Dr. Chris Owen gave a talk entitled “The Solar-Terrestrial Connection“ in which he described the interaction of plasma and magnetic fields. His talk was accompanied by illustrations including several animation sequences of images from spacecraft such as Soho and Polar, … Continue reading
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Dr. Alan Hart gave a talk entitled “The Earliest Sundial“ as part of our Xmas meeting. … Continue reading
Greg Smye-Rumsby gave an entertaining talk entitled “What size is that?“ in which he described the effects of scale, and illustrated the comparative sizes of objects of astronomical interest, often relating them to terrestrial equivalents. Two notable examples were of … Continue reading
Dr. Geoff Macdonald gave a talk entitled “The Miracle of Starbirth“ in which he described the ways in which stars can be formed. … Continue reading
On 20th October 2000 Ewen A. Whitaker FRAS gave an interesting talk entitled “Fifty Years with Lunar Maps“. This in fact ranged back to the time of Galileo, and was illustrated by slides of various maps, some more fanciful than … Continue reading
Peter Bull gave a talk entitled “A Window Through the Universe“ in which he covered the basics of a wide range of astronomical subjects. … Continue reading
Dr. Louise Harra of the Mullard Space Science Laboratory gave a talk entitled “Explosions from the Sun“ about observations made with various observatories, most of which are (or were) in space. M.S.S.L. Solar Physics Solar Eclipses … Continue reading