Croydon Astronomical Society present a series of talks on subjects related to astronomy on Fridays. From September 2021 these are held in the Sandison Room at Trinity in Croydon.
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The meetings start at 7.30 pm and are open to anyone.
There is no need to book; just turn up.
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For details of car parking, a map and access by public transport click here.
There is no charge for the talks but there is a suggested donation of £3 per person to help cover the costs of venue hire and the speaker (larger donations are of course very welcome). Refreshments are available for a nominal charge.
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The talks programme is shown below. This is always provisional and subject to last-minute changes. We will update this programme as we know more information.
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Please see the rules we ask visitors to follow.
Programme​
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10th September 2021
Konrad Malin-Smith. Gravity
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24th September
Roy Easto: The dynamic universe. Plus other short talks (including brief update by Graham Cluer on this year's Persieds)
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8th October (Note that this date has been changed back to our normal pattern)
Keith Brackenborough. "The Changing Face of Amateur Astronomy."
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Keith will trace the start of amateur Astronomy in the UK with the Great amateurs of the 19th century, how local societies started as well as the formation of the Royal Astronomical Society and the BAA.
The explosion of amateur astronomy after the War and the formation of the Junior Astronomical Society and local groups in the 1960s and the formation of the FAS.
In particular the early start of the Croydon Group of the JAS. Keith will then trace the development of the Croydon society over its first 21 years, finishing with the opening of the observatory in 1979.
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22nd October
A programme of short talks featuring Tony Roberts
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12th November (note new date. We do NOT meet on 5th November)
Mark Westmoquette on “Mindful Stargazing”
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26th November (note the date. We do not meet on 19th November)
Janet Taylor. The Moon
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Graham Cluer. Smart telescopes - the future of amateur astronomy?
Recently two manufacturers have produced "smart telescopes". The manufacturers are Unistellar who make the eVscope and Vaonis who make the Stellina. These scopes are self-contained devices designed to observe, and photograph, deep sky objects with minimal set-up.
But are they the future of amateur astronomy or highly over-priced toys?
Graham will explain what is available and the differences between them and he will show some of his images from his eVscope. He will also bring the eVscope and (if it happens to be clear) give a practical demonstration.
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3rd December
Martin Hogbin. "What is the Time?".
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17th December.
Christmas meeting. Festivities!
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2022
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January 7th,
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January 21st
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February 4th,
February 18th
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March 4th,
March 18th
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April 8th (Note date. We do NOT meet on April 1st)
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