James Webb space telescope Kevin Worvill | 19th July 2022 Link to NASA for the James Webb Picture of the month
Spectroscopy Examples Kevin Worvill | 24th July 2020 Star Spectra “The Universe is mostly hydrogen and ignorance” John Dobson A prism or diffraction grating attached to a telescope will split up the light from a star into the […]
Margaret Burbidge ( 1919 – 2020 ) Kevin Worvill | 7th April 2020 The Astronomer Margaret Burbidge has died at the age of 100. A UK national she did most of her work in the USA after obtaining a PhD, at University College […]
Xmas 2019 Kevin Worvill | 28th December 2019 A talk by Chris Lintott and excellent service from the catering team photo credits: Mel Gig & John Vincent – from the CNAAG facebook group postings.
Michael Omer on Gustav Holst & CNAAG in the Cotswolds Kevin Worvill | 28th December 2019 Michael Omer on Gustav Holst,the planets and CNAAG on the BBC Open Country series. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000cngx about 19/20 mins. into the programme.
Chipping Norton Astronomer – Roy Worvill ( 1914 – 2003 ) Kevin Worvill | 21st November 2019 Roy Worvill ( 1914 – 2003 ) Roy Worvill was born & educated in Chipping Norton and following war-time service in the Royal Navy became a teacher of Mathematics, […]
Chipping Norton Astronomer – Geoffrey Burbidge ( 1925 – 2010 ) Kevin Worvill | 21st November 2019 Geoffrey Burbidge ( 1925 – 2010 ) Geoffrey Burbidge was born in Chipping Norton and educated at the Grammar School. His name appears on the old school honours board, now […]