Calendar of Events

Meetings are held each month on Tuesday evenings, commencing at 7:30pm and concluding around 9pm.
Our main meeting programme runs from September to May, and features a formal lecture on the first Tuesday of the month, and a more informal "Activity Night" on the third Tuesday.
Admission is free to members, and visitors are welcome at £2 per visit.
In 2010 we'll also be getting together on the first Tuesdays of June, July and August.

The programme of our future meetings is shown below, but may be subject to late changes, so if you're travelling from some distance, please ring Peter Miskw on 01204 491568 to confirm before making your journey.


Date Subject Presented by
3rd Aug 2010 "Members' night" - an informal session to have a chat about our latest activities BAS members
7th Sep 2010 Annual General Meeting
Election of Officers, Treasurer's report and a chance to have your say, plus an informal get-together for all Members to catch up on their summer's activities.
BAS Committee
21st Sep 2010 Amateur Telescope-Making
There is an alternative to commercial telescopes – our resident experts Brian and Gerald explain all, in an illustrated talk postponed from last Spring
Gerald Bramall and Brian Webber
Bolton Astronomical Society
5th Oct 2010 Activity Night: "Finding your way around the sky"
"What’s up" this month, plus using Planispheres, star atlases, on-line resources and planetarium software. And if weather permits, a sky-tour using our new laser pointer!
BAS Members
19th Oct 2010 Terrestrial planet formation and the formation history of planetary cores
Presented by a distinguished guest speaker
Maria Schonbachler
University of Manchester
2nd Nov 2010 Activity night “Setting up your telescope"
A beginners' guide, including equatorial and Go-To mounts, collimation and star-hopping.
BAS Members
16th Nov 2010 Viking Astronomy
Presented by a distinguished guest speaker, who will also bring his Aurora Bookshop
Martin Lunn CBE
7th Dec 2010 "Show and tell"
An opportunity for any Member to share some astronomical experience, or explain a useful bit of kit.
BAS Members
14th Dec 2010 Christmas Party
End-of-season food, festivities, and fun, including Roy's popular Astro-Scrabble team game
Chaired by Roy Caswell
Bolton Astronomical Society

See also our activities page for details of other forthcoming events.
Last updated 8-Jul-2010