{"id":2099,"date":"2019-01-13T09:40:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T09:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2019-01-13T11:30:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T11:30:55","slug":"pas-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/pas-promo\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Astronomy Show &#8211; 9th March 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/practicalastroshow.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PAS_WebPage-1024x701.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PAS_WebPage-1024x701.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PAS_WebPage-600x411.png 600w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PAS_WebPage-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PAS_WebPage-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PAS_WebPage-210x144.png 210w, https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PAS_WebPage.png 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/practicalastroshow.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Practical Astronomy Show<\/a><\/strong> comes to Kettering, Northamptonshire.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/practicalastroshow.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/practicalastroshow.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A FREE, yes I did say<strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> FREE<\/span><\/strong> whole day of practical astronomy.<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s not to like?<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Practical Astronomy Show<\/span><\/strong> brings a selection of leading astronomy businesses, organisations and educational institutions together under one roof, for one day.<\/p>\n<p>Astronomy products and services will be available for purchase from various stands.<\/p>\n<p>Organisations involved in astronomy education, outreach and tourism will be available to meet and greet the general public.<\/p>\n<p>I will have a small stand at the show.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/practicalastroshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PAS2019-LOGO-100x200w.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nAs well as selling my books and promoting presentations and planetarium,\u00a0I will have lots of hands-on fun for visitors as well.<br \/>\nThis will, of course include the ever popular whiff and feel of comet 67P and some new 3D astronomical images.<\/p>\n<p>I will also be promoting all the local astronomical societies in my area.<br \/>\nIf your society would like me to hand out some leaflets, please let me have them.<\/p>\n<p>A list of the main attending vendors is at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the trade stands displaying lots of astronomy goodies, there are a number of free talks as well:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1523214445690_58090\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr Paul Abel<\/span> <\/strong>&#8211; UK Visual Astronomer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Dr Robin Glover<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Author of SharpCap PRO image capture software.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Gary Palmer<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; UK Astrophotographer.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Damien Peach<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; UK Astrophotographer.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Niels Haagh<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; designer of the unique Panther mount.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>EXHIBITION STANDS &#8211; HALL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nExhibitor stand numbers so far&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>F1 Altair Astro \/ iOptron \/ Pegasus<\/p>\n<p>F2 Widescreen Centre<\/p>\n<p>F3 Tring Astronomy Centre<\/p>\n<p>F4 Orion Optics<\/p>\n<p>F5 Rother Valley Optics<\/p>\n<p>F6 Starlight Xpress<\/p>\n<p>F7 365 Astronomy<\/p>\n<p>F8 Peak2Valley Instruments \/ Saturn Instruments<\/p>\n<p>F9 Ian King Imaging<\/p>\n<p>F10a Gary Palmer Astrophotography &#8211; Speaker<\/p>\n<p>F10b Dr Robin Glover SharpCap PRO &#8211; Speaker<\/p>\n<p>F11 Altair Astro<\/p>\n<p>F12 WW Astro<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>EXHIBITION STANDS &#8211; GALLERY &amp; PENDEEN<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nExhibitors so far&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>656 Imaging<\/p>\n<p>Teleskop Schutzbauten<\/p>\n<p>Space Rocks<\/p>\n<p>NPAE Precision Astro Engineering<\/p>\n<p>MSG-Meteorites<\/p>\n<p>BAA &#8211; British Astronomical Association<\/p>\n<p>Campaign for Dark Skies<\/p>\n<p>Online Astronomy Society Academy<\/p>\n<p>Webb Deep Sky Society<\/p>\n<p>BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/p>\n<p>International Astronomy Show<\/p>\n<p>Star-Gazing (That&#8217;s Me Folks!)<\/p>\n<p>Tim Treadwell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Practical Astronomy Show comes to Kettering, Northamptonshire. https:\/\/practicalastroshow.com A FREE, yes I did say FREE whole day of practical astronomy. 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