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Horncastle Astronomy Weekend

Organised by Paul Money.

“Into the deep and dark” This is an opportunity to find out more about stars and the essential role

George Alcock – an artist among the planets Dr Richard McKim Recent developments on Jupiter Dr John Rogers Sky Notes

A meeting themed around “North Country Astronomy, old and new”. A booking form for the meeting is available here as

This is an opportunity to find out more about stars and their effects on the surrounding neighbourhood as studied by

Includes an Asteroids & Remote Planets Section Meeting, hosted by Dr Richard Miles, Tim Haymes and Peter Birtwhistle. Organised by

Gas and dust as probes of galaxy evolution Dr Amelie Saintonge (UCL) Waking up Rosetta Nick James Geminid Meteors from

Venue: The Deco, Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE http://www.thedeco.co.uk/ Programme: 9:45 – Doors open – tea and coffee 10:30

The Moon will make a close approach to the Sun in the sky as it sweeps along its eastward path

The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287) in Canis Major will be well placed for observation, culminating at around midnight