The Plymouth Astronomical Society (PAS) meets on the second Friday of each month at the University of Plymouth from September to July.
Society meetings are free to members and visitors are very welcome to attend at a cost of £3 on the door. Please bring cash (change preferred) as we have no card payment facilities.
All meetings are held in Room 002 (ground floor) in the Rolle Building and there is disabled access to the venue. If the ground floor door is locked, please ring 01752 588400.
Please contact PAS via the webform for further information.
Friday 14 March | Equipment Meeting
Join this meeting for a chance to talk and meet PAS members with telescopes and to ask for advice. Feel free to bring your own telescope if you like. This will be followed by a short talk on "Solar Observing" by Chris Cooke to prepare for the partial solar eclipse on 29 March, followed by "What's Up in the Sky for March" by Steve Cooke.
Join this meeting for a chance to talk and meet PAS members with telescopes and to ask for advice. Feel free to bring your own telescope if you like. This will be followed by a short talk on "Solar Observing" by Chris Cooke to prepare for the partial solar eclipse on 29 March, followed by "What's Up in the Sky for March" by Steve Cooke.
Future meeting dates
- Friday 11 April: "Tracing Celestial Footprints: A Journey through Archaeo Astronomy Inspired by the Lockyers' Legacy" by Carolyne Kennet FRAS, Chair of The Society for the History of Astronomy, followed by "What's Up in the Sky for April" by Steve Cooke.
- Friday 9 May: "An Introduction to Photometry and Variable Stars" by PAS member Clive Beech, followed by "What's Up in the Sky for May" by Steve Cooke.
- Friday 13 June: "Space Weather: Electromagnetic Threats from the Sun" by PAS Patron Professor David Southwood, followed by "What's Up in the Sky for June" by Steve Cooke.
- Friday 11 July | David Wilton's famous End of Year quiz with prizes and a raffle, followed by "What's Up in the Sky for July" by Steve Cooke and ending with the AGM.