Our Astronomy Calendar

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Free, register via EventBrite:

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**Talk by Mike Shaw plus what's in the sky in October**

## About this event

This Night Photography 101 presentation will give you everything you need to know to photograph the night sky with your DSLR or mirrorless camera. Aimed both at those who are brand new to nightscape photography and seasoned veterans, topics will include how to photograph the Milky Way, the moon, meteor showers, constellations and more. In addition, you’ll learn about night photography gear, recommended night photography camera and exposure settings, and most importantly, how to focus and compose in the dark. You’ll also explore the aspects of the nightly and monthly seasonality of the night that are the most important for night photography. These insights will allow you to plan and shoot any night photography image you wish – as long as the weather cooperates!

About Dr. Mike Shaw

- Mike Shaw Photography, LLC
- Web: MikeShawPhotography.com
- Instagram: @mikeshawphotography
- Twitter: @mikeshawphoto
- Facebook: @mikeshawphotography

Dr. Mike Shaw is an astrophotographer, night photography teacher, and author of “Creative Nightscapes and Time-Lapses,” (2018) and “The Complete Guide to Landscape Astrophotography” (2017). He licenses his work through Science Photo Library in London. He is a Delegate to the International Dark Sky Association and recently completed a Resident Artist Research Project with the Bell Museum in Minneapolis that explores novel immersive experiences for making the night sky and the effects of light pollution more accessible to the general public.

Tickets £3 - £5, Register via EventBrite:

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**Live & Virtual - Life on Mars? A Short History of 19th-Century Exploration of the Red Planet**

## About this event

Humans have long been intrigued by the possibility that Mars might harbor life. Planetary scientists nowadays continue to hunt for evidence of it, and space technologists even advocate settling ourselves there permanently. These are bold projects, and in this talk I suggest that we look back before we look forward, to consider how humans studied and thought about Mars before the Space Age. Investigating 19th-century arguments over whether the red planet was teeming with intelligent life, and exploring fantastical stories about what that life might do to us, reveal important lessons, I will argue, for how we understand the next century of Martian exploration.

**Dr Joshua Nall, Curator of Modern Sciences at the University of Cambridge’s Whipple Museum of the History of Science**

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**World Space Week: Discover the James Webb Space Telescope**

**Prof Gillian Wright, with Prof Catherine Heymans**

In celebration of World Space Week, join Professor Gillian Wright and Professor Catherine Heymans to explore the mission and science of the soon-to-launch James Webb Space Telescope.

The Webb telescope will use incredible technology to explore our Universe as never before. After launching this December, it will unfold to the size of a tennis court, travel four times further than the Moon, and use super-cooled cameras to see invisible light from planets, stars, galaxies and more. This remarkable observatory is the result of over twenty years’ work by an international team of hundreds of scientists, engineers and others. Professor Wright, who leads the European consortium responsible for Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), will talk about how Webb and MIRI were made and the amazing science they’re designed to do.

This online event will feature plenty of time for discussion, facilitated by Prof Heymans, and is suitable for ages 12+.

Book your space here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-space-week-discover-the-james-webb-space-telescope-tickets-176439785147


Comet 67P passes close to Messier 1, The Crab Nebula.

The comet will be about 10th Magnitude.



Costs £3:00.

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Comet 67P passes close to Messier 1, The Crab Nebula.

The comet will be about 10th Magnitude.








Dr Julian Onions

Crazy Interstellar Rockets.

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 834 0716 2664
Passcode: 716070





Taken from Mary McIntyre's Astronomy / Science Blog:
https://marysastronomyblogs.blogspot.com/2021/01/lunar-x-and-v-times-for-2021.htm








Comet 67P passes close to Messier 35 and Jelly Fish Nebula in Gemini.



Comet 67P passes close to Messier 35 and Jelly Fish Nebula in Gemini.




On Monday 18th October Robert Christy FBIS, will be giving a Zoom presentation about the Kettering Grammar School Tracking Group, to the Nene Valley Astronomical Society.

*Following their interception of signals from the Soviet Union's first Korabl Sputnik in 1960, the tracking team at the school grew into a group of teachers and pupils who dedicated their spare time to decoding satellite signals and analysing orbits in an attempt to understand the Soviet Space Program. By the time history had run its course, the group consisted of dozens of space experts dotted around the globe.*

The presentation will commence at 8pm.

Members will be meeting at Chelveston Village Hall, NN9 6AT.
£3 admission, including refreshments.

This meeting will also be on Zoom.
Meeting Code 819 9022 9368
Password 091963.

Non-members are welcome to attend either presentation.


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£3 per ticket, register via EventBrite:

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**Spaceport America. Get to know the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport**

## About this event

**Synopsis**: Alice Carruth is the public relations coordinator at Spaceport America (https://www.spaceportamerica.com). the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world. The FAA-licensed launch complex, situated on 18,000 acres adjacent to the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, has a rocket friendly environment of 6,000 square miles of restricted airspace, low population density, a 12,000-foot by 200-foot runway, vertical launch complexes, and about 340 days of sunshine and low humidity.

In this talk Alice will cover some of the commercial space customers that are tenants at Spaceport America including Virgin Galactic, HAPSMobile/ AeroVironment, UP Aerospace, and SpinLaunch and what goes on day-to-day at a commercial spaceport.

**About the Speaker**: Alice Carruth joined the New Mexico Spaceport Authority as the Public Relations Coordinator in April 2020. Prior to joining the agency, Alice managed communications for Solstar Space Company and coordinated the Las Cruces Space Festival. Born and raised in the UK, Alice's previous work in news took her to the Middle East in 2008 as a producer for Al Jazeera English and then on to the US in 2013. From managing presentation teams, to leading company rebrands, coordinating events and marketing campaigns, Alice has a demonstrated history working with businesses across the globe and into space.

Open to all. Everyone Welcome. Just £3.00 pp.












Speaker is Katrin Raynor-Evans.

Topic: Exploring Astronomy and Space through Philately

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 816 1260 0278
Passcode: 564755

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**Look up at night. How many stars can you count?**

## About this event

Look up at night. How many stars can you count? Surely, it’s not many. How about you now try on a remote mountaintop under clear skies and the aid of a gigantic telescope? In this talk we will review the elements that affect astronomical viewing and their impact on the selection of sites to build modern telescopes.