{"id":4061,"date":"2020-03-20T10:48:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T10:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/?page_id=4061"},"modified":"2022-11-08T12:35:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:35:42","slug":"virtual-astro-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/virtual-astro-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Astronomy Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-New-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6310 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-New-Logo-1024x608.png\" alt=\"VAC-New-Logo\" width=\"479\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-New-Logo-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-New-Logo-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-New-Logo-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-New-Logo-210x125.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-New-Logo-600x356.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-New-Logo.png 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The very last meeting of VAC was on Tuesday the 17th of May 2022.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Links to our previous meetings and videos of many of the talks are available at the bottom of this page.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">The end of VAC.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong>As life now seems to be going back to some sort of normality, I have been thinking for some time about the future of VAC.<br \/>\nI am getting increasingly busy, so cannot always put in as much time into VAC as I would like, so I have sadly made the decision to stop holding VAC meetings after the May meeting.<br \/>\nI will miss the meetings, and the people who have joined me in making VAC the huge success it has been.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">A very big thank you to everyone who has been involved and joined in, contributing to that success.<\/span><br \/>\nAs winter approaches, I may resurrect something, but maybe in a more informal manner.<br \/>\nPerhaps more of a sociable ad-hoc get-together, or some live on-line streaming through the telescope, or live launches, which I always wanted to do a lot more of during our meetings to share with everyone who wants to join in.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>I will leave this VAC Web page active, so that our past meetings can still be viewed below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Keep Safe<br \/>\nKeep Well<br \/>\nKeep Looking Up<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Dave<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>If I do hold some more virtual events in the future, would you like to be alerted?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>If so, please sign up for an alert E Mail using the opt in form below.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[yikes-mailchimp form=&#8221;1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>If you have already subscribed and would like to remove your name from the list, please use the unsubscribe link on the E mail.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-admin\/_wp_link_placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" style=\"color: #999999; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Images\/VAC\/VAC-Constellations.gif\" width=\"398\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17.92px;\">Thank you to everyone who posted their fabulous images on the VAC Padlet.<br \/>\nDue to inactivity, I have now deleted it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Recordings of past VAC meetings.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Our last meeting of VAC was on Tuesday the 17th of May.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Karim Jaffer<\/span><\/strong> told us all about:<br \/>\n<b>Two-Eyed Seeing \u2013\u00a0<\/b><b>Ancient and Indigenous\u00a0<\/b><b>Astronomy from across the Globe.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/97aA0ZA1ZJs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #ffff00;\">19th of April 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A practical meeting, where we shared some of our knowledge we all learnt something new. ?<br \/>\n&#8220;Observing&#8221; the Tonga volcanic eruption from the UK.<br \/>\nJohn&#8217;s slides and the links can be downloaded from here:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Downloads\/Tonga-Volcano-VAC1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Downloads\/Tonga-Volcano-VAC1.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simple DSLR Astrophotography.<br \/>\nIntroduction to Histograms, Levels and Curves.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>22nd of March 2022.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Steve Tonkin.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">The Right Light at Night.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o487xvWYRTU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nLight Pollution was first identified as a problem by astronomers, but its consequences reach far wider. It is now widely recognised that artificial light at night, especially bright white light, can have profoundly negative effects on human health, and this is just the tip of an iceberg of harm. The effects on wildlife have been devastating, leading directly to the death of millions of birds each year and being the major driver of the insect apocalypse (studies suggest that 40% of insects will be extinct within the next few decades).<\/p>\n<p>The solutions are at hand, are simple to implement, will have a net saving (of money, energy use and carbon emissions) and will not compromise security or our ability to safely work, travel and play at night. We need to act now before it is too late.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the links shared during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Tonkin&#8217;s E Mail Address: <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>stevetonkin@cranbornechase.org.uk<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>IDA for all <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darksky.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.darksky.org<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nUse the app F.lux to change your PC lighting to suit the time of day: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/justgetflux.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/justgetflux.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nGet your MP to join the parliamentary lighting group.<br \/>\nDetails in the following two links:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/appgdarkskies.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appgdarkskies.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gostargazing.co.uk\/appg-for-dark-skies\/?fbclid=IwAR0cXOF1D4nUmiZhWotB2jdhmoZuCNOWJfWWFznmlzv3PbMCTY6lKMOf4LI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gostargazing.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=59NvF537nkU&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;fbclid=IwAR3zCZ20U-GVWRvENv5IlEKu4Mr_WS8a_dlxoPYM0oY4ZZbQ2UWO0TYmNyE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITW They Inspire us video by Robert Fosbury.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e-AsGercD3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is light Pollution really a problem?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/more-lighting-alone-does-not-create-safer-cities-look-at-what-research-with-young-women-tells-us-113359?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More lighting alone does not create safer cities. Click here to see what research with young women tells us.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medscape.com\/viewarticle\/970195?spon=17&amp;uac=9053BN&amp;impID=4097753&amp;sso=true&amp;faf=1&amp;src=WNL_mdpls_220318_mscpedit_wir&amp;fbclid=IwAR1stpGUKQVJxtxOZ3xjeXbIdY33KSGSIVUbNi1j_-WIdTmwOJZTggF43lM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medscape Medical News. Lights On During Sleep Can Play Havoc With Metabolism &#8211; Marlene Busko.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"meta-author\"><strong style=\"color: #ffff00;\">15th February 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Paul Fellows &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Snowball Earth.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/snowball.jpg\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2cy3bdicqVk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A look at the evidence that around 600 million years ago the Earth became entirely covered in thick ice in a super-glaciation event that saw global temperatures drop to -40 degrees C for millions of years, and yet somehow life endured these conditions, and once the climate recovered saw the emergence of the first complex creatures. Was this event somehow the trigger for the development of advanced life on Earth? What does it hint at for the prospects of life elsewhere?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">11th January 2022.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Phil Price\u00a0<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">NASA Does Nostalgia: Items &amp; Artifacts Sent to Space.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k7QH1sVYb0w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are the links that were posted during the meeting.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What&#8217;s on the Voyager Golden Record:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voyager.jpl.nasa.gov\/golden-record\/whats-on-the-record\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/voyager.jpl.nasa.gov\/golden-record\/whats-on-the-record\/music\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Mars DVD Code Clues:<\/span><br \/>\nThe Codes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/outreach\/mars-dvd-code-clues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/outreach\/mars-dvd-code-clues<\/a><br \/>\nThe solutions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/outreach\/solutions-to-the-mars-dvd-codes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetary.org\/outreach\/solutions-to-the-mars-dvd-codes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Microgravity Toys in Space:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/microgravity\/home\/toys-in-space.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/microgravity\/home\/toys-in-space.html<\/a><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/audience\/foreducators\/topnav\/materials\/listbytype\/International_Toys_In_Space.html<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>21st of December 2021.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">This was a Practical Session.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Phil Price &#8211; Space Missions in 2022.<br \/>\nImage Processing.<br \/>\nStar Tools Demonstration &#8211; Dave Harvey.<br \/>\nSCT Collimation.<br \/>\nUsing dedicated Astronomy Cameras.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>16th of November.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">19:00 UT.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">We were joined by the inimitable Paul Money.<br \/>\n<\/span>Who answered the question:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Why are there no Green Stars?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday the 19th of October.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Practical Session on Telescopes, Mounts, Eyepieces and Accessories.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telescopes-VAC.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6417 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telescopes-VAC-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Telescopes-VAC\" width=\"567\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telescopes-VAC-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telescopes-VAC-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telescopes-VAC-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telescopes-VAC-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telescopes-VAC-210x118.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telescopes-VAC-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Telescopes-VAC.png 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe PDF file of the slides I showed on the night can be downloaded here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Files\/VAC\/Telescopes-Eyepieces-Accessories.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Files\/VAC\/Telescopes-Eyepieces-Accessories.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tuesday the 5th of October.<\/span><br \/>\nPete Williamson.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Imaginary Universe: My Childhood Journey.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-offset-key=\"d2kn2-0-0\">We had a cracking talk from <\/span><span class=\"diy96o5h\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-offset-key=\"d2kn2-1-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d2kn2-1-0\">Pete Williamson<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"d2kn2-2-0\"> last night for his debut of The Imaginary Universe.<br \/>\n<\/span>A totally fantastic nostalgia trip of space based television. Definitely one that you must not miss.<br \/>\nSo if you missed it on VAC, do try and catch it if you can.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Williamson_imaginary-Universe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6438 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Williamson_imaginary-Universe.jpg\" alt=\"P-Williamson_imaginary-Universe\" width=\"565\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Williamson_imaginary-Universe.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Williamson_imaginary-Universe-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P-Williamson_imaginary-Universe-210x157.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday the 28th of Septemb<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">e<\/span><\/strong><strong>r<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nA great turn out for the re-starting of VAC.<br \/>\nIt was so good to catch up with everyone after our summer break.<br \/>\nWe discussed the future of VAC.<br \/>\nVAC is going ahead with some speaker meetings as well as some meetings dedicated to practical astronomy and techniques.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll also meet once a month from October.<br \/>\nIt was such fun hearing all about your late at night scare stories.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the newspaper clipping of Pete Williamson&#8217;s police investigation into his rocket launcher he told us about:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Images\/VAC\/Pete-Launcher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/Images\/VAC\/Pete-Launcher.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Sunday 5th September.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Live-streaming solar images.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>White Light<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IvDnMj0SJVE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Hydrogen Alpha<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PTDQiHJlrFU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sunday 11th July.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Live launch watch event.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>We held a a live watch party for Richard Branson&#8217;s Virgin Galactic first fully crewed launch.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Whatever your opinion on this, it was great again to share this exciting event with like-minded enthusiasts.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/07\/11\/science\/11virgingalactic-top\/merlin_190689816_490e1079-aead-40cc-b434-fdebbb3ba65a-videoSixteenByNine1050.jpg\" width=\"567\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tuesday 15th June.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">End of Term Party.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thank you to everyone for closing this term of the Virtual Astronomy Club.<br \/>\n<\/strong><a style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.28em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5994 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party-1024x576.png\" alt=\"VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party\" width=\"567\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party-210x118.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party-107x60.png 107w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party-160x90.png 160w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Kitchen_Party.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><strong style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 1st June.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Philip Price.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">History of the Space Shuttle.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B-fJjJox33M\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 18th May. 19:00 BST (18:00 UT).<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Paul Money<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Through the StarGate: Alt Az imaging with a GoTo Dob.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P.Money-Through-stargate2021-title.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5803 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P.Money-Through-stargate2021-title-1024x768.png\" alt=\"P.Money-Through-stargate2021-title\" width=\"565\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P.Money-Through-stargate2021-title-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P.Money-Through-stargate2021-title-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P.Money-Through-stargate2021-title-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P.Money-Through-stargate2021-title-210x158.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P.Money-Through-stargate2021-title-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/P.Money-Through-stargate2021-title.png 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Tuesday 4th May 2021.<br \/>\nKatrin Raynor-Evans.<\/span><br \/>\nExploring Astronomy and Space through Philately.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g6bd4OiqeDU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Here&#8217;s that link that Chris Hudson mentioned about the rocket launch stamps.<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Rocket Post &#8211; blog post from The Postal Museum:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postalmuseum.org\/blog\/experimenting-with-rockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.postalmuseum.org\/blog\/experimenting-with-rockets<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Saturday the 24th of April.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>I assisted with the Society For Popular Astronomy&#8217;s virtual meeting.<br \/>\nProfessor Andrew Coates gave a talk about Current and Future Mars Missions.<br \/>\nRobin Scagell gave us his guide to watch to look out for in the summer skies.<br \/>\nThen Martin Ratcliffe talked about Mars, his travels and imaging it during last years very favourable opposition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5TC_TF5CA-o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 20th April.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Julian Onions.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Crazy Interstellar Rockets!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9XUBynv0Qa0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 6th April.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">John Thatcher.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Webb Space Telescope<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qox-38SJfhM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">23rd of March &#8211; VAC&#8217;s first anniversary.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">WOW!!! Doesn&#8217;t time fly when you&#8217;re having fun?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">For this very special occasion we were delighted to welcome Jim Al-Khalili.<\/span><br \/>\nThe World According to Physics.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RiDmXM_F2lo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RiDmXM_F2lo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thanks to John Murrell, here&#8217;s a link to a new paper released on<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">anomalies in the decay of Beauty Quarks:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2103.11769.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2103.11769.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 16th March. 7:00pm UT.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">General Astro Chat, Get-Together and Q &amp; A Session.<br \/>\nWe also had a great tour around people&#8217;s home-made observatories.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Tuesday 2nd March &#8211; 7pm<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Dr David Boyce<\/span><br \/>\nImaging Uranus&#8217; Moons<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Uranus-Moons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5618 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Uranus-Moons-1024x576.png\" alt=\"VAC-Background-Uranus-Moons\" width=\"567\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Uranus-Moons-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Uranus-Moons-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Uranus-Moons-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Uranus-Moons-210x118.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Uranus-Moons-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Background-Uranus-Moons.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis meeting was not recorded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>18th February.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Live Watch Party of the landing of NASA&#8217;s Perseverance Probe on Mars<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Joint GoSpaceWatch and AstroRadio Event<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H1uCjxoUzVA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 16th February.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Mary McIntyre<\/span><br \/>\nShadows In Space &amp; The Stories They Tell<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Catch up on Mary&#8217;s talk here:<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QO3qkqUtY1g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Friday 11th February.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Pop-Up gAstro Pub<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5479 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub-210x118.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub-1960x1103.png 1960w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-Ronnies-Pop-Up_Pub-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Monday 8th February.<br \/>\nNNHS Astro Meeting.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Mike Frost<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Prominent Women of the BAA.<\/span><br \/>\nCatch up with Mike&#8217;s talk here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2UWi_HR1vS0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2UWi_HR1vS0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 2nd February.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Nicholas Booth.<\/span><br \/>\nWith Perseverance and Hope \u2013 Despatches from a Red Planet.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MCwbYCX7bhc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.co.uk\/books\/The-Search-for-Life-on-Mars\/Elizabeth-Howell\/9781950691395\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net\/book_images\/onix\/cvr9781950691395\/the-search-for-life-on-mars-9781950691395_lg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Nick&#8217;s book <strong>The Search for Life on Mars<\/strong>, co-written with Elizabeth Howell, is available to buy here:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.co.uk\/books\/The-Search-for-Life-on-Mars\/Elizabeth-Howell\/9781950691395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.co.uk\/books\/The-Search-for-Life-on-Mars\/Elizabeth-Howell\/9781950691395<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tuesday 19th January &#8211; 7pm GMT (19:00 UT).<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Paul Fellows.<\/span><br \/>\nQuark Stars &amp; Strangelets.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>This meeting wasn&#8217;t recorded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Monday 11th January &#8211; NNHS Astro Meeting.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Martin Griffiths, from Dark Sky Wales.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Contact with ET. How will it affect us?<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1yVQ-N0pmzQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><br \/>\nTuesday 5th January.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">It&#8217;s all about you.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Thank you to everyone who told us about themselves.<br \/>\nYour Astronomy Journey, w<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">hat you are up to.<br \/>\nAnd what your astro plans for 2021 onwards were.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 15th December 7pm.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Thank you to everyone for their entertaining talks, <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">\u00a0quiz, sing-a-long, funnies and <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">banter.<br \/>\nThat really did help c<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">elebrate making it through this crazy old year.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">And a very big Thank You to everyone who&#8217;s joined us on this crazy VAC journey this year.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>See you all in an improving 2021.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Party1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5294 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Party1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"VAC-Party1\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Party1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Party1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Party1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Party1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Party1-210x118.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-Party1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Dusko &#8211; My Underwater Observatory.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Roger &#8211; Roundup of the year.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">John &#8211; Singalong.<br \/>\nPete &#8211; Quiz.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Nick &#8211; Funnies.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Friday 4th December.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Pop-Up gAstro Pub.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/GAstroPub-Cheers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5272 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/GAstroPub-Cheers-1024x576.png\" alt=\"GAstroPub-Cheers\" width=\"562\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/GAstroPub-Cheers-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/GAstroPub-Cheers-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/GAstroPub-Cheers-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/GAstroPub-Cheers-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/GAstroPub-Cheers-210x118.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/GAstroPub-Cheers.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 1st December.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Paul Money.<\/span><br \/>\nImages of The Universe (Part 2).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tuesday 24th November.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Practical Evening.<\/span><br \/>\nSpaceflight Missions, Image Capture, Post-Processing, Polar Alignment, Focusing &amp; Auto-Guiding.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Thank you to Phil and Roger and everyone for their questions.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dDI8r-49G1I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>20th November. POP-UP gAstro Pub.<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/QueenVic-gAstroPub.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5233 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/QueenVic-gAstroPub-1024x576.png\" alt=\"QueenVic-gAstroPub\" width=\"554\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/QueenVic-gAstroPub-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/QueenVic-gAstroPub-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/QueenVic-gAstroPub-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/QueenVic-gAstroPub-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/QueenVic-gAstroPub-210x118.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/QueenVic-gAstroPub.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 17th November.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Dr Nick Hewitt.<\/span><br \/>\nThe Great Debate.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QgqAO_USg5I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Monday 16th November.<br \/>\nLive watch party for the Crew-1 launch to The ISS.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Thanks for joining me everyone. Real good fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Friday 13th November.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">VAC Pop-Up gAstro Pub.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nAfter our first week of lockdown Part II, we had a great get together over a tipple in The Nag&#8217;s Head.<br \/>\nThanks for joining me folks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-gAstro-Pub1989_Only_Fools_and_Horses_nags_head_hi055593053.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5191 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-gAstro-Pub1989_Only_Fools_and_Horses_nags_head_hi055593053-1024x576.png\" alt=\"VAC-gAstro-Pub1989_Only_Fools_and_Horses_nags_head_hi055593053\" width=\"567\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-gAstro-Pub1989_Only_Fools_and_Horses_nags_head_hi055593053-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-gAstro-Pub1989_Only_Fools_and_Horses_nags_head_hi055593053-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-gAstro-Pub1989_Only_Fools_and_Horses_nags_head_hi055593053-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-gAstro-Pub1989_Only_Fools_and_Horses_nags_head_hi055593053-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-gAstro-Pub1989_Only_Fools_and_Horses_nags_head_hi055593053-210x118.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/VAC-gAstro-Pub1989_Only_Fools_and_Horses_nags_head_hi055593053.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 3rd November (Late session).<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Live streaming telescope views of Mars and a tour around The Moon.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nThis is the image of Mars I took while we were live.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mars-2020-11-03-2208_3-CapObj_AS_p20_g4_ap22_Drizzle15W.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5164 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mars-2020-11-03-2208_3-CapObj_AS_p20_g4_ap22_Drizzle15W.png\" alt=\"Mars-2020-11-03-2208_3-CapObj_AS_p20_g4_ap22_Drizzle15W\" width=\"367\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mars-2020-11-03-2208_3-CapObj_AS_p20_g4_ap22_Drizzle15W.png 960w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mars-2020-11-03-2208_3-CapObj_AS_p20_g4_ap22_Drizzle15W-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mars-2020-11-03-2208_3-CapObj_AS_p20_g4_ap22_Drizzle15W-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mars-2020-11-03-2208_3-CapObj_AS_p20_g4_ap22_Drizzle15W-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mars-2020-11-03-2208_3-CapObj_AS_p20_g4_ap22_Drizzle15W-210x158.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qFC0GoW6akI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 3rd November (Early Session).<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Tim Gregory.<\/span><br \/>\nBeyond the Blue Sky: Science for the Sake of Science.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><em>Why bother studying meteorites?<br \/>\nAre there any societal benefits to studying stones from the sky?<br \/>\nWhat have we learned?<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-Gregory-1907_Blue_Sky.001.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5157 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-Gregory-1907_Blue_Sky.001.jpeg\" alt=\"Tim-Gregory-1907_Blue_Sky.001\" width=\"594\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-Gregory-1907_Blue_Sky.001.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-Gregory-1907_Blue_Sky.001-450x253.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-Gregory-1907_Blue_Sky.001-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tim-Gregory-1907_Blue_Sky.001-210x118.jpeg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim&#8217;s new Meteorite book is available from all good (and bad) bookshops:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tim-gregory.co.uk\/book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.tim-gregory.co.uk\/book<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tim-gregory.co.uk\/book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/METEORITE_cover.jpg\" alt=\"METEORITE_cover\" width=\"198\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/METEORITE_cover.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/METEORITE_cover-450x724.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/METEORITE_cover-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/METEORITE_cover-131x210.jpg 131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 20th October.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Live Watch Party for the Live Bennu TAG Sampling by OSIRIS-REx.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osiris-Rex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5136 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osiris-Rex-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Osiris-Rex\" width=\"562\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osiris-Rex-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osiris-Rex-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osiris-Rex-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osiris-Rex-210x118.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Osiris-Rex.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This meeting was not recorded.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Phil Price.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Space Missions for 2021 and Mars explorers.<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AmUc89P9wbM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 6th October.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Pete Williamson.<\/span><br \/>\nHerschel To Hawkwind.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herschel-to-Hawkwind.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5051 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herschel-to-Hawkwind-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Herschel-to-Hawkwind\" width=\"563\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herschel-to-Hawkwind-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herschel-to-Hawkwind-600x436.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herschel-to-Hawkwind-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herschel-to-Hawkwind-210x153.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herschel-to-Hawkwind.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good to get your glad rags on and dance away, or just listen to Pete from Astro Radio.<br \/>\nPete took us all on a nostalgic space-themed musical journey.<br \/>\nThis meeting was not recorded.<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Listen to Astro Radio here:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astroradio.earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.astroradio.earth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday 29th September.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Grant Bowskill.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Ikarus Observatory.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/swdoisWozOo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Ikarus Observatory links.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Ikarus Observatory on Stargazers Lounge:<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stargazerslounge.com\/forum\/294-iki-observatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/stargazerslounge.com\/forum\/294-iki-observatory<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Eagle Nebula Data:<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stargazerslounge.com\/topic\/360782-iko-m16-data-release-august-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/stargazerslounge.com\/topic\/360782-iko-m16-data-release-august-2020<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Crescent Nebula Data:<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stargazerslounge.com\/topic\/362834-iko-ngc6888-crescent-nebula-data-release-september-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/stargazerslounge.com\/topic\/362834-iko-ngc6888-crescent-nebula-data-release-september-2020<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Pixel Skies (Spanish host of the Ikarus Observatory):<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pixelskiesastro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.pixelskiesastro.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Monday 21st September.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Paul Money.<\/span><br \/>\nImages of The Universe (Part 1).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>15th September.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">General Meeting.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Julian Onions &#8211; <\/span>Venus and Phosphines.<br \/>\nMineral Moon Saturation Demo.<br \/>\nDeep Sky Stacker &#8211; Stacking Tips.<br \/>\nRegistax and Affinity Photo Image Processing Demo&#8217;s.<br \/>\nThe Opposition of Mars.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/poeRq_uKBXs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>8th September.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Martin Hardcastle.<\/span><br \/>\nSurveying the Sky for Radio Galaxies.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WbSCWFpE39s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\nCitizen Science LOFAR Radio Galaxy Project.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lofargalaxyzoo.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">http:\/\/lofargalaxyzoo.nl<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>1st September.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Nick Hewitt &amp; Shaun Reynolds.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Nebulae.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pmgf1VT3Qyc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>25th August.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Prof. Brad Gibson.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Liquid Mirror Telescopes (Wave of the Future, or Just a Ripple\u2026).<br \/>\nE. A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics Web page:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.milne.hull.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.milne.hull.ac.uk<\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M7xH05XJnYM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>18th August.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">General meeting on planet observing and imaging.<br \/>\nAlso looking forward to the coming opposition of Mars.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kURw-Er1AK8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\nHere is the Mars Features BAA Web Page Nick Hewitt mentioned.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/britastro.org\/node\/23843\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/britastro.org\/node\/23843<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>11th August.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">John Maclean<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Golden Age of Islamic Astronomy.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wb8u3P1n-yk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>4th August.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">General meeting, shared our astronomical experiences and pictures.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Q&amp;A Session.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday- 28th July.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Chris Lintott<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Adventures In The Zooniverse<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dC6ReQ3fjTE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ccffcc;\">Join in with The Zooniverse by clicking the link below.<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zooniverse.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.zooniverse.org<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffcc;\">Signed copies of Chris&#8217; book &#8220;The Crowd and The Cosmos&#8221; can be pre-ordered from the link below.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd2zUHs-3gSQK5JvFDiPSwbto9aAKGBU3Psc78EpgtGyzzI8Q\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd2zUHs-3gSQK5JvFDiPSwbto9aAKGBU3Psc78EpgtGyzzI8Q\/viewform<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crowd-Cosmos.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4551 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crowd-Cosmos-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crowd-Cosmos-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crowd-Cosmos-600x923.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crowd-Cosmos-666x1024.png 666w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crowd-Cosmos-768x1182.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crowd-Cosmos-136x210.png 136w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Crowd-Cosmos.png 921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday &#8211; 21st July.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">How to do Webcam Planet &amp; Moon Imaging.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Your NEOWISE Comet Stories and Images.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis meeting was not recorded.<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday &#8211; 14th July.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Ian Ridpath<\/span><br \/>\nPictures in the Sky<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ian-Ridpath.png\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UJeF3FuvD64\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Ian&#8217;s constellation Star Tales Web site:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ianridpath.com\/startales.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ianridpath.com\/startales.htm<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Thursday &#8211; 9th July.<br \/>\nCelebrating this months 25th anniversary of the discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Alan Hale<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A_OUfmKnDXg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Ice &amp; Stone Web Page &#8211;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/halebopp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> halebopp.org<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Earth Rise Institute Web Page &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/earthriseinstitute.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/earthriseinstitute.org<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday &#8211; 7th July.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Martin Lewis<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Venus night-side infra-red imaging<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7kFRgYwagec\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Tuesday <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211; 30th June.<\/span><br \/>\nMark Gibbons<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Fast Radio Bursts<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Dr Susan Cartwright<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a025th June.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Footprints of The Big Bang<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Susan&#8217;s talk is available to view on YouTube.<br \/>\n<strong><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZwXT2L4yAeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwXT2L4yAeo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Mike Poxon<\/span> &#8211; 23rd June 2020.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Variable Stars<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Mike&#8217;s talk is available to view on YouTube:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8NL2tVB3WQo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The AAVSO Web site Mike mentioned is here:<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">http:\/\/aavso.org<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Sam Cornwell <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211; 18th June 2020.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>The Solarcan<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Watch Sam&#8217;s presentation on YouTube.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/isoUSlYfwYE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/isoUSlYfwYE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The 15% Solarcan discount code is: <strong>solareagle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Dr Johanna Jarvis &#8211; <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">16th June.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>Astronomy in a Volcanic Landscape.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">If you missed Jo&#8217;s talk, it is available to view on YouTube:<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zsGc1uXXgBM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Open University Online Course Links.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">OpenLearn<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Open University &#8211; Moons Of The Solar System Online Course:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/moons-our-solar-system\/content-section-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/moons-our-solar-system\/content-section-overview<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Open University &#8211; Astronomy with an Online Telescope:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/astronomy\/create-stunning-images-the-universe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/astronomy\/create-stunning-images-the-universe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Thursday &#8211; 11th June<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Star Clusters and some challenges for the Summer.<br \/>\nGeneral Discussion and social get-together.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Robin Scagell <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">9th June<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Stars Ancient And Modern<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Robin&#8217;s talk is available on my YouTube Channel:<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MpxZhm_JreM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MpxZhm_JreM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">The link for the online star motion simulator Robin demonstrated to us is:<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/paststars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">tinyurl<\/span>.com\/paststars<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thursday &#8211; 4th June 7:00pm.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Moon Observing and Imaging.<br \/>\nGeneral Discussion and social get-together.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Dr Susan Cartwright. <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2nd June.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Footprints of The Big Bang.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>Unfortunately, Susan had Internet issues and couldn&#8217;t present.<br \/>\nI will try and re-book her.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Saturday 30th May 2020.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">LIVE Launch Party tonight for the second attempt of the<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Falcon 9 Crew Dragon launch from Cape Canaveral.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">****Doug &amp; Bob&#8217;s Accelerant Adventure.****<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">It was a very successful live event with us all getting together to watch this historic launch.<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thursday 28th May 2020.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">General get-together. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">How to computer control a mount.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Wednesday &#8211; 27th May 2020.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Crewed launch from Cape Canaveral.<br \/>\n<\/span>Launch Scrubbed. But we all went outside and saw the ISS go over.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong>Plus I was able to live stream video images of The Moon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tuesday &#8211; 26th May 2020.<\/span><br \/>\nMike Frost.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">How To Lose Weight.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>This meeting was not recorded.<strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Thursday &#8211; 21st May<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Phil Price. <span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Missions To The Sun. <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">21st May 2020<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>Plus what to see in the sky.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Solar-Missions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4440 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Solar-Missions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Solar-Missions.png 960w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Solar-Missions-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Solar-Missions-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Solar-Missions-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Solar-Missions-210x118.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Peter Jenkins.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>19th May 2020.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">My Astrophotography Journey.<br \/>\nPeter&#8217;s Web site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pjastro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.pjastro.co.uk<\/a><br \/>\nTelescope Live: <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/telescope.live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/telescope.live<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Thursday &#8211; 14th May.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Latest on the comets and what to look for in the sky.<br \/>\nPlus a run through of Affinity Photo to show it is used for processing astrophotography images.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">David Warrington. <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">12th May 2020.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Scottish Dark Skies Observatory.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/scottishdarkskyobservatory.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">https:\/\/scottishdarkskyobservatory.co.uk<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Thursday 7th May 2020.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">John McEvoy<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">&#8211; Asteroids Bennu and Ryugu.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Dave Eagle<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">&#8211; Update on Comet SWAN and what we MIGHT expect.<br \/>\nHere is the link to Stuart Atkinson&#8217;s Flickr site where he has posted lots of maps for Comet SWAN.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/38065120@N04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/38065120@N04<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Pete Lawrence. 5th May 2020<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Upcoming Observing Challenges.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff99;\"><strong>Click here to watch Pete&#8217;s presentation on YouTube.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Zm-_Yc1jwOg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zm-_Yc1jwOg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Here are some links to lists of Moon Clair-Obscure features Pete mentioned:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Astronomy Magazine.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/astronomy.com\/magazine\/2018\/11\/observe-shadow-play--on-the-moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/astronomy.com\/magazine\/2018\/11\/observe-shadow-play&#8211;on-the-moon<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Mary McIntyre&#8217;s Lunar X &amp; V Spotting Guide.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/marysastronomyblogs.blogspot.com\/2019\/12\/lunar-x-and-v-times-for-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/marysastronomyblogs.blogspot.com\/2019\/12\/lunar-x-and-v-times-for-2020.html<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Sky &amp; Telescope&#8217;s Lunar 100 Observing Guide.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/observing\/celestial-objects-to-watch\/the-lunar-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/observing\/celestial-objects-to-watch\/the-lunar-100<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>T<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>hursday &#8211; 30th April.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Roger gave us some image processing demos using Pixinsight and StarStaX.<br \/>\nIan also showed us some of his fabulous images and told us about his astrophotography journey.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday &#8211; 28th April.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Joint Meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnhs.info\/Astronomy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NNHS Astronomy Section.<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Bob Lambourne <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Developments in the Science of Black Holes.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Joint Meeting with Go Space Watch to mark the 30th anniversary of the deployment of The Hubble Space Telescope.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr Steve Barratt. 25th April 2020<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>The presentation can now be watched on YouTube:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TmPrwfgDzmI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TmPrwfgDzmI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A pdf file of the talk Steve&#8217;s\u00a0 be downloaded from here:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/Legacy-Hubble-GSW.pdf\">Legacy-Hubble-GSW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thursday 23rd April 2020.<br \/>\nQuestion and answer session and sharing of recent astronomy images \/ observations.<br \/>\nLive streaming of Venus (if clear).<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Phil Price.<\/span> Astronomy with a iPhone.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Sandy Whitton.<\/span> Recent images.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tuesday &#8211; 21st April 2020.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Paul Fellows.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nHawking\u2019s Black Holes and the Edge of Physics.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Pauls&#8217; presentation can be viewed on YouTube.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q3qnK1RlIVI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q3qnK1RlIVI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thursday &#8211; 16th April 2020.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Many thanks to Roger, Kevin and David for sharing their pictures and astronomical journeys.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Here are the links to the OU online courses.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/moons-our-solar-system\/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/moons-our-solar-system\/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/the-night-sky-orion\/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/the-night-sky-orion\/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/astronomy\/astronomy-online-telescope\/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.open.edu\/openlearn\/science-maths-technology\/astronomy\/astronomy-online-telescope\/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Royal Astronomical Society are hosting an online talk to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope\u00a0 &#8211; Book via Eventbrite.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ras.ac.uk\/events-and-meetings\/RAS-Bicentennial-Event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/ras.ac.uk\/events-and-meetings\/RAS-Bicentennial-Event\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday &#8211; 14th April 2020.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Terry Lovejoy (Comet discoverer extraordinaire).<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Terry Lovejoy&#8217;s Top Ten Comets.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Watch on YouTube.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nmmsVT6spbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nmmsVT6spbQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Saturday 11th April 2020.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Dave Eagle &#8211; Apollo 13 50th Anniversary Presentation.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Saving Apollo 13: Houston We&#8217;ve Had a Problem.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><strong>Joint meeting with Go Space Watch.<\/strong><strong>The presentation is now available to watch on YouTube.<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s8nQdtoKZfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s8nQdtoKZfw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Thursday &#8211; 9th April 2020.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Szabolcs Nagy (Space Station Guys &#8211; @metrolinaszabi).<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nISS Imaging and Demonstration.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpaceStationImaging.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4279 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpaceStationImaging.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpaceStationImaging.png 680w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpaceStationImaging-600x449.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpaceStationImaging-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SpaceStationImaging-210x157.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Szabi&#8217;s Presentation is now available to watch on Youtube:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SWakRYj_H6g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SWakRYj_H6g<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SWakRYj_H6g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tuesday &#8211; 7th April 2020.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>John Spencer &#8211; Planetary Scientist and New Horizons Science Team Member.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">A Billion Miles Beyond Pluto: New Horizons Explores Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Steve Tonkin &#8211; 2nd April 2020<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Two Eyes Are Better Than One.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Download Steve&#8217;s presentation by clicking the image below to visit our Dropbox folder.<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/9k7medirj1gkwlt\/AAC4dqakRuUiYIJJHgz0KKqma?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4243 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SteveTonkin-Bins.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SteveTonkin-Bins.png 876w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SteveTonkin-Bins-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SteveTonkin-Bins-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SteveTonkin-Bins-600x599.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SteveTonkin-Bins-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SteveTonkin-Bins-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/SteveTonkin-Bins-210x210.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Dave Eagle.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Solar Webcam Image Processing.<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nDownload the AVI from the solar imaging demo from here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/9k7medirj1gkwlt\/AAC4dqakRuUiYIJJHgz0KKqma?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/9k7medirj1gkwlt\/AAC4dqakRuUiYIJJHgz0KKqma?dl=0<\/a><br \/>\nI would be really interested in seeing what people can do with the image.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Shaun Reynolds. &#8211; 26th March 2020.<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Shooting The Milky Way.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>This meeting was not recorded.<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Julian Onions &#8211; 24th March 2020.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Cold Dark Matter. Is It Cold, Dark or Matter?<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffff99;\">Click on the image below to download Julian&#8217;s slides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarkMatter-JulianOnions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarkMatterJOnions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarkMatterJOnions.png 1173w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarkMatterJOnions-600x446.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarkMatterJOnions-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarkMatterJOnions-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarkMatterJOnions-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/DarkMatterJOnions-210x156.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis meeting was not recorded.<strong style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"malwarebytes-root\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"malwarebytes-root\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The very last meeting of VAC was on Tuesday the 17th of May 2022. Links to our previous meetings and videos of many of the talks are available at the bottom of this page. The end of VAC. As life now seems to be going back to some sort of normality, I have been thinking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"slim_seo":{"description":"Welcome to the FREE Virtual Astronomy Club, where we are sharing our passion for the hobby and Keeping Astronomy Sociable.","title":"Virtual Astronomy Club - Star-Gazing"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4061","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4061"}],"version-history":[{"count":1034,"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7541,"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4061\/revisions\/7541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}