Next Meetings
April Meetings and Astro Events
April Monthly Main Meeting.
Novel Designs For Space Missions
Apr 12th 2025 7 pm – Note:- 2nd Saturday due to Easter,
St Peter’s Church HallGuest Speaker – Danny Owen (University of Surrey) – Novel Designs For Space Missions
Just as sat-nav did away with the need to argue over the best route home, scientists from the Surrey Space Centre have developed a new method to find the optimal routes for future space missions without the need to waste fuel.
Google Maps St Peter’s Hall Location MAP
FridayCLUB
Friday 25th April 2025 7:30
FridayCLUB outreach This is an event for all the family. Short talks about astronomy and weather permitting a view of the sky through a telescope what could be better – All Free just come along on the evening. See our FridayCLUB page for details of location and start times.
Enquiries to info@readingastro.org.ukLocation : 1st Wokingham Scout Hut in Evendons Lane, Wokingham. RG41 4DX.
RAS Website, Wokingham Scout Hut Location Map
ZoomFridays
Friday 2nd May 2025 at 8pm
Chat with us on ZOOM on the 1st Friday of the month at 8pm.
Once a month at 8 pm on the first Friday each month we will be chatting with members about any astronomical topics and keeping up with the latest in academic and space industry news. At the same time the content of the chats will be written up in .pdf form and released as a monthly round up for members. They will contain a lot of links to professional and academic content and form a part of the story of astronomy and space industry activity as we go forward. A great way to keep up to date with ‘WHAT’S NEW IN ASTRONOMY’
Check out the ZOOMFridays page for more details:- ZOOMFridays
Astronomy chat by experts and beginners with members of local astronomy societies.
Request login details from Gerry by text on 07510 444 630 or email us at info@readingastro.org.ukWe also keep in touch through a Google Group, email news list, and Zoom.
By invitation – send an email to info@readingastro.org.uk
Category Archives: News
East Reading Festival June 19th 2016 – “Be part of it!”
East Reading Festival June 19th 2016 – “Be part of it!” www.eastreadingfestival.co.uk LOCATION MAP Get the PDF: ERF2016 Site Plans v5.0 We have stand P22-P23 Another year has gone by and the summer solstice and our June … Continue reading
45th AGM Saturday 18th June
The 45th AGM is due Saturday 18th 2016 Members are invited to nominate themselves or others for the posts. Competition is good! The usual form is that the meeting starts with the AGM and depending on length an entertaining talk … Continue reading
Reading Science Week 2016
Public Stargazing March 11th and 12th 2016 Venue: London Road Campus of the University of Reading, PARKING is available off Crown Place, Reading. Starting at dusk each evening until 9pm. Public Observing with our telescopes accompanied by our well-informed members. … Continue reading
Santa’s Grotto 2015
Some images from the Christmas social by Marc Charron….
Friday Club – Oct 23rd
Here is Friday’s programme with a few links for background information Exoplanets and the search for a second Earth Brian Skidmore, (Reading AS) Exoplanets are planets outside of our solar system that (usually) orbit other stars. To date nearly 2000 … Continue reading
Local Astronomy Courses
This announcement is from Bracknell and Wokingham College. Waingels Adult Centre Woodley RG5 4RF 0118 969 5301 Our old friend George Sallitt is back and has offered to teach 2 courses this year with up to date images and findings. … Continue reading
The Moon – close up!
September’s main meeting starts our year with a talk on the Earth’s moon. Location: St Peter’s Church hall 7pm. Dr Tony Cook (Aberystwyth University) We welcome back Dr Cook to Reading. He is an old friend and the society … Continue reading
East Reading Festival 2015
East Reading Festival June 14th 2015 – “Be part of it!” www.eastreadingfestival.co.uk LOCATION MAP Get the PDF: ERF2015 Site Plans v5.0 Sorry forgot to put in the key 🙁 Our pitch is L44. L43 is Science … Continue reading
Events for April
Lyrid Meteor Shower 22nd/23rd Surprising to find a fairly considered article in the International Business Times. If we excuse the excessive description in the first line this is a reasonable summary of this meteor shower and this year the lack … Continue reading
March Main Meeting
Main Meeting Sat March 21st 7.00pm Space and atmospheric electricity Dr Chris Scott – (Department of Meteorology, University of Reading) Elecricity and magnetism are universal in nature and lightning and auroras have been observed on other planets. With 250,000 volt … Continue reading