| DATE |
EVENT |
EVENT DESCRIPTION |
| JANUARY 2012 |
| 06 Jan 2012 |
Observatory |
OBSERVING SESSION - A chance for you to bring you telescope to the club, go to a local dark sky site and do some observing. (if cloudy we will have a video evening) |
| 10 Jan 2012 |
Paul Clark |
5:30pm - TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 13 Jan 2012 |
Video Evening |
VIDEO EVENING |
| 16 Jan 2012 |
Gavin Bain |
1:30pm - SUNDAY - SUMMERLEE HERITAGE PARK- Sunday Lecture - Manned Spaceflight |
| 17 Jan 2012 |
Arthur Bannister |
5:30pm - TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 20 Jan 2012 |
Observatory |
OBSERVING SESSION - A chance for you to bring you telescope to the club, go to a local dark sky site and do some observing. (if cloudy we will have a video evening) |
| 24 Jan 2012 |
Paul Clark |
5:30pm - TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 25 Jan 2012 |
Curator Meeting |
10:00am - NLC Library / AAA Liaison Meeting |
| 27 Jan 2012 |
10 Minute Talks |
MEMBERS 10 MINUTE TALK NIGHT - Scottish Theme. Haggis Pakora and all the trimmings will be served (Yum Yum). |
| FEBRUARY 2012 |
| 03 Feb 2012 |
Video Evening |
VIDEO EVENING |
| 10 Feb 2012 |
Paul Clark |
PLANETARY ROVERS - Planetary Rovers enable scientists to explore the differing surface of our near neighbours. Paul's talk will look at past, present and future planetary rovers. |
| 17 Feb 2012 |
Guest Speakers |
We have FOUR guest speakers this evening under the subject of "The Nobel Prizes 2011"
This will be 4 x 15 minute talks:
Origin of the Nobels by Ian Mackay.
Nobel Prize for Physics 2011 by Andy Nimmo.
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2011 by David McHarg.
Nobel Prize for Phsyiology or Medicine 2011 by Dr Greg Beekman.
Please click here to find out more about the Galilean Society and its regular set of monthly talks. |
| 24 Feb 2012 |
Raymond McCall |
GETTING INTO ORBIT - Tonight, Raymond will be presenting his talk "Getting into Orbit" |
| MARCH 2012 |
| 02 Mar 2012 |
Aileen Malone |
ANNIVERSARY TALK - 50th Anniversary of First American to orbit the Earth (for a total of 3 orbits). John Glenn 20th Feb 1962 |
| 09 Mar 2012 |
Video Evening |
VIDEO EVENING |
| 14 Mar 2012 |
AAA Committee |
A.A.A Committee Meeting - Airdrie Arts Centre - 7:30-9:00pm |
| 16 Mar 2012 |
Paul Clark |
COMMERCIAL SPACE - Paul investigates the final frontier and the wealth and opportunities that lie beyond our own world. |
| 20 Mar 2012 |
Paul Clark |
SCHOOL VISIT - 5:30pm. Townhead Primary School will be visiting Airdrie Public Observatory |
| 23 Mar 2012 |
Dr Lindsey Fletcher |
NEW SCIENCE WITH THE SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY - Guest Speaker - Dr Lindsay Fletcher.
Our special guest, Dr Fletcher last gave a talk at Airdrie 10 years ago. Dr Fletcher is a specialist in the field of solar coronal and flare physics. Dr Fletcher obtained her PhD in solar physics at the University of Glasgow. Following several years working in the Netherlands (at the University of Utrecht and the European Space Agency) and in California (Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab) she returned to Glasgow to a Lectureship in 2000, and has been a Reader in Solar Physics since 2006. Her research interests are in solar flares and associated problems of solar magnetism. She was the Royal Astronomical Society's 2011 'Harold Jeffreys' Lecturer.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is a billion-dollar satellite mission which launched in February 2010. It is returning a flood of observations from our nearest star, producing images of the whole solar disk in multiple wavelengths, every ten seconds. The level of detail and complete coverage of the Sun is allowing us to observe processes never seen before, such as magnetic connections extending half-way round the Sun, new kinds of eruptions and waves, and also the interaction of comets with the solar corona. This talk will give a brief overview of aspects of solar physics, describe the SDO mission and overview some of its science highlights. |
| 24 Mar 2012 |
Paul Clark |
WHAT KILLED THE DINOSAURS ?
Glasgow Mitchell Library - 3pm - Paul will be presenting his talk to the Galilean Society - The subject is "What killed the Dinosaurs?" and here Paul will discuss the various contending theories that caused the mass extinction event. Click here for the Galilean society list of talks and how to find directions. |
| 30 Mar 2012 |
Video Evening |
VIDEO EVENING |
| APRIL 2012 |
| 06 Apr 2012 |
CLOSED |
CLOSED FOR EASTER HOLIDAY - PUB MEETING - 9:00PM - LATE |
| 13 Apr 2012 |
Video Evening |
VIDEO EVENING - Yuri Gagarin |
| 20 Apr 2012 |
Aileen Malone |
40th Anniversary of Apollo 16. |
| 25 Apr 2012 |
Curator Meeting |
10:00am - NLC Library / AAA Liaison Meeting |
| 27 Apr 2012 |
Video Evening |
VIDEO EVENING |
| MAY 2012 |
| 02 May 2012 |
AAA Committee |
Pre AGM Committee Meeting - Airdrie Arts Centre - 7:30pm |
| 04 May 2012 |
A.G.M |
AGM - AAA cordially invite all members to attend the annual branch AGM. This is your opportunity as a member of AAA to make contributions and influence the future direction of the society and to find out what's been happening elsewhere. |
| 11 May 2012 |
Robert Law |
Guest Speaker - Robert gives us a talk entitled "Apollo Television Systems and their Scottish Connections" |
| 18 May 2012 |
Dr Gregory Beekman |
Dr Gregory Beekman of the Galilean Society will be presenting his talk tonight. The Subject is Newtonian Physics. Greg describes his talk as "Screams, bulls, balls and laws: a fun and philosophical look at the physics of motion". Dr Beekman studied Astrophysics at Glasgow and Keele University and was a regular at Airdrie before work commitments took him to London. Please click here to find out more about the Galilean Society and its regular set of monthly talks. |
| 25 May 2012 |
Video Evening |
VIDEO EVENING |
| 30 May 2012 |
AAA Committee |
7:30pm - A.A.A Committee Meeting in Airdrie Arts Centre - Members Welcome |
| JUNE 2012 |
| 01 June 2012 |
10 Minute Talks |
MEMBERS 10 MINUTE TALK NIGHT - Do you fancy having a go at talking - this is your chance. Choose any subject and away you go - The floor is yours. Come along and enjoy a variety of talks by our members. |
| 08 June 2012 |
Observatory Meeting |
Observatory Evening - Using the Cooke Practically. |
| 15 June 2012 |
Paul Clark |
IS THE MOON MADE OF CHEESE? - Tonight, Honorary Curator Paul Clark looks at our closest celestial neighbour and what it's actually made of. |
| 22 June 2012 |
Raymond McCall |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| 29 June 2012 |
Video Evening |
VIDEO EVENING |
| JULY 2012 |
| 06 July 2012 |
CLOSED |
Closed for the Summer Holidays - Pub Meeting - 9pm Onwards. |
| 13 July 2012 |
CLOSED |
Closed for the Summer Holidays - Pub Meeting - 9pm Onwards. |
| 20 July 2012 |
CLOSED |
Closed for the Summer Holidays - Pub Meeting - 9pm Onwards. |
| 27 July 2012 |
CLOSED |
Closed for the Summer Holidays - Pub Meeting - 9pm Onwards. |
| AUGUST 2012 |
| 03 Aug 2012 |
CLOSED |
Closed for the Summer Holidays - Pub Meeting - 9pm Onwards. |
| 10 Aug 2012 |
CLOSED |
Closed for the Summer Holidays - Pub Meeting - 9pm Onwards. |
| 17 Aug 2012 |
CLOSED |
OBSERVING WITH SMALL TELESCOPES - Guest Speaker - Robert gives us his views on Observing with a small telescope. |
| 22 Aug 2012 |
Curator Meeting |
10:00am - NLC Library / AAA Liaison Meeting |
| 24 Aug 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| 31 Aug 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| SEPTEMBER 2012 |
| 05 Sep 2012 |
AAA Committee |
7:30pm - A.A.A Committee Meeting in The Robert Hamilton - Members Welcome |
| 07 Sep 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| 08 Sep 2012 |
Open Day |
Doors Open Day in Airdrie Public Observatory |
| 14 Sep 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| 21 Sep 2012 |
Robert Law |
Guest Speaker - Robert gives us his views on the history of Scotlands Observatories |
| 28 Sep 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| OCTOBER 2012 |
| 05 Oct 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| 12 Oct 2012 |
Cairns Mason |
JOHN NAPIER BIOGRAPHICAL TALK - Our Guest Speaker this evening is Mr Cairns Mason. 2014 is the 400th anniversary of John Napier's publication on logarithms. Cairns will give a general biographical talk on John Napier, a Scottish mathematician, physicist, astronomer & astrologer, and also the 8th Laird of Merchistoun in preparation for this anniversary. |
| 19 Oct 2012 |
Paul Clark |
FUTURE ASTRONOMY. This talk follows on exactly two years after Paul conducted a similar talk. It is planned that this talk is carried out every two years where the group as a whole will be asked to explore and discuss a set of topics and to best guess when these events will happen in future. The results will be compared with previous talks to see whether our perceptions have changed and whether we remain optomostic or have become pessimistic. For the past set of results, please click here. |
| 24 Oct 2012 |
Curator Meeting |
10:00am - NLC Library / AAA Liaison Meeting |
| 26 Oct 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| NOVEMBER 2012 |
| 02 Nov 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| 06 Nov 2012 |
Paul Clark |
TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 09 Nov 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| 13 Nov 2012 |
Arthur Bannister |
TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 16 Nov 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| 20 Nov 2012 |
Paul Clark |
TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 23 Nov 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| 27 Nov 2012 |
Arthur Bannister |
TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 30 Nov 2012 |
T.B.C. |
SUBJECT TO BE ANNOUNCED |
| DECEMBER 2012 |
| 04 Dec 2012 |
Paul Clark |
TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 05 Dec 2012 |
AAA Committee |
7:30pm - A.A.A Committee Meeting in The Robert Hamilton - Members Welcome |
| 07 Dec 2012 |
Christmas Dinner |
CHRISTMAS DINNER. We invite all AAA members to join us to celebrate the festivities together (Venue still to be decided). |
| 11 Dec 2012 |
Arthur Bannister |
TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 14 Dec 2012 |
Aileen Malone |
APOLLO 17 ANNIVERSARY - 40th Anniversary of Apollo 17. |
| 18 Dec 2012 |
Paul Clark |
TUESDAY - IN AIRDRIE PUBLIC OBSERVATORY - Observatory Open Evening. Members of the public welcome. Please ask at reception desk inside Airdrie Public Library. |
| 21 Dec 2012 |
Arthur Bannister |
CHRISTMAS QUIZ NIGHT - Get you thinking caps on and dust down the old grey matter, quiz time. |
| 28 Dec 2012 |
Pub Meeting |
7:30pm - The Robert Hamilton - Last Social Gathering of 2012, join us for a wee dram to bring in the new year |
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