Wednesday November 13th at 8:00pm Rebel Star - The Sun’s Greatest Mysteries Colin Stuart

Meetings held at:

The View (Formerly Fairway Tavern)

Panshanger Golf Complex

Old Herns Lane,

Welwyn Garden City,

Hertfordshire

AL7 2ED

Tel:01707 336007

Date

Speaker

Subject

September 11th 2019

Roger O’Brien

The Solar System Beyond Neptune

October 9th 2019

Martin Weston and Steve Heliczer

A Basic Introduction to Astrophotography

November 13th 2019

Colin Stuart

Rebel Star - The Sun’s Greatest Mysteries

December 11th 2019

Nik Szymanek

Astrophotography - the Next Steps

January 8th 2020

Georgio Savini

The UCL Observatory at Mill Hill and its Latest Developments

February 12th 2020

Carl Murray

Cassini at Saturn - The End of an Era

March 11th 2020

Stuart Eves

How Astronomers Can Save the World

April 8th 2020

Jerry Stone

Survival in Space - Apollo 13 - 50 years on

May 13th 2020 (includes AGM)

June 10th 2020

John Thain

Paul Money

The Invisible Sky - Getting Started in Radio Astronomy

From 60 to 500 - My Adventures in Astronomy

Programme 2019-20

The Sun has burned steadily for around 5 billion years, and is expected to do so for another 5 billion, so you might be surprised to find it described as a Rebel Star. Colin Stuart says: “The Sun is many things: beauty, beacon, battery, belligerent. It's the biggest thing for light-years around and yet we actually know relatively little about it. That's changing thanks to an armada of new spacecraft recently lofted into the solar system to scrutinise the Sun in unprecedented detail.” In a talk packed full of jaw-dropping images and videos, Colin will guide us on a journey deep into the heart of our nearest star. Colin Stuart is an astronomy author and speaker who has talked to over half a million people about the universe. He came to us last year to talk about some of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures that have featured astronomy and space. His books have sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide and been translated into 19 languages. He's also written for The Guardian, New Scientist, Wall Street Journal and the European Space Agency. In recognition of his efforts to popularise astronomy, the asteroid (15347) Colinstuart is named after him. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and has appeared on Sky News, BBC News and Radio 5Live. Colin will have copies of “Rebel Star” with him, priced £16.99

Membership details:

•£20 per year*

•Non-members £3.50 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 but are not charged.

What happens at our meetings?

Doors open at 7:30 main meeting arrival from

7:30 for the meeting due to start at 8:00 but

several club members and friends gather

before this to have a drink and chat in the bar.

Following welcome announcements we give

you a brief tour of some highlights to look out

for in the night sky.

Our guest speaker will talk on the subject of

the evening for about 45 - 60 minutes. This is

followed by questions relating to the talk.

Announcements about forthcoming events

follow.

You can then choose from the following

activities:

1.If the weather is clear telescopes and

binoculars brought by members are set up

outside for some observation. Members doing

so will be pleased to share their scopes with

others.

2.If you need help with some equipment then

now is your chance to bring it in. Others in our

club will be more than willing to help you .

Don’t be shy, we get just as excited about a

telescope bought at the charity shop for £20

as we do one costing many times more.

3.Just socialise with others - about anything!

We look forward to seeing you. No need to

book - just turn up.

Next Meeting

The Sun has burned steadily for around 5 billion years,

and isexpected to do so for another 5 billion, so you might

be surprised to find it described as a Rebel Star.

Colin Stuart says:

“The Sun is many things: beauty, beacon, battery,

belligerent. It's the biggest thing for light-years around

and yet we actually know relatively little about it. That's

changing thanks to an armada of new spacecraft recently

lofted into the solar system to scrutinise the Sun in

unprecedented detail.”

In a talk packed full of jaw-dropping images and videos,

Colin will guide us on a journey deep into the heart of our

nearest star.

Colin Stuart is an astronomy author and speaker who has

talked to over half a million people about the universe. He

came to us last year to talk about some of the Royal

Institution Christmas Lectures that have featured

astronomy and space.

His books have sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide

and been translated into 19 languages. He's also written

for The Guardian, New Scientist, Wall Street Journal and

the European Space Agency. In recognition of his efforts

to popularise astronomy, the asteroid (15347) Colinstuart

is named after him. He is also a Fellow of the Royal

Astronomical Society, and has appeared on Sky News, BBC

News and Radio 5Live.

Colin will have copies of “Rebel Star” with him, priced

£16.99

Meetings held at:

The View (Formerly Fairway Tavern)

Panshanger Golf Complex

Old Herns Lane,

Welwyn Garden City,

Hertfordshire

AL7 2ED

Tel:01707 336007

May 8th

June 12th

Bob Marriott

Jerry Stone

Silver-On-Glass Revolution and AGM

Date

Speaker

Subject

September 11th 2019

Roger O’Brien

The Solar System Beyond Neptune

October 9th 2019

Martin Weston and Steve Heliczer

A Basic Introduction to Astrophotography

November 13th 2019

Colin Stuart

Rebel Star - The Sun’s Greatest Mysteries

December 11th 2019

Nik Szymanek

Astrophotography - the Next Steps

January 8th 2020

Georgio Savini

The UCL Observatory at Mill Hill and its Latest Developments

February 12th 2020

Carl Murray

Cassini at Saturn - The End of an Era

March 11th 2020

Stuart Eves

How Astronomers Can Save the World

April 8th 2020

Jerry Stone

Survival in Space - Apollo 13 - 50 years on

May 13th 2020 (includes AGM)

June 10th 2020

John Thain

Paul Money

The Invisible Sky - Getting Started in Radio Astronomy

From 60 to 500 - My Adventures in Astronomy

Programme 2019-20

Membership details: • £20 per year* • Non-members £3.50 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 but are not charged. What happens at our meetings? Doors open at 7:30 main meeting arrival from 7:30 for the meeting due to start at 8:00 but several club members and friends gather before this to have a drink and chat in the bar. Following welcome announcements we give you a brief tour of some highlights to look out for in the night sky. Our guest speaker will talk on the subject of the evening for about 45 - 60 minutes. This is followed by questions relating to the talk. Announcements about forthcoming events follow. You can then choose from the following activities: 1. If the weather is clear telescopes and binoculars brought by members are set up outside for some observation. Members doing so will be pleased to share their scopes with others. 2. If you need help with some equipment then now is your chance to bring it in. Others in our club will be more than willing to help you . Don’t be shy, we get just as excited about a telescope bought at the charity shop for £20 as we do one costing many times more. 3. Just socialise with others - about anything! We look forward to seeing you. No need to book - just turn up. Download Application form Download Application form

Wednesday November 13th at 8:00pm Rebel Star - The Sun’s Greatest Mysteries Colin Stuart

About Us

Hello and welcome to the Hertford Astronomy Group and the exciting field of astronomy. Whether you are familiar with the night sky or have just looked up and wondered what there is beyond our planet then we are sure that you will be interested in our activities. We are a group that formed because we are interested in astronomy and we want to learn more. Our group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month throughout the year (except July & August). At our meetings we arrange to have a speaker come and talk to us for about an hour and then follow this with an observation session if the sky is clear. You can come along and share members’ equipment or bring your own. You can even bring your own along for a bit of tlc if it needs repair or adjusting and our members will be happy to help you get the best from it. Don’t worry about it being ‘good enough’ - we all had to start somewhere even if it was with a pair of Barbie binoculars! As well as our regular group meetings we do lots of other things too. We get invited to the regular open evenings at the Bayfordbury Observatory where we can set ourselves up to show visitors what can be achieved with back garden astronomy. We also have some equipment you can borrow so that you can develop your interests - members only though. Another feature of belonging to our group is that we get invitations to go to the Institute of Physics lectures at the University in Hatfield - all free! We are also available to visit schools, Scouts and Guide groups to give talks and demonstrations about astronomy and related topics - contact our Programme and Outreach Officer for details. This year we have an exciting programme in store for you with some very notable speakers lined up. So, we hope to see you at one of our meetings and that you enjoy our company so much that you will want to come again.

Astrophotography Section

If you have an interest in astro photography and are not sure where to start then HAGAS will be the place for you. All members are welcome to come along to HAGAS meetings - just let Denis know. All talks are held at the Stanboroughs Conservative Club, Conduit Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8FN (click for map) and start at 20:00 hrs unless otherwise stated.