Dec P Curtis Dark matter
Jan B Jones News from the observatories Feb D Evans The Moon Jan R Paganuzzi X-ray astronomy Dec P Curtis Photographic and visual observation Feb R Smith Venus Mar P Llewellyn Magnetism and astronomy Apr G Clark Computers and astronomy May A Elliott Lunar occultations Jun P Curtis Radio astronomers look at the Earth Feb A Roberts Computing and astronomy Mar R Smith Apollo Moon landings Apr A Roberts Voyager Mission to Jupiter P Curtis Type II Supernovae May P Llewellyn Origin of the Solar System (early theories) Jun P Llewellyn Formation of stars and the origin of the Solar System Jul J Thompson Galaxies Oct J Thompson Radio astronomy Nov P Curtis Milankovitch Cycle and Ice Ages Dec A Roberts Eyepieces Jan B Jones Hubble Space Telescope Feb P Llewellyn Gravity Mar R Smith Southern skies Apr J Rowlands Light pollution Jun P Curtis Pulsating variable stars Jul P Llewellyn Spectra Sep J Rowlands Detection of meteors with electrometers P Curtis Observing variable stars Oct D Fear Plate tectonics Nov D King Observational astronomy Dec P Curtis Life in the universe Jan D Fear Uranus Jan Star party Feb P Llewellyn Black holes Mar D Fear Viking Mission to Mars Apr D Fear Jupiter J Thompson Voyager Mission to Jupiter and Saturn May B Jones COBE and the expanding universe Jun P Curtis Astrophotography Jul B Jones Stellar spectra Sep P Llewellyn Measuring the distance to the planets Oct P Curtis Dark matter Nov J Mithan Deep sky observing Dec B Jones Hubble Space Telescope Jan B Jones Comets and Giotto Feb P Curtis Eruptive variable and eclipsing binary stars Mar P Llewellyn Origin of the universe Apr D Fear Venus May A Roberts Shareware astronomical computer programmes Jun D Fear NASA's Mission to Planet Earth Jul P Curtis Astrophotography Sep J Thompson Computing and rocket technology Oct D Fear Remote sensing Nov P Curtis Measuring the Earth using radio telescopes / The Greenhouse Effect Dec P Llewellyn Astrophotography Jan J Thompson Tour of the Universe Feb R Smith Teaching astronomy to schoolchildren Mar E Greenwood Old astronomical books Apr P Llewellyn Adaptive optics E Greenwood Tides D King Motor drives for telescopes J Thompson James Nasmyth J Mithan Aids to observation May P Curtis X-ray binaries Jun J Mithan Black hole in M87 E Greenwood Comet Shoemaker-Levy P Llewellyn NASA bulletins on the Internet D King SOS for the Earth / Missing mass J Thompson Deep sky objects Jul D Fear Titan Sep P Curtis Dark matter Oct D Fear Shareware - Our Cosmohood / Skyglobe Nov E Greenwood History of astronomy J Thompson Optical devices in astronomy D King The use of red light in astronomy Dec D Fear CDROM - A guide to ERS-1 Jan A Roberts Binocular observation J Mithan Extinction of the dinosaurs D Fear ESA probe to Mercury Feb J Thompson The Moon and Venus Mar P Llewellyn Changing ideas about gravity Apr E Greenwood The 1874 Transit of Venus Apr Star party May A Roberts Astronomical programmes for the Amiga computer Jun J Thompson Gamma-ray astronomy Jul D King Einstein's universe Sep D Fear Surfaces of the Terrestrial planets Oct J Mithan The naming of lunar features P Llewellyn Ring lasers E Greenwood Camera lenses and telescopes Nov D King Shareware programmes for PC's J Thompson Microwave astronomy Dec P Llewellyn The colour of stars Jan B Lewis Polaris J Thompson The work of David Malin Feb J Mithan Planetary nebulae Mar Quiz Apr D Fear The contamination of space May A Roberts Comet Shoemaker-Levy and Jupiter J Mithan Buckyballs D King Bode's Law Jun D Hughes The 1995 solar eclipse in India J Mithan The lunar landscape D King Images of the Universe Jul Session on Internet Sep D Fear FESTIP E Greenwood Star maps N Brown A year's observing Oct Open day and star party Nov D King The origin and evolution of the Solar System Dec Quiz Jan D Fear Meteorites in Wales Feb Session on Internet Mar Star party Apr J Mithan Comets May P Llewellyn The Sun Jun D Fear The Apollo Missions Jul D Fear The Ozone Layer / Mapping Venus' surface Sep M McCormick CDROM - Northern Mars Oct J Thompson Spectral classes Nov Star party Dec D King Measuring the Solar System Jan E Greenwood Home-made spectroscopes Feb D Fear The European Space Agency Mar B Taylor Black holes Apr M McCormick Quantum computing May J Mithan Renaissance astronomers Jun P Llewellyn Light Jul J Mithan Vision and perception E Greenwood Funding in astronomy D Fear The Canadian space programme T Rogers The stars Sep D Fear The Japanese space programme Oct E Greenwood The Sun Nov G Williams Life and the Universe Dec 3rd Christmas Quiz Jan J Mithan Radiation and Concorde G Williams The end of the Universe D King Von Neumann machines and missing mass 4 Feb E Greenwood John Jones - Welsh 19th Century astronomer 4 Mar Joint meeting between Gwynedd Astronomical Society and the Morien Institute (Bangor) Prof. Benny Peiser (Liverpool JM Univ) 'Comets and Disasters in the Bronze Age' 1 Apr H Hynes Saturn D Roberts Mars M Wildsmith Earth 6 May G Williams Quasars 3 Jun J Mithan Renaissance Astronomers #2 - Tycho Brahe 1 Jul D Fear Using Space Technology in Harsh Terrestrial and Marine Environments 2 Sep D King Cosmology 6 Oct P Llewelyn Variable stars Nov Ernie Greenwood The Recent History of Jupiter Dec Christmas Quiz. Jan Star party at Aberogwen (Bangor) Feb E Greenwood "James Nasmyth" Mar G Bryans "Cepheid variable stars" Apr Tour of D King's homebuilt observatory in Mynydd Llandegai May J Mithan "Kepler" Jun B Lewis "Video on The Planets" Jul P Llewellyn "Big Telescopes" Sep J Rowlands "A North Wales Observatory" Oct D Fear "The Astronomical legacy of Genghis Khan" Nov E Greenwood "Edmond Halley" Dec Xmas Quiz
January D King "Charles Messier and the Messier objects"
February G Williams "The International Space Station"
March D Fear "The Tharsis Bulge"
April P Llewelyn "Gravitational Waves"
May Exhibition of astronomical equipment and accessories
May Hosting of NWGAS meeting
June J Thompson "The Galactic Centre"
July J Mithan "Globular clusters"
September D Fear "An update on Welsh and British meteorites"
October D King "M42"
November Annual quiz
December Star party at Aberogwen January G Williams The Oort Cloud
February E Greenwood Navigation, Life and Space Travel
March P Llewellyn The Cosmic Background Radiation and Quintessence
April D King The Structure of the Sun
May J Mithan Open Clusters
June D Fear Ancient Celtic and Welsh Astronomy
July A series of lecturettes by society members:
D King The Earths Orbit
J Thompson The Yerkes Refractor
J Mithan The Astronomical Slate Carvings of Dyffryn Ogwen
E Greenwood Timekeeping and Astronomy
September S Reid Telescopes, a septic tank, and the National Press!
October B Woosnam A History of TAL telescopes
November J Thompson Mysteries of deep space
December Quiz
January Members forum February J Thompson Meteors March B Woosnam Astrophotography April D King The Moon May R Derbyshire Eclipse in Zimbabwe June P Llewellyn A home made magnetometer July D Fear The Kuiper Belt September E Greenwood Astronomy and the beginnings of astronomy October G Williams T Tauri stars November B Woosnam CCD imaging / A visit to Patrick Moore's observatory December Christmas QuizLectures for 2004
| January | S Reid | Plantetary atmospheres |
| February | D Smith | Optics |
| March | E Greenwood | Transit of Venus |
| April | P Llewellyn | spectroscopy |
| May | D Fear | The Space programs of less developed countries |
| June | J Mithan | Ancient astronomers |
| July | A Nourse | NASA missions and spacecraft |
| September | T Radford | An introduction to Radio Astronomy |
| October | J Thompson | Lunar Occultations |
| November | D King | Moons |
| December | Quiz |
| January | G Williams | ET's Home planet |
| February | Star Party | To be held on Saturday 5th - 7.30pm at Treborth Botanic Garden, Bangor |
| March | D Smith | The Development of the Astronomical Telescope |
| April | P Llewellyn | Dark Matter and Energy |
| May | S Reid | Galaxies |
| June 2nd | D Fear | Astrobiology |
| June 25th | Star Party | At Treborth Botanic Garden 10pm |
| July 7th | J Mithan | Star Maps |
| September 1st | N Brown | The Influence of Celestial Bodies on Plants |
| October 6th | B Woosnam | Asteroids |
| October 8th | Star Party | At Treborth Botanic Garden 7.30pm |
| November 3rd | J Lapington | Topical Developments in Optical, Ultraviolet & X-Ray Astronomy |
| December | Christmas Quiz |
| 5 January | G Williams | Supernovae |
| 2 February | J Mithian L Adfield E Greenwood D King D Bennett J Thompson |
The Webb Society (Rev T W Webb) |
| 3 March | No meeting - adverse weather | |
| 7 April | D King | Towards Better Seeing |
| 5 May | S Reid | Webcameras and astronomy - an illustrated guide |
| 2 June | P Llewelyn | Aurorae |
| 7 July | D Fear | Spirit & Opportunity - the Martian Rovers |
| 7 September | D Fear | Ancient Chinese Astronomy |
| October | L Adfield | Cassini, Huygens and Saturn |
| November | N Brown | The Influence of Celestial Bodies on Animals |
| December | Quiz |
| January | D Fear |
COROT space telescope A demonstration of a Philips Patent Orrery The reversal of the Earth's magnetic field False moon landings - a pictorial exhibition An update on the search for dark matter |
| February | J Lapington | SWIFT and Gamma-ray Bursters |
| March | D King | Einstein's Universe |
| April | G Williams | Black Holes |
| May | D Fear | Radio Telescopes |
| June | J Thompson | Exhibition of Astronomical Equipment |
| July | J Mithan | The Moon |
| September | S Reid | The History of Pluto as a Planet |
| October | P Llewelyn | Cosmic Jets |
| November | D Fear | Archaeoastronomy |
| December | B Woosnam | Operating the Faulkes Telescope |