Wakefield and District Astronomical Society
Dr Marie van de Sande is an astrochemist with a particular interest in molecules and dust around evolved stars. Her research is focussed on developing chemical models for AGB outflows. …
Ever looked up at a star-lit sky and wished upon a ‘shooting star’? Well now is your chance to find out more about meteors! Join us for an evening being …
Everything around us is made up of chemical elements. But where do these elements come from? The answer: stars. The stars that we observe in the night sky undergo many …
It took more than 4 decades to build an observatory that could detect the ripples in spacetime that Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity predicted. In this talk Dr Sue …
Astronomer Chris Lintott explains how you could help astronomers sort through galaxies, explore the surface of Mars, or even discover a planet. This is the story of the Zooniverse, which …
Our usual 1st-Thursday-of-the-month meeting is a social at the Waterloo Pub on Westgate for society members only, from 7.30pm. Parking on site.
Our usual 1st-Thursday-of-the-month meeting is a social at the Waterloo Pub on Westgate for society members only, from 7.30pm. Parking on site.
Tonight is a meeting for members only to discuss matters around our venue (due to postponement of our planned speaker til June)
Prof Brad Gibson, Director of the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics; The University of Hull, returns to WADAS to introduce us to Polar Astronomy. The harsh and equally stunning landscapes …
Our usual Members-only social club night from 7.30pm
Our usual Members-only social club night from 7.30pm
Dr Katharine Johnston from the University of Leeds uses observations taken with radio telescopes such as ALMA in Chile and e-MERLIN based in the UK to understand how massive stars …
Our usual Members-only social club night from 7.30pm
Greg Cooke, University of Leeds, simulates terrestrial exoplanets and paleo climates and uses these simulations to predict possible future observations of terrestrial exoplanets. Some planets have very different chemical compositions …
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Ever looked up at a moonlit sky and wished you could see it in all its marvellous detail? Well, now is your chance to learn more about our nearest celestial …
Our usual Members-only social club night from 7.30pm
Ever looked up at a star-lit sky and wished you knew how to take fantastic pictures of it? Well, now is your chance to find out more about astrophotography! _______________________________________________________________________ …
Dr David Benoit, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Physics and Astrochemistry at Hull University, brings asks the question of ocean worlds: Could there be life under the ice?
Ever looked up at a star-lit sky and wished you knew how to take fantastic pictures of it? Well, now is your chance to find out more about astrophotography! _______________________________________________________________________ …
