International Year of Astronomy Celebrations
Lincoln Astronomical Society 50th Anniversary will be held on
10th October 2009 as a part of the IYA celebrations.
It will be at St Georges Church Hall, Eastbrook Road, Lincoln
(subject to change for circumstances beyond our control)
Admission will be by Ticket Only as the hall has limited capacity. To obtain your tickets please contact the secretary David Swaby
by phone on 01522 531591 or email david.swaby@lincolnastronomy.org
Tickets are £10 each, children under 18 years £7.50
The timetable for speakers are:
10.15am to 11.15
Paul Money, local Amateur Astronomer, Broadcaster and Writer.The subject of his talk will be announced nearer the date.
11.45am to 12.45
Mark Hurn of the University of Cambridge. The subject of his talk is ‘Failed to find Neptune’
14.00pm to 15.00
Peter Rae of Cleethorpes Astronomical Society. The subject of his talk is ‘Panoramic Moon’.
15.00pm to 16.00
Dr Andy Longmore of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. The subject of his talk is 'Astronomical Adaptive Optics (Taming Atmospheric Seeing)'
16.15pm to 17.15
Professor Barrie Jones of the Open University. The subject of his talk is ‘Pluto Sentinel of the Solar System’
17.15
Closing Address
The backup speaker will be Michael Czajkowski of the Open University and member of Lincoln Astronomical Society.
Liquid refreshments will be available all day.
17.30 - 20.00
Following the closing address at St Georges Church Hall, the Observatory will be open for visitors to make use of the telescope and other facilities. As this will be staffed by non paid volunteers your donations will be gratefully received.
IYA Public Open Evenings
We are also planning numerous public open evenings at the observatory during
2009 to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy:
On 25th July the observatory will be open for ‘Moon & Sun’ observing from 2pm to 4pm.
On Friday and Saturday 30th & 31st October and 27th & 28th November the observatory will be open for a 'Moon Watch'.
Please come and join us for these events.
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