Xmas Quiz – 16th December 2004
Our Christmas meeting was an occasion for mind-bending quiz questions, mince pies, and money-raising. The book auction raised £111.50, and the quiz was won by …
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Our Christmas meeting was an occasion for mind-bending quiz questions, mince pies, and money-raising. The book auction raised £111.50, and the quiz was won by …
We welcomed Fay Dowker from Imperial College back, to give us a talk on “The Science of Time“. She explained how the classical everyday understanding …
Our President, Gilbert Satterthwaite gave us a profusely illustrated talk about his experiences at various IAU/UAI General Assemblies entitled “Suns, Stars & Satchels“. He wove …
Mike Leggett, a member of the Astrobiology Society of Britain came to High Elms to give us a talk with the title “Exobiology: Life Beyond …
Tony Buick gave a profusely illustrated talk about “The Moon and I“ as part of this Members Evening. His pictures were all taken using his …
Ken Harrison of Loughton A.S. came to talk to us about “Planetary Nebulae“. He started by showing us an animated montage of images of planetary …
Peter Hingley, Librarian of the Royal Astronomical Society, gave us an entertaining and profusely illustrated talk with the curious title “Astronomers & Oddities“. The oddities …