The society was founded in 2007 by Mike Philips, Mark Winward, Julian Leckie and Rob Simes. Earlier that year Mike had bought his first telescope in order to take his long standing interest in astronomy further. He soon decided to try to find other local stargazers, placing an advert in the local paper which led to the founding of the society with Mike as its first chairman.
We hold regular monthly meetings, usually with a guest speaker. Topics vary quite widely, with past talks having included astrophotography techniques, recent research into exoplanets and particle physics, and historical talks on women in astronomy and astronomers with a local connection.
In addition to the main talk, meetings usually include the monthly sky notes, photographs taken by members and discussion of current astronomy news.
We also have occasional observing sessions. We have had a few weekend observing sessions at local campsites in the last few years and have taken part in local events in conjunction with the BBC’s Stargazing Live in 2010 and 2011. We are hoping to organise more regular observing evenings in the coming year.
We usually have a couple of day trips per year. Past visits have included Greenwich Observatory, Jodrell Bank, and the EADS Astrium factory which manufactures satellites.
We have regular monthly meetings, usually with a guest speaker. Monthly meetings are held at Church Lawford Village Hall, on the third Sunday of the month, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
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