Observers’ Workshop – Variable Stars, Photometry and Spectroscopy.

A workshop to help you get the best from observing the stars, be it visually, with a CCD or DSLR or by using a spectroscope.

The topics covered will include:

• Visual observing with binoculars or a telescope
• DSLR and CCD observing
• What you can learn from spectroscopy

And amongst those topics the types of star covered will include, CV and Eruptive Stars, Pulsating Stars and Eclipsing Binaries.

The Q&A sessions for all topics will help you find out all you need to know from the speakers and experts on hand.

Speakers to include Roger Pickard, John Toone and David Boyd plus others when confirmed.

Venue

Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0DU

Booking Information

Bookings for this meeting have now closed.

The workshop costs £2 for BAA and Affiliated Society members, and accompanied young people under 16, and £3 for non-members, to cover refreshments. Lunch is not included as there are plenty of cafes & eating places close by.