2010-2011
Lecture Programme |
These
lectures are normally free of charge and membership of the society is
not required. Free parking is available at the MMU - entrance via Chester
Street. From October 2007 the lectures will
normally be held in the John Dalton Building, Manchester Metropolitan
University, Oxford Road, (floor
plan here) on the third Thursday of the month starting at 7.30pm
prompt. NOTE: Room E0.05 is normally used for the 2010/2011
season lectures unless otherwise specified Please note that the Godlee Observatory is open every Thursday evening for Member's Meetings. Most meetings include a short talk by one of the members about some astronomical topic or a "slide show" of images by our members or, weather permitting, observing with the Godlee telescopes. You are welcome to attend a few times as a "taster" before being required to join the Society. If you require more information about the Society than can be gleaned from these web pages, please come along to the Godlee one Thursday evening, when you will be made most welcome and can ask any questions about the Society that are not answered on the web site. |
16th September 2010 Brother Dr. Guy Consolmagno
SJ |
21st October 2010 Dr Clive Saunders |
Dr
Mark Jones |
Presidential
Lecture - Barry Henshall |
Dr
Paul Ruffle Note that
this lecture has been rescheduled from 16th March |
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Prof.
Donald W. Kurtz |
17th March 2011 Sir
Arnold Wolfendale In 1675, King Charles II caused the Royal Greenwich Observatory to be founded for the purpose of determining longitude at sea by ‘the astronomical method’. The work of some of the interesting Astronomers Royal – who for centuries ran the observatory – will be described This lecture will be held at the John Dalton Building, Room E0.05, Manchester Metropolitan University, (Chester Street, off Oxford Road - opposite the BBC) Note that this lecture
has been rescheduled from 20th January |
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