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DATE
T O P I C
S P E A K E R
Observatory
Dates
14
Sept
THE LEVIATHON OF PARSONSTOWN
Mr Bob Bower,
 President of the Ayrshire Astronomical Society 		none
During the 1840's and starting from virtually first principles, the third Earl of Rosse designed and had built the mirrors, tube and mountings for a 72 inch reflecting telescope which was the largest in the world at that time and remained so for three quarters of a century. With this instrument, situated near the middle of Ireland, Lord Rosse was able to study and record details of immensely distant stellar objects and to provide evidence that many of these mysterious nebulae were actually galaxies located far outside our own.
Bob’s interest in astronomy began at the age of eight and, when he was fifteen, he built his first telescope.  After retiring from the RAF in the mid 1980s, he built a 12 inch reflector, which he still uses.
Bob’s talk is based partly on his annual visits to the telescope over the last years.  He has already delivered the talk to several star parties in the US
12
Oct
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING
Mr Nigel Bryant
Astronomical Society of Glasgow 		-
&
25TH
Speaker/Topic Commentary
16 Nov
FAMOUS SCOTTISH ASTRONOMERS Dr David Gavine
 Astronomical Society of Edinburgh &
Jewel and Esk College, Musselburgh 		1st
&
22nd
Speaker/Topic Commentary
14
Dec
CHRISTMAS LECTURE - TBA Dr Moira Jardine
St Andrew's University 		6th
&
-
Speaker/Topic Commentary
2006
18
Jan
MEMBERS' NIGHT Topics please - see note
11th
&
25th
NOTE: This month features our members' talking about selected and related topics in astronomy including the celestial sphere and planetarium software email.
15
Feb
BLACK HOLES Dr Martin Hendry
University of Glasgow, Department of Physics and Astronomy 		8th
&
22nd
Speaker/Topic Commentary
15
Mar
Solar Astronomy Dr Lyndsay Fletcher
University of Glasgow, Department of Physics and Astronomy 		8th
&
22nd
Speaker/Topic Commentary
26
Apr
Annual General Meeting Agenda -
&
-
Would Society members please let our Secretary have items for the AGM at least 14 days before this date


Summer Activities Session


Two of the events (1 and 3) are in association with the Astronomical Society of Glasgow who have been kind enough to invite us along to their events and whom we are pleased to thank for the opportunity.

  1. Saturday 20th May

    2. Visit to Dundee to the Satellite Tracking Centre and the Mills Observatory. This has been arranged by the Glasgow Astronomical Society who had invited HAS members to join in. Bus will leave Cochrane St (below City Chambers) at 9am, and return from Dundee at 5pm. Cost is £12.50. Members were asked to let Andrew know whether they would attend and to bring a packed lunch

  2. Saturday 20th May

    3. Scottish Astronomers Group: SAG are holding a meeting at Calton Hill in Edinburgh on Saturday 20th May (same day as above outing)

  3. Saturday 3rd June

    4. Visit to Glasgow Science Centre (arranged with help of Malcolm Currie). Members to meet at the cafe prior to 11am, own travel arrangements, although Andrew suggested taking the train to Finnieston and walking across the bridge. Cost is £4 per head; minimum attendance 6. Members were asked to let Allan Carrie know whether they would attend




Meetings are held at 7.30 p.m. in the
RSR BRAEHOLM, EAST MONTROSE STREET, HELENSBURGH




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