Wycombe Astronomy Society (WAS)
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Lecture - Dr George Seabroke - The Gaia Revolution Continues
23 October 2024
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Lecture - Professor Andrew Norton - "Magnetic Compact Stars"
20 November 2024
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Xmas Party
11 December 2024
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Lecture - Professor Nigel Mason - "Future Human Settlements on Moon and Mars"
22 January 2025
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Lecture - Dr Emma Chapman - Radio Astronomy and SETI'
19 February 2025
Events
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Multi-messenger AstronomyDr Matthew Malek – 15th June 2022
19 Jun 2022
Multi-messenger AstronomyDr Matthew Malek – 15th June 2022
One of the advantages of holding hybrid lecture meetings is that we can welcome high quality speakers from far and wide without their...
19 Jun 2022
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“The Essential Guide to the James Webb Space Telescope”Dr Jenifer Millard, 18th May 2022
10 Jun 2022
“The Essential Guide to the James Webb Space Telescope”Dr Jenifer Millard, 18th May 2022
“And this is just an Engineering shot!” Dr Jenifer Millard exclaimed excitedly, presenting the first image of the star 2MASS...
10 Jun 2022
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Time in Einstein’s Universe - Colin Stuart - 17th November 2021
25 Nov 2021
Time in Einstein’s Universe - Colin Stuart - 17th November 2021
Having had numerous lectures on Relativity and Cosmology, Wycombe Astronomical Society members are well familiar with the concept of ...
25 Nov 2021
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“Anglo-Saxon Astronomy”Martin Lunn, 15th September 2021
19 Sept 2021
“Anglo-Saxon Astronomy”Martin Lunn, 15th September 2021
The Anglo-Saxon period is often known as the Dark Ages because of the lack of information we have about this period of time, but...
19 Sept 2021
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The 2021 Annual Perseids Barbeque marks the 40th Anniversary of Wycombe Astronomical Society
18 Sept 2021
The 2021 Annual Perseids Barbeque marks the 40th Anniversary of Wycombe Astronomical Society
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this was only the second time since January 2020 that members of Wycombe Astronomical Society could...
18 Sept 2021
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A brief history of Wycombe Astronomical Society
20 Aug 2021
A brief history of Wycombe Astronomical Society
There’s no way of getting away from it – Wycombe Astronomical Society had a very sticky start. In 1981 Shaun Taylor placed an...
20 Aug 2021
Multi-messenger AstronomyDr Matthew Malek – 15th June 2022
19 Jun 2022