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Next Meeting: Wednesday February 12th at 8:00pm The (Art) of Numerical Modelling Quentin Stanley
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Visitors welcome - £2.00 per meeting
We, Oct 11
Richard Goodrich
How the 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet (Almost) Destroyed Civilization
2024-25 Programme (subject to change)
Wed, Sep 11
Roger O’Brien
Distance Scales
Wed, Oct 9
Sam Rolfe
Raman Spectroscopy and the search for life in the Solar System
Wed, Nov 13
Robert Connon Smith
So Simple a thing as a Star
Wed, Dec 11
Jill Stuart
The governance of the "Final Frontier"
Wed, Jan 8
Martin Lewis
Planetary Imaging at the Edge
Wed, Feb 12
Quentin Stanley
The (Art) of (Computer) Modelling
Wed, Mar 12
Mike Foulkes
Eclipses.
Wed, Apr 9
David Southwood
A Decade as an ESA Director
Wed, May 14
Jerry Stone
AGM followed by Is Pluto a Planet? - 10 years since New Horizons flyby.
Wed, June 11
Kevin Fong
Living on the Moon
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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 19:00
How often do we hear the phrase 'it fits with our predictions', 'it confirms our model' or 'our model shows' without a second thought as to what this really means or what processes are involved? Have you thought to yourself, could this be something I can expand upon in my own work? Here we will look at the underlying principals and techniques in computer modelling, showing both how to get success and where the pitfalls lie for the unwary. Just reading the 'label on the tin' isn't sufficient... Dr. Stanley is often at the Royal Astronomical Society leading the RAS Alternatives to venues for a hearty meal and lively discussion at the end of the monthly RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting. Having worked in numerical modelling, he set up a small company and has expanded his fields of endeavour to encompass everything including wiring the comms in buildings, IoT embedded circuits, distributed computing, virtualisation, system design, implementation, management, support, trouble shooting and all sorts of programming including websites and on- line sales integration. His astronomy involvement has recently led him to be appointed a co-editor of the Observatory Magazine.
Note for your diaries: Saturday March 29 - partial solar Eclipse 10:00 - 12:00 Noon - Public Eclipse Watch
Visitors most welcome at meetings or on Zoom
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The next meeting of astrophotography group is:

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Room 1A161 Lindop Building College Lane Hatfield AL10 9AB
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Zoom link for Paid Up Members - (automatically takes you to registration and supplies log in details) Zoom link for Paid Up Members - (automatically takes you to registration and supplies log in details) Visitors register here - takes you to TicketSource for registration and payment Visitors register here - takes you to TicketSource for registration and payment
Next Meeting: Wednesday February 12th at 8:00pm The (Art) of Numerical Modelling Quentin Stanley
How often do we hear the phrase 'it fits with our predictions', 'it confirms our model' or 'our model shows' without a second thought as to what this really means or what processes are involved? Have you thought to yourself, could this be something I can expand upon in my own work? Here we will look at the underlying principals and techniques in computer modelling, showing both how to get success and where the pitfalls lie for the unwary. Just reading the 'label on the tin' isn't sufficient... Dr. Stanley is often at the Royal Astronomical Society leading the RAS Alternatives to venues for a hearty meal and lively discussion at the end of the monthly RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting. Having worked in numerical modelling, he set up a small company and has expanded his fields of endeavour to encompass everything including wiring the comms in buildings, IoT embedded circuits, distributed computing, virtualisation, system design, implementation, management, support, trouble shooting and all sorts of programming including websites and on-line sales integration. His astronomy involvement has recently led him to be appointed a co-editor of the Observatory Magazine.
Visitors most welcome at meetings or on Zoom
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 19:00
Book now
2024-25 Programme (subject to change)
Wed, Sep 11
Roger O’Brien
Distance Scales
Wed, Oct 9
Sam Rolfe
Raman Spectroscopy and the search for life in the Solar System
Wed, Nov 13
Robert Connon Smith
So Simple a thing as a Star
Wed, Dec 11
Jill Stuart
The governance of the "Final Frontier"
Wed, Jan 8
Martin Lewis
Planetary Imaging at the Edge
Wed, Feb 12
Quentin Stanley
The Art of (Computer) Modelling
Wed, Mar 12
Mike Foulkes
Eclipses.
Wed, Apr 9
David Southwood
A Decade as an ESA Director
Wed, May 14
Jerry Stone
AGM followed by Is Pluto a Planet? - 10 years since New Horizons flyby.
Wed, June 11
Kevin Fong
Living on the Moon
2024 Hertford Astronomy Group
Hertford Astronomy Group