Wakefield and District Astronomical Society
Our annual Christmas Meal for Society Members. The Cinnamon Lounge, Horbury Bridge, starting at the slightly earlier time of 7.00pm. We have made a booking with a provisional idea of numbers, and we can change this ahead of the night to ensure anyone wishing to attend can do so. However, as you will be aware, …
The WADAS Annual General Meeting, where committee posts are up for grabs...!!
The first thursday of the month is our Society Members-Only Club Night... a social gathering for the sharing of hints, tips & experiences.
Everyone has had life changed by astronomers studying the night sky... it’s a little known fact that some of the most important technological advancements of the past few decades owe a debt of gratitude to the humble astronomer. Professor Gibson joined Hull University in 2015 and established the E.A Milne Centre for Astrophysics, and is …
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT - SORRY! Another opportunity to join RSPB & WADAS (Wakefield and District Astronomical Society) under the stars for an evening of astronomy at RSPB St Aidan’s. After an introduction to stargazing, we will take you on an interactive tour of the night sky over the nature park. As it’s …
The first thursday of the month is our Society Members-Only Club Night... a social gathering for the sharing of hints, tips & experiences.
Dr. Steve Barrett is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics, and Principal Scientist of the Surface Science Research Centre at Liverpool University. Recordings of some of his talks are available via Liverpool University’s Live Streaming Service. This particular talk encompasses a brief history of the Hubble Space Telescope and a description of its legacy in …
The first thursday of the month is our Society Members-Only Club Night... a social gathering for the sharing of hints, tips & experiences.
Visit RSPB St Aidan's for an evening being wowed by the Lyrid meteor shower, led by the Wakefield and District Astronomical Society. This session will give you opportunity to learn about when, how and why meteor showers occur, with experts also on hand to point out other amazing astronomical features visible in the night sky …
Prof Brad Gibson returns once again to fill a void with another fascinating lecture... this time, the topic du jour will be Liquid Mirror Telescopes: The Wave of the Future or Just a Ripple? First described by Capocci in 1850 and published by Skey in 1872, LMTs became a serious reality with the UBC/Laval 2.7m …
Paul joins us from the University of Sheffield (where he wears the crown of HoD and Professor of Astrophysics) to give us an overview of massive stars, from the birth in rich star forming regions such as the Orion Nebula and the Tarantula Nebula, through their relatively short lifetimes, initially as luminous blue stars through …
The Moon is a shy body, it only ever shows one sides of itself to the Earth. Before the space age, we had no idea what was on the far side of the Moon. This has led to a number of conspiracy theories that it is a haven for aliens. In this talk, we'll chart …
Dr Sergei Zharkov joins us from the E.A.Milne Centre for Astrophysics to talk about the Solar Interior... beginning with a general introduction to the Sun and solar activity, highlighting the links to space weather. We’ll then delve into our understandings of how such activity is driven, through to our ability to observe and measure processes below …
Paul L Money FRAS, FBIS, is well known for his extensive talks and is the reviews editor of the BBC Sky at Night magazine. He broadcasts occasionally on BBC Radio Lincolnshire and Lincoln City Radio. and has published a night sky guide called Nightscenes since 2000 and more recently has become a novelist with a Ghost Mysteries …
President of Huddersfield Astronomical and Philosophical Society, and Director of the Huddersfield Observatory, Robert A Williams joins WADAS to deliver his talk entitled "Nucleosynthesis - crucible of the Elements", celebrating 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. This talk covers... A ramble through the elements of the Periodic table showing …
Find out why comets and asteroids are really more like big dusty snowballs and how they act as a "mobile chemistry lab" in space with with Dr. David Benoit (Senior Lecturer in Molecular Physics and Astrochemistry at the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics, University of Hull)... Could our water come from outer-space and has life started by …
As is traditional, quizmaster Soupy will present his annual Astronomical Christmas Quiz... with goodies to be won! Swot up on your SciFi Theme Tunes, Satellites, EV Silhouettes, Constellations, and AstroTrivia!
The WADAS Annual General Meeting, where committee posts are up for grabs...!! Rough agenda: Chair's Report Vote of thanks Committee elections Treasurer's Report Future Events AOB
The first thursday of the month is our Society Members-Only Club Night... a social gathering for the sharing of hints, tips & experiences.
Have we been visited before? Are they out there watching… listening… studying us? Brad Gibson (Head of Physics and Director of the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Hull) will examine the evidence for and against the existence of extraterrestrial life, and walk you through the associated good, bad, and ugly corners …
