Bolton Astronomical Society
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Public solar observing session at the Moses Gate Country Fair (Bolton) on 13th July 2008 The Equinox Star Camp at Kelling Heath (Norfolk) 25th-28th September 2008 Dark-sky observing trip to Haverthwaite (Cumbria) on 25th/26th October 2008 |
The Society hosts a series of Tuesday evening meetings throughout the darker months of the year. Each of these feature a presentation by Society members, or visiting guest speakers (often from local Universities). Recent talks have included:
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A live demonstration of imaging through the Liverpool Telescope on La Palma Astro imaging with a simple digital camera Supernova research at Jodrell Bank The South African Large Telescope project Observing radio echoes from meteor trails A forum on observing equipment | |
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In addition to our regular programme of Tuesday evening meetings, Society members also take part in the following activities:
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Weekend trips to a dark-sky observing site in the Lake District Solar eclipse viewing demonstration for local schools Public solar viewing demonstrations at the Moses Gate Country Fair A group trip to the Equinox Star Camp in Norfolk |
Our trips to dark-sky sites often include the fabulous 12-inch binocular telescope, made by BAS members Brian Webber and Gerald Bramall.
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| The view through these needs to be seen to be believed
just ask the Liverpool AS members who were at the Equinox Star Camp in September 2007! |