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Stargazing Live and other Astronomical Events

By Gurbir Dated: January 17, 2012 Leave a Comment

BBC’s Stargazing Live from Jodrell Bank in Cheshire is fast become an annual astronomical highlight for the amateur astronomical community not only the UK but throughout the world. Anyone can join in and it is free. For a pretty comprehensive list of  astronomical societies throughout the country and abroad, see the Federation of Astronomical Societies  website.  Here is a pick of a few Stargazing Live and other astronomy related events.

 

* * * Stargazing Events * * *

Find Stargazing Live activities near you. Enter your postcode here.

Tuesday 17th January

Amatuer Astronomy Centre. Todmorden

Wednesday 18th January

Salford Astronomical Society Observatory Open night

Wythenshawe Park Horticulture Centre, Wythenshawe

Heaton Park Astronomy Group Manchester

Thursday 19th January

Huddersfield Observatory, Huddersfield

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* * * Non Stargazing astronomical events * * *


Thursday 19th January 2012 Manchester Astronomical Society. “Panspermia”: Prof Chandra Wickramasinghe
(Professor and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology, Cardiff University Honorary Professor, University of Glamorgan)

Friday 2oth January Liverpool Astronomical Society “Manchester’s first Rocket Man” by Kevin Kilburn

Saturday 21st January : West Midland Space day

Saturday 28th January TEDx  in Salford. Astronaut listed as one of the speaker. Not free but tickets available

Tuesday 24th January. Manchester Phil and Lit Society. Talk about John Dalton. Manchester Business School

CANCELLED: March 9th and 10th meet Astronaut Walt Cunningham. Not free but tickets available. Apollo 17 Harrison Schmitt will be coming in October 2012.

Saw the film “First Orbit”? It was free. Now a chance to support it. Just $10 will do it.

 

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