Events & meetings
The evolution of planetary crusts by Kevin Read
3rd February 2012 - 8pm Priory St.
When planets form, they have an initial crust as they cool down following, or during, the accretionary phase. Following on from that, primarily depending on their size, crusts of planets start to evolve and physically change in appearance. The talk will look at terrestrial bodies in the Solar System and discuss their evolution into how they appear today.
Relativistic Jets by Prof. Sam Falle, University of Leeds
17th February 2012 - 8pm Priory St.
Some galaxies produce relativistic jets whose power output is much larger than that of the all the stars in the galaxy put together. These jets are generated by an object in the centre of the galaxy which is about the same size as the solar system; almost certainly a black hole. This talk describes how these jets are formed and how they blast their way out of the galaxy.
YAS Free Public Star Party
29th February 2012 - 7pm-9pm (weather permitting), Knavesmire.
YAS Free Public Star Party on the Knavesmire. From 7pm till late (around 9pm), weather permitting. We will be there, even if it rains, for about half an hour for a chat. Observe through our telescopes, or feel free to bring your own along for help and advice if needed. Objects on show should include: the Moon, planets (Mercury and Uranus setting, Venus, Jupiter and Mars will be rising), star clusters (Hyades, Pleiades, M44, M67), and galaxies (M31).
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21st October 2011
The talk by Paul Money was one of our best attended meetings of the year and Paul treated us with the opportunity to purchase his 2012 edition of the Night Scenes which was quite literally hot off the press!
12th Aug 2011
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