, 17, 24 -- Mar 20, 27 -- Apr
10
Fridays, 9.00pm: Sept 15, 22, 29 -- Oct 13, 20, 27 -- Mar 23, 30 -- Apr 6, 13
Fridays, 7.30pm: Nov 10, 17, 24 -- Dec 8, 15 -- Jan 19, 26 -- Feb 9, 16, 23
-- Mar 9, 16
These sessions are open to all and are free of charge, regardless of whether or not you're a member of the Tiverton Astronomy Society. Please wear warm clothes!
For directions to the telescope, see the map.
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ||
| Friday 12th August | Perseid Picnic - 20:00 to 20:30 | |
| Friday 9th September | Nick Markell | Astronomy on the Web Meet at 7:30pm at Blundell's School |
| Friday 7th October | Peter Grossi | Einstein's Special Relativity |
| 15th - 28th October | 20th Anniversary Exhibition at Tiverton Museum | |
| Friday 4th November | Dr Caroline Smith | Geology of the Solar System, Part 2 |
| Friday 2nd December | Nick Hart | The Amateurs Are Catching Up |
| 2006 | ||
| Friday 13th January | Carol Boote | Women In Astronomy |
| Peter Strong | Seeing The Light | |
| Saturday 4th February | Visit to European Astrofest in Kensington | |
| Friday 3rd March | Mousa Al-Kordi | Light in Islamic Art |
| Friday 5th May | Prof Mike Disney | Dark Galaxies |
| Friday 9th June | AGM | |
| Andrew Lound | The Lord of the Rings | |
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ||
| Friday 20th August | Starbecue - 20:00 to 20:30 | |
| Friday 10th September | Bob Mizon | The A to Z of Astronomy |
| Friday 1st October | Brian Thomas | Arthur C. Clarke |
| Friday 5th November | Dr Caroline Smith | Geology of the Solar System |
| Friday 3rd December | Rhodri Evans | Astronomy from a Boeing 747 - Why and How... |
| 2005 | ||
| Friday 9th January | Visit to the University of Exeter Observatory. Meet at St. Aubyn's. | |
| Friday 4th February | Andrew Jones | Meteorologists Observe the Skies, Too |
| Friday 4th March | Dr Mike Edmunds | Time Travel |
| April | Trip cancelled - our apologies to those who were keen on the idea! | |
| Friday 6th May | Andy Lound | Carl Sagan, Man of the Cosmos |
| Friday 10th June | AGM | |
| Ian Kimber | Unravelling the Lives of Stars | |
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ||
| Friday 29th August | Starbecue - 20:00 to 20:30 | |
| Friday 5th September | Peter Grossi (Cardiff AS) | Spectroscopy |
| Friday 3rd October | Dr. Caroline Smith | Geology of the Solar System |
| Friday 10th October | Lembit Opik, MP | The Asteroid Threat |
| Friday 7th November | Derek Ward-Thompson | Solving a 40-Year Puzzle |
| Friday 5th December | Lilian Hobbs | Indoor Astronomy |
| Friday 12th December | Christmas Party | |
| 2004 | ||
| Friday 9th January | Visit to the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth. Meet at St. Aubyn's at 18:30 for a 19:30 arrival at the observatory. |
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| Friday 6th February | Revd. Steve Smith | Meteorites and Radio |
| Friday 5th March | Dr. Paul Roche | Faulkes Telescopes and Binary Stars |
| April | Visit to the Natural History Museum and Science Museum | |
| Friday 7th May | Dr. Allan Chapman | Greek Astronomy |
| Friday 4th June | AGM | |
| David Tucker | Mapping the Sky | |
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ||
| Saturday 10th August | Starbecue | |
| Friday 6th September | Peter Loftus (Mars Society) | Mars Direct |
| Friday 4th October | Fiona Mitchell (Starchaser) | Going for the X-Prize |
| Friday 1st November | Chris Proctor (Torbay AS) | Photographing the Sky |
| Friday 6th December | Peter Grossi (Cardiff AS) | Variable Stars |
| Friday 13th December | Christmas Party | |
| 2003 | ||
| January | Visit to a local society - further details TBC | |
| Friday 7th February | Tim Sedgwick (Exeter AS) | Victorian Astronomy |
| Friday 7th March | Prof. Mike Edmunds (Cardiff Uni.) | Sir Isaac Remembers |
| April | Visit to the Greenwich Observatory | |
| Friday 9th May | Martin Griffiths (Glamorgan Uni.) | Science versus Science Fiction |
| Friday 6th June | AGM and talks from TAS members | |
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ||
| Saturday 11th August | Starbecue | |
| Friday 7th September | Member's Evening | |
| Friday 5th October | Mr Anthony Thomas | Messier Objects 1 - 100 |
| Friday 2nd November | Mr Adam Pilgrim | The Eye |
| Friday 7th December | Mr Peter Hingley | Geophysics - A Subject Without A History? |
| 2002 | ||
| Friday 1st February | Kieran Hall (Tiverton A.S.) | The Kennedy Space Centre - TBC |
| Friday 1st March | Mr John Parratt (N. Devon A.S.) | Early Space Probes |
| Friday 3rd May | Dr Percy Seymour | Sunspots, Planetary Alignments and Solar Magnetism |
| Tuesday 14th May | Tiverton Spring Festival Open Evening | |
| Friday 7th June | AGM and lecture Mr Andy Lound (The Planetary Society) - The Discovery of New Worlds |
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| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ||
| Friday 12th January | Dr David Brabban | The Sun |
| Friday 2nd February | Douglas Rice | Unveiling Venus |
| Friday 2nd March | Arthur Davis (Taunton A.S.) | The Wonders of the Milky Way |
| Sunday 8th April | Visit to Goonhilly | |
| Friday 4th May | Dr Allan Chapman | The Amateur Astronomer in Victorian Britain |
| Special meeting at St Aubyn's School. Tickets available on 2nd March. | ||
| Friday 1st June | AGM and Member's Evening | |
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Friday 4th February | Howard Donaldson & Joyce Hedges (Exeter A.S.) | American Odyssey |
| Friday 3rd March | Joy Griffiths (Sidmouth A.S.) | Tha Campaign for Clear Skies |
| Friday 5th May | Kieron McGrath (Tiverton A.S.) | The How and Why of Telescopes |
| Friday 9th June | Dr David Brabban | From Mass of Earth to Mass of Universe |
| Friday 8th September | Ian Walsh (Torbay A.S.) | Modelling the Universe |
| Friday 6th October | Visit to Torbay Observatory | |
| Friday 3rd November | Steve Parkinson (Bristol A.S.) | SETI - Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence |
| Friday 1st December | Mr Douglas Rice (Tiverton A.S.) | Art and Astronomy |
| Christmas Party | ||
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | ||
| Friday 5th February | Dr John Maltby (Tiverton A.S.) | Cosmogeny |
| Friday 5th March | Mr Jack Doughty (Tiverton A.S.) | The Soviet Space Programme |
| Friday 14th May | Mr David Tucker (Tiverton A.S.) | The Eclipse |
| Friday 25th June | Mr Douglas Rice (Tiverton A.S.) | Moonfolk |
| Friday 17th September | Member's Evening | |
| Friday 15th October | Mr John Meacham (Bristol A.S.) | Observing Techniques |
| Friday 5th November | Mr Trevor Hill | Sunspot Prediction by Radio Telescope |
| Friday 19th November | Trip to the observatory and planetarium in Sidmouth | |
| Friday 3rd December | Christmas Party and lecture | |
| Mr Andrew Davies (North Devon A.S.) | Victorian Astro-photography | |
