The Plymouth Astronomical Society (PAS) meets on the second Friday of each month at the University of Plymouth from September to July.
Society meetings are free to members and visitors are very welcome to attend at a cost of £3 on the door. Please bring cash (change preferred) as we have no card payment facilities.
All meetings are held in Room 002 (ground floor) in the Rolle Building and there is disabled access to the venue. If the ground floor door is locked, please ring 01752 588400.
Please contact PAS via the webform for further information.
Meetings normally conclude with a short presentation of 'What's up in the night sky this month' by Steve Cooke.
Friday 12 September – Building Europe's Gateway to Space: SaxaVord Spaceport
Speaker: Debbie Strang, Chief Operating Officer of Shetland Space Centre.
NB: this is the beginning of the new PAS membership year and payment of £20 (cash preferred) can be made this evening.
Speaker: Debbie Strang, Chief Operating Officer of Shetland Space Centre.
NB: this is the beginning of the new PAS membership year and payment of £20 (cash preferred) can be made this evening.
Friday 10 October – Astronomy Outreach in an International Dark Sky Landscape
Speaker: Dr Wayne Thomas, Bodmin Moor International Dark Sky Landscape delegate.
The talk will be based on the work of DarkSky International to address the growing adverse impact of artificial light at night, and specifically, what's happening in the UK. Wayne will talk a bit about how news outlets discuss light at night (good and bad) and his understanding of what's happening at local and national government level to look at light pollution. He will then discuss how he does outreach from Bodmin Moor tying in observation of the night sky and what we as individuals can do to think about light pollution. Finally he will touch on his aspirations and future directions.
Speaker: Dr Wayne Thomas, Bodmin Moor International Dark Sky Landscape delegate.
The talk will be based on the work of DarkSky International to address the growing adverse impact of artificial light at night, and specifically, what's happening in the UK. Wayne will talk a bit about how news outlets discuss light at night (good and bad) and his understanding of what's happening at local and national government level to look at light pollution. He will then discuss how he does outreach from Bodmin Moor tying in observation of the night sky and what we as individuals can do to think about light pollution. Finally he will touch on his aspirations and future directions.
Friday 14 November – From Meteors to Micrometeorites with Plymouthmeteors.com
Speaker:
Dr Stephen Grimes
, Associate Professor in Stable Isotope Geochemistry and Climate Change, University of Plymouth.
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Friday 12 December – Christmas meeting
Quiz, raffle (bring cash!) and 'What's up' this Christmas.
Quiz, raffle (bring cash!) and 'What's up' this Christmas.
Please note that details are to be confirmed for the following meetings – visit the PAS website for details: Friday 9 January • Friday 13 February • Friday 13 March • Friday 10 April • Friday 8 May • Friday 12 June
Friday 10 July – End of year meeting
Quiz with prizes, a raffle, followed by 'What's up' and finishing with the AGM.
Quiz with prizes, a raffle, followed by 'What's up' and finishing with the AGM.
There is no scheduled meeting in August.