Friday 7th May  2010         Public lecture   "Galaxy Clusters" by Dr John Stott,
                                                                             Liverpool John Moores University

Friday 14th May                Society Solar Evening  Meet at Clubroom First

Friday 21st May                 The Summer Night Sky         R.Williams.

Friday 28th May                Public Solar Evening 1  at the Observatory

Friday 4th June                Public Lecture ‘Our Solar Neighbours’ by Dr Duncan Steele

Monday 7th June              Committee Meeting

Friday 11th June               Society Solar Evening    meet at Clubroom first

Friday 18th June               Debate – Manned American Space program – is it doomed? RW

Friday 25th June2010        Public Solar Evening 2  at the Observatory

Friday 2nd July  2010        Public lecture   Ladies of the Night   by  Dr Ann Bonnell

Friday 9^th July 2010            Society Solar   Evening (meet at Clubroom first)

Friday 16^th July 2010          Talk ‘The Moon Up Close, Part 2’ RW

Friday 23^rd July 2010           Talk ‘Stellar Evolution I – The Birth of Stars’ MA

Friday 30^th July 2010           Public Solar Evening III

Monday 2^nd August 2010      Committee Meeting

Friday 6^th August 2010          Debate – ‘Technology, Right or Wrong – Does Technology Spoil Our View of the Universe? RW  

Friday 13^th August 2010        Observatory Night – Perseid meteors – Moon, Mars, Saturn and Venus also on view
                                             If overcast  Team Quiz in Club Room  MW

SUNDAY 15th August            Annual Barbecue  at the Observatory

Friday 20^th August 2010        The Autumn Night Sky RW

Friday 27^th August 2010        Talk ‘Stellar Evolution II – The Main Sequence’ MA

Friday 3^rd September 2010    Talk "Latest Results From the LHC" 

Friday 10^th September 2010    Pie ‘n’ Peas ‘n’ Astronomy PI 

Friday 17^th September 2010    Club Night

Friday 24^th September 2010     Talk ‘Galileo and Cassini – A Decade of Discoveries’ RW

Friday 1^st October 2010 –         Public Lecture ‘Images of the Universe, Vol. I’ by Paul Money,
                                                   Reviews Editor, Sky at Night Magazine

Monday 4^th October 2010        Committee Meeting

Friday 8^th October 2010         Club Night – relaxed Astronomy – a chance to discuss the current Astronomical topics –
                                                                                                                                                                       all welcome

Friday 15^th October 2010        Talk  "Mars - The Next Challenge"  MW

Friday 22^nd October 2010        Observatory Night   Meet at Clubroom first Moon and Jupiter

Monday 25^th – Saturday 30^th October 2010 – Observatory Open Week I

Friday 5^th November 2010 – Public Lecture ‘Disk Galaxy Evolution’ by Dr Victor Debattista, University of Central Lancashire

Friday 12^th November 2010        Talk ‘The Kielder Forest Experience’ RW

Friday 19^th November 2010        Talk ‘Stellar Evolution III – Star Death’ MA

Friday 26^th November 2010         The Winter Night Sky RW   

Friday 3^rd December 2010 – Public Lecture ‘Super Masive Black Holes and the growth of Galaxies’ by Dr Ryan Hickox, Durham University

Monday 6^th December 2010          Committee Meeting

Friday 10^th December 2010          Club Night  BA

Friday 17^th December 2010          Observatory Night

Friday 24^th December 2010 (Christmas Eve)       NO MEETING

Friday 31^st December 2010 (New Year’s Eve)     NO MEETING

Friday 7^th January 2011             Public Lecture ‘’ Title to be confirmed  Dr Alistair Gunn       Manchester University

Friday 14^th January 2011            Observatory Night

Friday 21^st January 2011            Club Night

Friday 28^th January 2011            Pie ‘n’ Peas ‘n’ Astronomy PI

Friday 4^th February 2011 – Public Lecture ‘Quasars and Active Galaxies’
                                                       by Dr Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer, Royal Observatory Greenwich

Monday 7^th February 2011          Committee Meeting

Friday 11^th February 2011           Debate – ‘Britain In Space – Gimmick or Reality?’ RW

Friday 18^th February 2011           The Spring Night Sky RW

Monday 21^st – Saturday 26^th February 2011 – Observatory Open Week 

Friday 4^th March 2011 –        Public Lecture –  Title and Speaker to be announced as soon as details are confirmed

Friday 11^th March 2011             Talk ‘Latest News From the Orbiting Observatories’ R.W.

Monday 14^th – Saturday 19^th March 2011 – Observatory Open Week to coincide with Science Week 2011

Friday 25^th March 2011           Talk ‘Stellar Evolution IV – Black Holes and Other Oddities’ M.A.

Friday 1^st April 2011 –            Public Lecture –  Title and Speaker to be announced as soon as details are confirmed

Monday 4^th April 2011              Committee Meeting

Friday 8^th April 2011                  Club Night

Friday 15^th April 2011                Astronomical Visits PH

Friday 22^nd April 2011               (Good Friday)  No Meeting Planned

Friday 29^th April 2011                 Next Year’s Programme (2011 – 2012) MA

 All events will take place at 4A Railway Street, Huddersfield unless otherwise advertised

 For more information about any event please contact:
Robert Williams, President & Observatory Director HAPS, tel. 01484348754 or e-mail r.williams143@ntlworld.com

PUBLIC LECTURES take place at the clubroom, usually on the first Friday in the month, and a charge of £2 is applied for non-members and £1.50 for members (including refreshments).

PUBLIC OBSERVATORY OPEN WEEKS begin at 7.30pm-9.00pm, at the Observatory (if the sky is clear). Admission charges are £2 for non-members and free for members.

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