May 2008
Friday 2^nd              Public Lecture – ‘Astronomy of the Vikings’ by
                               Martin Lunn MBE FRAS, Assistant Curator of Astronomy, Yorkshire Museum, York
Friday 9^th               Talk – ‘Digital Imaging Workshop’ – Gain Lee
Friday 16^th             The Summer Night Sky – Robert Williams
Friday 23^rd             Talk – ‘Astrophotography with the Astrotrac’ – Gain Lee
Friday 30^th             Solar Day I  At The Observatory   6.30 until 8.0pm

June 2008
Monday 2^nd            Committee Meeting
Friday 6^th               Public Lecture – ‘Our Active Sun’ by Dr. Philippa
                                                              Browning, University of Manchester
Friday 13^th              Talk – ‘Unpeeling Starlight from Distant Nebulae’ – Robert Williams
Friday 20^th              Debate – ‘Tunguska 100 Years On – What Was It?’ – M. Armitage
Friday 27^th              Solar Day II  At The Observatory   6.30 until 8.0pm

July 2008
Friday 4^th                Public Lecture – ‘Three Men Who Did Not Discover Black Holes’ by
                                                                   Prof. Ian  Lawrie, University of Leeds

Friday 11^th               Film Night
Friday 18^th               Club Night
Friday 25^th               Solar Day III  At The Observatory    6.30 until 8.0pm

August 2008
Friday 1^st                 Talk – ‘Monster Telescopes of the Future’ – Marcus Armitage        
Monday 4^th               Committee Meeting
Friday 8^th                  Film Night
Sunday 10^th             Annual BBQ  At The Observatory
Friday 15^th               Talk – ‘Gods In The Sky’ – Brian Armitage
Friday 22^nd              The Autumn Night Sky – Robert Williams
Friday 29^th               Talk – ‘Infinity and Beyond!’ – Mel Westwood

September 2008
Friday 5^th                  Curry Evening
Friday 12^th                Talk – ‘Galaxy Quest – Observing and Imaging Beyond the Messier Catalogue’ – Gain Lee
Saturday 13^th            Huddersfield Astronomy Day II    At The Observatory
Friday 19^th                Club Night
Friday 26^th                Talk – ‘The 2008 Total Solar Eclipse Experience’ – Robert Williams

October 2008
Friday 3^rd                  Public Lecture – ‘The Centre of Our Galaxy – Black Holes, Rare Stars and
                                                Cosmic Mayhem’ by Prof. Michael Merrifield, University of Nottingham
Monday 6^th              Committee Meeting
Friday 10^th               Debate – ‘The Fermi Paradox – 50 Reasons for the Absence of ET’ – Marcus Armitage
Friday 17^th               Observatory Night
Friday 24^th               Practical Astronomy Awards 1 – Gain Lee
Friday 31^st               Talk – ‘Astronomical Visits 1’ – Paul Harper

November 2008
Friday 7^th                  Public Lecture – ‘Hot Jupiters and New Earths – The Search for Exoplanets’
                                                                by Dr. Roger New, Sheffield Hallam University
Mon 10^t –Sat 15^th  Observatory Open Week 1
Friday 21^st                Talk – ‘Indian Astronomy from 2500BC’ – Stuart Clough
Friday 28^th                The Winter Night Sky – Robert Williams

December 2008
Monday 1^st                Committee Meeting
Friday 5^th                   Public Lecture – ‘The Aurora Borealis’ by Dr. Jim Wild, Lancaster University
Mon 8^th–Sat 13^th    Observatory Open Week 2
Sunday 14^th              Annual Christmas Dinner – Sands House, Crosland Hill
Friday 19^th                Club Night
Friday 26^th                 No meeting (Boxing Day Bank Holiday)

January 2009
Friday 2^nd                 Talk – ‘Mission to Mars – We Have the Technology’ – R Williams
Friday 9^th                Public Lecture for International Year of Astronomy 2009
                                   "Our Magical Cosmos and How We Reveal Its Tricks’
                                     by Prof. John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, University of Glasgow
Friday 16^th                 Talk – ‘The IYA2009 Programme of Events’ – Robert Williams
Friday 23^rd                 Observatory Night
Friday 30^th                 Talk – ‘The Dark Universe’ – Marcus Armitage

February 2009
Monday 2^nd               Committee Meeting
Friday 6^th                  Public Lecture -  "The Subaru Legacy" by Dr Chris Simpson,
                                      Astrophsics research Institute, Liverpool JM University
Mon 9^th–Sat 14^th    Observatory Open Week 3
Friday 20^th                Talk "Al Kumal" to Harrison Clocks - Stuart Clough
Friday 27^th                The Spring Night Sky – Robert Williams

March 2009
Friday 6^th                   Public Lecture - "Jupiter" By Dr Jonathan Horner, The Open University
Mon 9^th–Sat 14^th     Observatory Open Week 4
                                    (in conjunction with National Science and Engineering Week 2009)
Friday 20^th                  Practical Astronomy Awards 2 – Gain Lee
Friday 27^th                  Talk – ‘Building the Huddersfield Observatory’ – Robert Williams

April 2009
Friday 3^rd                   Public Lecture - TBA
Monday 6^th                 Committee Meeting
Friday 10^th                 No meeting (Good Friday Bank Holiday)
Friday 17^th                 Talk – ‘Astronomical Visits 2’ – Paul Harper
Friday 24^th                 Annual General Meeting  

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.