Despite the weather on Monday, which reduced numbers slightly, we were treated to a very interesting talk from Tony about his experience with his ZWO S50 Seestar smart telescope. Much discussion was generated.
Part 2 of his easy astrophotography experiences, looking at using a star tracker & DSLR, is programmed (probably) for February.
If you would like to see some of the pictures that Tony has taken they are on the “Download” page at LINK
Category: Meetings
Meeting Information
A Reminder : Next Meeting Monday 27th Oct
Over 11 years the ESA Gaia mission has made over 3 trillion observations of 2 million stars using 938 million camera pixels and costing 740 million Euros.
So, what have we learned from all this effort?
Usual Time & Place : 7:30pm, upstairs in the Hen & Chickens, Flannel St
As always everyone is welcome. Look forward to meeting up.
First Meeting of 2025 is on Monday 27th January
First Meeting of 2025 is on Monday 27th January
Usual venue, upstairs in the Hen & Chickens, Flannel St. starting at 7:30pm.
The topic for the evening is
Gravitational Waves
We will cover:-
A bit of the history of Observing,
A bit of GW History,
A bit of theory,
Recent Developments and
The future
Everyone welcome, members, strangers, indeed anyone with an interest in our Universe.
No knowledge necessary, just a curious mind. Come along with questions, theories or to just listen.
Next Meeting 7:30pm, Monday 24th June
Hi to everyone,
Our next meeting will be at the usual time and place, upstairs in the Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny at 7:30pm.
This month Andrew Lohfink will be talking about our own star, the Sun. Andrew’s talk about the Kuiper Belt in January was both interesting and entertaining. I’m looking forward to listening to his chat on our Sun.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
All are welcome – no knowledge or experience necessary! We look forward to seeing you there.
Next Meeting 7:30pm, Monday 27th Nov
Martin Griffiths, BSc, MSc, FRAS
Will be talking on the topic:-
Mars – A typical planet for Life?
There are currently 10 missions exploring Mars, 2 surface rovers looking for signs of life, 1 helicopter and 7 in orbit. The Chinese rover, Zhurong, is not active at the moment.
As Spock is alleged to have said; “It’s life Jim, but not as we know it”.
Along with the current interest in a manned mission that is being developed it seems like an opportune time to look at Mars in a bit more detail.
There will be a buffet provided for the season so, if you have not yet done so perhaps you can let me know if you are coming so Carol can organise for numbers.
Usual place, upstairs in the Hen & Chicks.
Advance Notice – November meeting
The next meeting is on Mon 27th Nov at 7:30pm
There will be a talk by Martin Griffiths. Some of you may know Martin as he has visited us before. Martin is a professional astronomer and communicator, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a prolific author and is involved in Dark Skies Wales and Brecon Beacons Dark Sky Initiative.
Also, as proposed at the October meeting, there will be a light buffet available which will be subsidised by the Society.
To celebrate the season we are also extending an invitation to members of the Usk and HoV Societies.
In order to organise the buffet we need to have an idea of numbers. So, if you are going to be coming along could you reply to me at astrogw8@yahoo.com.