This Page has links to the material used in the Societies Lectures.
Please note some of these files are quite large > 1 MByte due to the images - you will either need a Broadband connection or a lot of patience !
Copies of the PowerPoint presentations have been saved in PDF format for those who do not have access to PowerPoint.
The 'Introduction & Astronomy Notes' shows the copies of the information shown at the start of the meeting & during the first part of the meeting. Look here for any details you did not get time to note down. Due to the size of these files they will only be on the web site for a few weeks.
NB Some material may have been removed for copyright reasons
They are arranged in reverse date order.
Note: some of these have been edited to remove some of the copyright images
The Introduction & Astronomy Notes by John Murrell (750kB)
Vision for Astronomy by John Murrell (910 kB)
Please let me know if you find these useful - John Murrell, Webmaster - contact details on the contacts page
A for Astronomer Royals by Paul Harper
A for Andromeda by Roy Easto
A for Aberation (of Starlight) by Geoff Keir
A for Amanda by John Murrell
If you are interested in the Drake Equation & wish to test your own ideas for the values of the variables a copy of an Excel Spreadsheet is available here - if you don't have a copy of Excel have a search on the web for 'Drake Equation' and there are several calculators available.