Karen Takes on the Messier Marathon!
The Messier Marathon challenges amateur astronomers to view the entire Messier catalogue of 110 deep sky objects in one evening. This is quite a challenge and the ability to achieve this depends on the...
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Mar ’26 Monthly Meeting – Human Robotics for Space Exploration
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN Friday 13th March 2026 For this month’s meeting we welcome back Dr Martin Braddock who has a special interest in astro-biology. Alongside his professional career...
Feb ’26 Monthly Meeting – The 200″ Hale Telescope on Mount Palomar
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN Friday February 13th – 7-9pm For this month’s talk, we welcome Dr. Steve Barrett for his presentation on the iconic Hale 200″ (5.1m) telescope that...
Jan ’26 Monthly Meeting – What Has The Space Programme Ever Done For Us?
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN January 9th 2026, 7-9pm For the first Monthly Meeting of 2026, we welcome back to the Society Mary McIntyre. Many of us know Mary from...
December ’25 – Christmas Party and Astrophotographical Techniques in 2025
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN For this year’s end of year meeting, our own Karen Smith will be presenting a session on Astrophotographical Techniques in 2025. Karen has become a...
November ’25 Monthly Meeting – The Reverend John Flamsteed
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN November 14th 2025 7- 9pm Dr Mike Lancaster will present this months talk on John Flamsteed who was in effect, the first Astronomer Royal. Flamsteed...
October ’25 Monthly Meeting – Modern Astrophysics and Observing with the World’s Largest Telescopes
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN October 10th 2025 7pm-9pm For October’s meeting, we welcome Dr Tom Killestein from the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group at Warwick University. Dr. Killestein works primarily...
September ’25 Monthly Meeting – Rocks From Outer Space
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN September 12th 7pm – 9:30pm For September’s main talk, we welcome Dr Rider Stokes who is a postdoctoral researcher currently working at the Open University....
MIRA 123 – Follow Karen Smith’s experience with the Hubble’s 35th Anniversary Challenge!
As society members already know, Karen is an avid astro-photographer contributing amazing images to our monthly meetings. The last edition of our monthly magazine (MIRA123) contains a full feature on Karen’s experiences taking on...
August ’25 Monthly Meeting – “A Girl’s Death, rugby, Rugby and Astronomy: Dating a Dolland Telescope
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN August 8th 2025 – 7pm – 9pm Dr Seabroke is a Principal Research Fellow at UCL and is working on several European Space Agency missions...