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,

(See webpage for picture)

As in previous years there are no meetings of AAS in July and August.  Our next scheduled meeting will be on the 23^rd September.
Enjoy the summer, especially all you solar watchers, see you in the Autumn.

Hi everyone. The next scheduled date for our 4th Monday meeting is the 27th May.
Kevin & Nick will both be away that week so we would struggle to get a speaker.
It is also the Spring Bank Holiday weekend when many others may also be taking a break.

So we have decided to cancel the May meeting but, hopefully, the 24th June scheduled date will be going ahead.
Hopefully you are not too disappointed! See you in June.

A piece of the iron meteorite Campo del Cielo, one of the world’s largest existing meteorites, from Argentina

This month we will follow-up on some requests from members and revisit the subject of meteorites. Nick Busby will explain, using a fine collection of specimens, what they are, where they come from and what they can tell us about the formation of the solar system and life itself.

The meeting will start at 7:30 pm. All welcome including non-members and complete novices.