The Beckington Astronomical Society has a varied programme of Meetings and Events. BAS Meetings (held on the 3rd Friday of each month at 7.30pm at the Beckington Baptist Church Hall) are free to members and £2 for non-members. Each meeting has a 15 minute 'beginners' item followed by a talk or presentation by a BAS member or visiting speaker. At the end of the main item, tea and coffee are available followed by observing if the weather permits (bring warm clothes!).
The BAS 2005/2006
Programme
(click here to see our 2000/2001
programme, here to see our 2001/2002,
here to see our 2002/2003 programme,
here to see our 2003/2004 programme or
here to see our 2004/2005 programme):
|
2005 |
||
|
September 16th |
||
| Beginners Item | Neptune. | Dick Cardy |
| Main Item | Digital Magic for Heavenly Bodies. | Steve Hill |
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
|
October 21st |
||
| Beginners Item | Uranus. | Pete Bowers |
| Main Item | Life in the Universe. | James Fradgley |
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
| November 18th | ||
| Beginners Item | Mars. | Tim Gouldstone |
| Main Item | The Magic of Starlight. | Dick Cardy |
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
|
December 2nd Social Evening TBC (Members Only) |
||
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
| 2006 | ||
| January 20th | ||
| Beginners Item | Saturn. | John Ball |
| Main Item | How to build a Time Machine. | Tom Harwood |
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
|
February 17th |
||
| Beginners Item | Mercury. | Mike Witt |
| Main Item | Building a Back Garden Observatory. | Graham Bryant |
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
| March 17th | ||
| Beginners Item | Venus. | Amanda Edwards |
| Main Item | To Boldly Go.......(The next Ten Years). | Mike Witt |
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
| April 21st | ||
| Beginners Item | Pluto. | Simon Barnes |
| Main Item | Radio Astronomy - a Beginners View. | Brian Coleman |
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
| May 19th | ||
| Beginners Item | Jupiter. | Steve Hill |
| Main Item | Manned Spaceflight - Is It Worth It? | Simon Barnes |
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
| June 16th | ||
| AGM |
BAS Annual General Meeting. Followed by: Members Evening. |
John Ball |
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
|
July BBQ Date to be agreed. |
||
| Observing | Weather permitting. | |
|
July/August No Meetings |
||