We hold regular monthly meet-ups for informal talks about astronomy (and occasionally other things!) on the last Wednesday of the month.
We also enjoy the monthly Herschel Society Lectures which are focused towards the science of astronomy and the history of those involved.
All with an interest in astronomy are welcome from beginners to old hands.
| Date | Time | Meeting/Activity | Location | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th September | 19:30 | Talk by Martin Griffiths | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, New King Street and Zoom | Members and the curious |
| 26th October | 19:30 | Talk by Dr Jenifer Millard | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, New King Street and Zoom | Members and the curious |
| 30th November | 19:30 | Talk by Dr Patricia Schady | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, New King Street and Zoom | Members and the curious |
We usually meet in the gallery of the Herschel Museum of Astronomy, 19 New King Street, Bath, BA1 2BL. Simply come along 15 minutes before the gathering and you should find the door unlocked/open. Go around the front door and down the basement steps immediately behind and on the left. Walk down the steps and head in the same direction into the kitchen and then the workshop. The gallery is on your left at the rear of the building.
Past Events
| Date | Speaker/Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 29th June | Talk by Dr Megan Argo “The next blink of a cosmic eye: astronomy in the next 200 years” | Hybrid – Herschel Museum and Zoom [Private YouTube.com] |
| 25th May | Talk by Bernard Henin on Other Worlds with the JWST | Hybrid – Herschel Museum and Zoom YouTube.com |
| 27th April | Talk by Chris Starr, Cassini-Huygens: Mission to Saturn | Hybrid – Herschel Museum and Zoom [Private YouTube.com] |
| 30th March | Talk by Mark McIntyre on “Meteors: an Observers’ Guide” | Hybrid – Herschel Museum and Zoom YouTube.com |
| 23rd February | Members’ Night | Hybrid – Herschel Museum and Zoom YouTube.com |
| 26th January | Talk by Dr Tim Gregory on Sky Stones | Hybrid – Herschel Museum and Zoom [Private YouTube.com] |
| 12th January 2022 | Talk by Dr Emma Curtis-Lake on JWST | Online talk using Zoom [Private YouTube.com] |
| 24th November | Talk by Hannah Sergeant on the Lunar Regolith | Hybrid – Herschel Museum and Zoom YouTube.com |
| 24th November | Annual General Meeting | Hybrid – Herschel Museum and Zoom YouTube.com |
| 27th October | Talk by Prof Lucie Green on solar research | Hybrid – Herschel Museum and Zoom [Private YouTube.com] |
| 29th September | Talk by Pete Richardson on Making your own 10″ Dobsonian | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 30th June | Members’ talks. 8 personal experiences of the interest we share | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 26th May | Talk by Peter Williamson on Moons of the Solar System | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 28th April | Talk by Mary McIntyre on Constellations: Mythology to Modern Day | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 31st March | Talk by Dr Julian Onions on Aperture Fever – does my mirror look big in this? | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 24th February | Talk by Nora Eisner on Planet Hunters TESS: discovering exoplanets using citizen science | Online talk using Zoom |
| 27th January | Talk by Nick Howes on Oh my God, we’re goin’ to die | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 13th January 2021 | Talk by Damian Peach on High Resolution Astrophotography | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 16th December | Social and quiz night | Online Chat/Quiz |
| 25th November | Bath Astro AGM. Talk by Bud Martin on A life on Mars | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com (AGM) YouTube.com |
| 24th November | Getting to Grips with the night sky | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 28th October 2020 | Talk by Stephen Tonkin on Two eyes are better than one | Online talk using Zoom |
| 30th September 2020 | Mark Radice on Observing the Planets | Online talk using Zoom |
| 24th June 2020 | Roger Hyman on Photos to Wow!! images | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 27th May 2020 | Dr Ezzy Pearson on A Brief History of Rovers and Landers | Online talk using Zoom YouTube.com |
| 29th April 2020 | Bob Mizon on 8 Great Astronomers | Online talk using Zoom |
| 26th February 2020 | Owen Brazell on Observing Planetary Nebulae | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, UK |
| 29th January 2020 | Member’s Night – a series of short talks | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, UK |
| 27th November 2019 | Roger Pickard on Variable Stars | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, UK |
| 30th October 2019 | Mark Woodland on Exoplanets for Amateur Astronomers | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, UK |
| 25th September 2019 | James Fradgley on 4 Short Talks | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, UK |
| 26th June 2019 | Pete Richardson on DIY Optics for Astronomy | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, UK |
| 24th April 2019 | Simon Holbeche, If it ain’t broke, fit it | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, UK |
| 28th February 2019 | Abi Chown on Measuring the Universe | Herschel Museum of Astronomy, Bath, UK |
| 29th November 2018 | Hugh Allen on Spectroscopy | Percy Centre, New King Street, Bath, UK |
| 25th October 2018 | Simon Holbeche on Comets | Percy Centre, New King Street, Bath, UK |
| 27th September 2018 | Charles Draper on Autumn & Winter Skies | Percy Centre, New King Street, Bath, UK |
| 28th June 2018 | Simon Holbeche on Solar Observing | Percy Centre, New King Street, Bath, UK |
| 26th April 2018 | Pete Richardson on Telescope Astrophotography | Percy Centre, New King Street, Bath, UK |
| 29th March 2018 | Andy Burns on Wide Field Astrophotography | Percy Centre, New King Street, Bath, UK |
| 22nd February 2018 | Simon Holbeche on the Moon | Percy Centre, New King Street, Bath, UK |