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The Croydon Astronomical Society |
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Astronomical Event Diary |
13th July 2008
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This page shows events related to astronomy in the area around Croydon and the more important national events, it does not include details of our lectures that can be found here.
Our observatory at Kenley is open to members on Fridays when there are no lectures at the Royal Russell School.
If we are opening our observatory at Kenley specially for an Astronomical event details will be listed on this page. Details of the regular opening of our observatory for both members and the public are on The Kenley Observatory page.
General Sky Diaries of Astronomical Events are published in the monthly Astronomical Magazines as well as the publications of The Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA) and the BAA. A detailed list of Astronomical Events visible from the UK – Weather permitting is here – courtesy of the SPA. Get out and observe – take some pictures, images or movies and send them to us for the web page!
Updated information on any closures of Kenley due to circumstances beyond the Committee's control will be put on the news page.. It is advisable to phone the Observatory on 020 8668 9642 from about 20:00 to check if we are open.
The observatory is normally open on clear Saturday evenings from September to May for public viewing; check the news page for any changes to this. You can always phone the Observatory on 020 8668 9642 the recorded message should tell you when we next expect to be open.
Astronomical Events for your Diary - see you there !
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Saturday 17th May 2008 |
Last Public Night at CAS Norman Fisher Observatory at Kenley. The observatory will reopen to the public in early September |
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Saturday 21st June 2008 from 18:30 |
CAS Barbeque at Kenley admission by pre-purchased ticket only. More details to follow.
The CAS Barbeque at Kenley planned for Saturday 21st June 2008 has had to be postponed due to a poor weather forecast. It will now take place on Saturday 9th August 2008.
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Saturday 19th July 2008 |
SAGAS 2008 Summer Meeting at Basingstoke AS - details and how to book on the SAGAS web site. See the SAGAS web site for details of possible travel disruption due to The Farnborough Airshow |
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Saturday 9th August 2008 09:00 to 18:00 |
The 2008 South West Astronomy fair will be held at the Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth, Devon. Just to confuse there seem to be two sets of pages about the event. Brief details are here (David Strange's) site: Alternative details are on the NLO web site here The NLO site has a booking form for tickets but it is not clear if these must be obtained in advance or not. |
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Saturday 9th August 2008 |
Revised date for the CAS Barbeque at Kenley for tickets or refunds if you can't make it contact Paul Harper at the address on the contacts page. Please bring examples of your work with appropriate captions either as prints or as posters ( maximum A3 size) to put on the walls to show other people what you have done since the last exhibition meeting |
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Friday 5th September 2008 19:45 to 22:00 |
First CAS meeting of the Autumn Term at the Royal Russell School ( assuming the building work is complete ! ) |
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Early September 2008 |
CAS Norman Fisher Observatory at Kenley reopens to the public. Date to be confirmed |
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Saturday 20th September 2008 All Day |
FAS Convention at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. Speakers include: Prof. Barrie Jones, Nik Symanek, Prof. Andy Fabian, Dr. Somak Raychaudhury, |
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Friday 10th October (Evening) and Saturday 11th October |
The Astronomer (TA) AGM at Norman Lockyer Observatory - Sidmouth, South Devon. Details on the TA web site here |
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Sunday 12th October 2008 |
Meteorite & Comet Day Institute of Astronomy - Cambridge see www.impact-day.co.uk |
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Friday 31st October 2008 19:45 to 22:00 |
Revised date for the CAS exhibition meeting - this gives you another 3 months to prepare your work or gadgets to show us ! |
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Saturday 6th December 2008 |
Webb Society AGM at IoA, Cambridge - details on The Webb Society page here. Looks like an interesting list of speakers. |
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Thursday 26th March 2009 to Monday 30th March 2009 |
Provisional date for the 2009 Isle of Wight Spring Star Party see the SAGAS web site for more details. |
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Sunday 19th April 2009 to Thursday 24th April 2009 |
The Joint European National Astronomy Meeting will be hosted by The University of Hertfordshire from 19th to 24th April 2009. While it is aimed at professional astronomers a lot of the lectures should be able to be understood by a competent amateur. |
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Saturday 4th July 2009 |
Planned Date for the Nightlife 2009 IYA Event at Portsmouth Naval Base |
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9th May 2016 |
Transit of Mercury - This one should be visible from Kenley but rather low at 3rd / 4th Contact (7 degrees) |
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Friday 13th April 2029 |
Asteroid 2004 MN4 will come close to Earth - it should be visible around magnitude 3.3 from Europe. This is the closest approach for an asteroid for about 1000 years. It is predicted to pass at about 18,600 miles (30,000 km) above the ground. For comparison, geosynchronous satellites orbit at 22,300 miles (36,000 km). It is 320m in diameter - enough to cause the world a major headache. The current view (2006) is that it is 'unlikely (probability of 1.6%) to hit the Earth |