At Our Next Meeting
Meeting Nights
We meet on the first Monday of the month and we can use the inside facilities from 1830 until 2100 when the centre doors are locked. We can stay outside as long as we want and that is usually limited by the weather.
The format of our meetings is changing from talks by the members and then going outside to do our own thing to a slightly more structured approach to cover the needs of the more experienced members and those of the less experienced. We will still have the talk by one of the members on an astronomy related topic and Damian will still give a talk on his Constellation of the month. At this point we hope to move outside and locate the "Constellation of the month" in the night sky with tips on star hopping and pointers on how to find the Constellation and any partiular points of interest.
We are also introducing "tip of the month" which could be anything the members bring up.
News
BBQ under the Stars, Planets and Clouds
On Friday 8th of June members of NLA went on their Jollys to..... Scotter!
This was the location of our 1st ever summer BBQ event. A great location was found and BBQ was set up. Scopes were set up by a few of the members including 2 solar scopes. Trying to dodge the trees and clouds we did manage a short bit of solar viewing before the sun went down.
A great BBQ was then enjoyed thanks the Charles and the Team of Chefs he had to help him.
Then it was onto the bigger astro scopes to view the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn (My Fav).... Sorry can't forget the clouds.
Also in the evening we had a flypast and display courtesy of Charles and his Quadcopter.
Message from the new BAA President
This message was sent out to BAA members requesting information about how we would like their web site to look
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| Subject: | British Astronomical Association online survey |
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| Date: | Sat, 13 Feb 2016 16:05:24 +0000 |
| From: | Jeremy Shears This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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As you may know, I became President of the BAA at the beginning of the current Session, and I am proud to serve the Association in its 126th year. During my tenure I am keen to build upon the excellent work of my predecessors and ensure that we continue to support our members by providing the services you require. One area in particular I would like to look at is the BAA web site <https://www.britastro.org>. I have set up a working party to investigate how we can make it even more useful to our members, as well as the broader amateur astronomical community, and I would value your input. We have devised a very short online survey about the BAA’s website and I'd be grateful if you would take a few minutes to fill it in. The survey can be accessed at <https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/HG9SCBV>. It is open now and will close on Sunday 28th February 2016. As a small incentive, there is a prize of a year’s free membership to the BAA to be drawn from those who complete the survey. The winner will be picked randomly on Tuesday 1st March 2016. I would like to emphasise that the survey is anonymous. Although one of the questions asks for your email address, this is entirely optional – the only reason for requesting it is if you would like to be entered for the prize draw. This email address will not be used for any other purpose and the list of email addresses will be destroyed once the winner has been picked. Just as a reminder, the current website includes a number of features, including: - Information about the BAA, its objectives, organisation and people - Information about the BAA Observing Sections, most of which have their own web pages - Full details of, and excerpts from the current and recent editions of the BAA Journal - Information about forthcoming meetings and astronomical events - News articles - A gallery of pictures and images submitted by our members - BAA online shop - BAA Forum for members to discuss astronomical matters - Videos of past meetings I am most grateful for your help on this matter, and thank you for your support of this wonderful institution. I am very keen to listen to our members' ideas on how the BAA can continue to meet its objectives and would warmly welcome you to contact me with these. Kind regards Jeremy Shears President of the British Astronomical Association
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