March 29 PUBLIC EVENT – PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE This is an event open to the public Main Event will be held at the Rollright Stones - Partial eclipse starts at 9.56am and finishes 12.14pm Secondary event will be held at Witney Library
April 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CLUB NIGHT Methodist Hall, Chipping Norton; - Subjects expected to include: Images of Partial Solar Eclipse; Narrowband Imaging/Filters; Olbers' Paradox
May 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm TALK – ‘REVEALING THE UNSEEN COSMOS – PETER GOODHEW Methodist Hall, Chipping Norton
July 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm A Talk by Mary McIntyre – Astronomical and Atmospheric Events Depicted in the Augsburg Wunderzeichenbuch (The Book of Miracles) Methodist Hall Chipping Norton Doors Open 7pm
August 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CLUB NIGHT Methodist Hall Chipping Norton 7.30 to 9pm (Doors Open 7pm): Topics include: Gravity, a monthly update on whats in view and a look at the latest Astro images
September 15 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE WITH LARGE SURVEYS – DR IMOGEN WHITTAM Methodist Hall / Zoom Dr Imogen Whittam is a Hintze Fellow at the University of Oxford and Christ Church, researching galaxy evolution. She is particularly interested in radio galaxies - galaxies which spew powerful jets of very energetic particles from their centre - and the role they play in galaxy evolution. She has a PhD in Astrophysics from the […]
October 20 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm CLUB NIGHT Methodist Hall Chipping Norton / Zoom Methodist Hall Chipping Norton 7pm for 7.30 Start Topics include: Living with a large SCT, Radio Astronomy, An update on Recent Imaging and Observing Session
November 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm OBSERVING THE BRIGHTEST OBJECTS IN THE UNIVERSE – DR VICKY FAWCETT Methodist Hall Chipping Norton / Zoom Methodist Hall, Chipping Norton - 7pm for 7.30pm start Summary: Almost every known galaxy contains a supermassive black hole at its heart, including our own Milky Way, which have masses millions to billions that of our Sun. Understanding how these monster black holes shape their surroundings is crucial to our understanding of how galaxies evolve. […]