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This is a list of speakers and topics at WOLAS meetings from 2004 to 2010
David Arditti Astronomy from Paris
Ian Morison Proving Einstein Right
Stewart Moore Galaxies
Richard Hook How to make a Hubble image
Alan Longstaff Lives of the stars
Kaustav Bhattacharya Imaging
Dr Allan Chapman Harriot to Hubble – Telescopes
Roberto Soria Black Holes
Graham Marrett Galileo
Max Alexander Explorers of the Universe
David Arditti History of Cosmology
Tom Scott Radio astronomy
Robin Scagell, Martin Lewis Introduction to Deep Sky Observing
Prof Carl Murray The View From Saturn: Images from the Cassini Spacecraft
Prof. Barrie Jones Pluto
Jerry Stone Would you believe we put a man on the Moon?
Members Who Wants to be an Astronomer? (Quiz)
Nick Howes Three sides of the Sun
Robin Scagell Choosing your telescope
Colin Pillinger Space is a Funny Place
Members How I got interested in astronomy
Bob Mizon Light Pollution FAQs
Andy Burns The Herschel Dynasty
Will Gater Hubble -- not just pretty pictures
Members Eclipse roundup
Ian Ridpath Star Tales
David Arditti Astrophotography from the City
Janet Drew Milky Way Survey
Mike Dryland Working the Line -- RGO
Robin Scagell 20 things you didn't know about astronomy
Dr Isobel Hook Next Generation of Large Telescopes
John Naylor Out of the Blue
David Arditti Setting-up a Small Observatory
Prof. Iwan Williams Our Solar System -- 1967-2007
Members 40th Anniversary meeting
Helen Walker Seeing the Invisible -- Infrared Astronomy
Martin Lewis AGM plus The Eye
Robin Scagell Stargazing with Binoculars
Roger O'Brien 40 Years of Cosmology
Glen Cowan Antimatter
Tony Marsh The Sky is Falling
Members' Quiz
Ian Crawford Interstellar Travel
Martin Andrews Extrasolar Planets
Lucie Green The Sun
Jerry Stone Space Colonies
Bob Mizon Time and the Stars
Members AGM/Room 101
Nick King Astrophotography from Harrow
Members Solar eclipse roundup
Konrad Malin-Smith Magellanic Cloiuds
Simon Green Stardust Mission
Ollie Penrice Getting Away from it All
Robin Catchpole Overview of Astronomy
John Murray Mars Express
Chris Lintott Cosmology for the Terrified
Bob Lambourne Time travelling
Robin Scagell Eclipse DVD
Martin Lewis AGM + Getting the Most from your Telescope
Andrew Coates Cassini Mission
Chris Riley The Making of Space Odyssey
Greg Smye-Rumsby A Forgotten Telescope
Members Astrophotography
Jerry Stone Huygens Mission
Guy Hurst Star Clusters
Members' Back garden observing
Ian Morison Jodrell is Looking Up
John Griffiths 35 years of Astronomy
Jerry Stone Views of the Moon
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Meetings are held every month (except August), at Christ Church, Redford Way, Uxbridge UB8 1SZ (even months) and the Royal British Legion Harrow Club, 76 Northolt Road, South Harrow, HA2 0DW (odd months). Admission to meetings is free to members, and non-members are welcome to attend one or two meetings before deciding if membership is for them. Meetings begin at 8 pm sharp and finish at 10 pm.
Each meeting begins with the talk by the main speaker, which usually lasts 60-75mins. This is followed by a slot where we show astronomical observations made by members. The meetings close with society notices and we often have time for refreshments afterwards. Here you can socialise with other members, speak to WOLAS committee members, or even talk directly with the main speaker.
We run an observing competition over the year where each meeting where a member has items shown in the observing slot earns them a point. In September of each year, a trophy is given to the member with the most points. This is the Geoff Smith Award which commemorates a former secretary of WOLAS who was a very keen observer of the night sky. As a member you can read more about the trophy by logging in and clicking here.