Manchester Astronomical Society
Manchester Astronomical Society, Godlee Observatory, Floor G, Sackville Street Building,
University of Manchester, Manchester M1 3BU UK
Tel: +44 (0) 161 306 4977 (24 Hour
Voicemail)
Established: 1903
2011-12 Monthly Public Lectures
The public lectures will be held between October and March (excluding December) at 7:30pm (prompt) on the 3rd Thursday of the month. All lectures will be held in the John Dalton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, located opposite the BBC on Oxford Road. The Presidential Lecture will be at 7.30pm and held in the Sackville Street Building. Remember we meet each week in the Godlee Observatory Floor G of the Sackville building, University of Manchester, on other Thursday evenings.
Note: These lectures are all free as the society’s aim is is to encourage the study of astronomy.
Kopal Memorial Lecture
"The Hunt for Earth-2"
Dr Eamonn Kerins
(Jodrell Bank AC)
October 20th 2011
"100,000 Not Out"
Tony Markham
(A leading member of the variable star section of the
BAA and SPA)
Room C0.14, John Dalton Building, MMU
November 17th 2011
Presidential talk
"The Birth of Astrophotography"
Barry Henshall
See note below
December 15th 2011
Liverpool Telescope, A Giant Robotic Eye on the Sky"
Prof. Mike Bode
(Director of the
Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University)
Room C0.14, John Dalton Building, MMU
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March 15th 2012
"From Cosmic Dust to Panspermia"
Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe
(Professor and Director
of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology, Cardiff University Honorary Professor, University
of Glamorgan)
Room E32, John Dalton Building, MMU
January 19th 2012
"Observing the Moon"
Prof. Bill Leatherbarrow
(President, British Astronomical Association,
Director BAA Lunar Section)
Room E32, John Dalton Building, MMU
February 16th 2012
Please Note: The Presidential talk is scheduled to take place in the Godlee Observatory, and places are strictly limited ... pre-booking is recommended. Contact Tony Cross.
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