Next Meeting:
Wednesday December 13th at 8:00pm
“The Star of Bethlehem”
Roger O’Brien
Live Session T&Cs apply
Membership details:
•£10 per year - renewable at end
of July*
•Non-members £2.00 first 3
meetings then annual membership
subscription due pro rata for
remaining meetings.
•Free to under 18s and full time
students. Proof of status may be
required.
•Under 16s must be accompanied
by an adult.
Zoom admission details
19:30 for 20:00
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Visitors welcome -
£2.00 per meeting
*by ticket only
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Roger O’Brien
SpaceX Starship
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Richard Goodrich
How the 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet (Almost) Destroyed Civilization
Wed, Nov 8
UH Students
Dark Matter Halos and Characterising Ultracool Dwarfs (2 talks)
Wed, Dec 13
Roger O’Brien
The Star of Bethlehem
Wed, Jan 10
David Arditti
Astronomers’ tools: Choosing the right telescope
Wed, Feb 14
Alan Davies
Solar Phenomenon
Wed, Mar 13
Ruth Gregory
Beyond Einstein and modifying gravity
Wed, Apr 10
Jerry Stone
Island Zero
Celebrating Yuri’s Night
Wed, May 8
Ian Morison
Our Island Universe - the Milky Way Galaxy and its place in time and space
Wed, May 15
HAG - AGM
All welcome to attend on Zoom
Wed, June 12
Andrew Coates
Looking for life on Mars and Habitability of Jupiter’s Moons
This meeting will be held at:
University of Hertfordshire
Lindop Building
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
(What 3 words: stars.stones.energetic)
and simultaneously on Zoom.
There is plenty of parking space
around the venue which is free after
18:00
The Star of Bethlehem is
very pertinent to this time
of year but what
astronomical phenomena
could have caused this
vision in the sky? Roger
O’Brien, our club’s
president, will give some
possible explanations
about events that could cause such apparitions to occur. No doubt the
talk will be sprinkled with Roger’s unique sense of humour so we are
assured of an entertaining, as well as informative, evening.
After six decades, Roger O’Brien
is still an amateur astronomer.
Whilst working for 26 years in a
bank in the City, he “survived” to
earn a BSc in Astronomy and
began teaching.
One course was held at the Sele
School and it was students from
that course, who founded the
Hertford Astronomy Group.
He says that one of his proudest
moments was to be elected
President of HAG.
Please note. We have some difficulties with our
ability to Zoom this meeting and it may therefore
not be up to our expected standards. Please
bear with us if we are unable to manage to
overcome them. Be safe and come along to the
university if possible.
If for whatever reason we are unable to broadcast
this meeting all payments will be refunded.
Next Meeting:
Wednesday December 13th at 8:00pm
“The Star of Bethlehem”
Roger O’Brien
Live Session T&Cs apply
*by ticket only
The Star of
Bethlehem is
very pertinent
to this time of
year but what
astronomical
phenomena could have caused this vision in
the sky? Roger O’Brien, our club’s president,
will give some possible explanations about
events that could cause such apparitions to
occur. No doubt the talk will be sprinkled with
Roger’s unique sense of humour so we are
assured of an entertaining, as well as
informative, evening.
After six decades, Roger O’Brien is still an
amateur astronomer. Whilst working for 26
years in a bank in the City, he “survived” to
earn a BSc in Astronomy and began
teaching.
One course was held at the Sele School and
it was students from that course, who
founded the Hertford Astronomy Group.
He says that one of his proudest moments
was to be elected President of HAG.
Please note. We have some difficulties with our
ability to Zoom this meeting and it may therefore
not be up to our expected standards. Please
bear with us if we are unable to manage to
overcome them. Be safe and come along to the
university if possible.
If for whatever reason we are unable to broadcast
this meeting all payments will be refunded.
2023 Hertford Astronomy Group
