HGS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

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Here is a link to the excellent talk given by Rupert Holms on 31st October 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEwzKDJ6yos&t=531s

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The Society has acquired another telescope , kindly donated by Lucasz Domanski .

It is a Skywatcher 5inch reflector with a motor drive and camera attachment to fit Canon DSLR cameras.

Please let me know if you wish to borrow it.
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Earlier in the year , Janice MacLean from the British Astronomical Asssociation invited HGSAS to participate in the New Scientist Live Show as guests on their stand  - 441 in the COSMOS Section.

Christina, Dianne and I prepared 6 quizzes that we ran throughout the day with prizes of the Books "Cataclysms and Renewals" and "Star Core Zeus" by Rupert Holms, which were kindly donated by the author.

The day was very successful. Well over 100 people visited our stand and 76  entered the quizzes.Chri...
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https://live.newscientist.com/exhibitor-press-releases/hamstead-garden-suburb-astronomical-society-at-nsl-2018


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HGS Astronomical Society has been invited by the British Astronomical Association( BAA) to join them on their stand on the opening day of the New Scientist Live exhibition

The exhibition runs from 20th to 23rd September and will be held at the ExCel centre in London.

Do come and visit us at stand 441 in the Cosmos section!
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Sunday, 13th March at 2pm - Solar System Walk
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If the Earth is a peppercorn how big is the Sun?
How far is it to Neptune?

Find out on a guided walk of a scale model of the solar system. During British Science Week, FoFG is teaming up with the Hampstead Garden Suburb Astronomical Society. There will be a scale model of our solar system on the Green and a guided tour. Places are limited so please reserve yours and your family's as soon as possible at fortune-green-solar-walk.eventbrite.co.uk
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The Speaker for tonight's meeting is unwell so the November Meeting of the Society has been postponed from Wednesday 26th November 2014 to Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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