At the last meeting in November, where Andrew gave a very interesting talk on Saturn, the topic of the Pale Blue Dot was raised.
This refers to a photograph taken by Voyager 1 on the 14^th February, 1990 from beyond the planet Neptune, a distance of 6 billion km (3.7 billion miles).  On the photo the Earth was less than 1 pixel.
In case anyone is interested the passage that Carl Sagan wrote in 1994 to go with the picture is on YouTube (HERE).  I have also put a copy on the download page (HERE)

At the last meeting the general feeling was that the next scheduled meeting (23rd) was too close to Christmas.

It was therefore decided to cancel the December meeting.

The next meeting will therefore be on the 27th January. Further details will be posted nearer the date.

So, enjoy the Christmas and New Year holiday season and hope to see everyone in 2025

Happy Christmas & a Good New Year
Nadolig Llawen  –  Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

The next meeting of the Society will be on Monday 25th November in the Hen and Chickens, Abergavenny. The meeting will start as usual at 7:30pm. Everyone welcome, members, strangers, indeed anyone with an interest in astronomy of any level of knowledge. Remember the old saying “a stranger is simply a member that hasn’t joined yet” – or something like that!

Andrew Lohfink will give another of his insightful talks on solar system objects, this time it will be all about the planet Saturn.

ITVX has just posted an item on their website ITVX, you can view it on the link below. Some of us went along to the Libanus Mountain Centre to extol the virtues of the Dark Sky Reserve. Please feel free to share the link as the more publicity the DS Reserve can get the better as it helps people to understand the threats of light pollution.

https://www.itv.com/watch/news/the-fight-against-light-pollution-to-preserve-special-stargazing-spots-in-wales/sf2xjfs

Brown Dwarfs – Failed Stars or Turbo charged Planets?
We have looked at our Solar System objects in recent meetings and also talked about star formation.
This month we will be considering objects that lie between the planets and stars.
What are they, how are they formed, how are they different and anything else anyone wants to explore.

The usual time & venue :  Upstairs in the Hen & Chicks, Flannel Street : 7:30pm
As usual all are welcome. Bring your questions, views, theories along and share them with us. 
I look forward to meeting up with everyone for our “voyage of discovery”.

The next meeting of the Society will be on Monday 23rd September at 7:30 pm in the Hen and Chickens pub in Abergavenny.

The king is back!

Mightly Jupiter is one again starting to grace our skies. In this talk Nick Busby will take a deep dive into the planet to look at its composition, structure and how it all works. We will also looks into how to get the best from observing it,