Our meetings are held in the Guildford Institute, Ward Street, Guildford, (opposite the Public Library in North Street). [map]
Despite Ward Street being empty as shown right, in the early evening it is usually full of cars, and adjacent parking can be difficult. There are several car parks within a 5-10 minute walk.
Meetings start at 7.30pm on the first Thursday of each month, (except August when there is no meeting). Meetings usually finish around 10pm. One or two meetings in the year, (including the AGM), are set aside for members only; these are indicated in our list of Talks for 2007-8.
Note for Visitors: To cover the cost of the room hire, we charge £2.50 per meeting. On arrival, please introduce yourself to the Secretary. You will be warmly welcomed.
If you have any special access requirements, please contact the Secretary before coming along.
Meetings generally take one of two formats:
Occasionally, invited speakers have to cancel, (usually at extremely short notice), and at these times the meeting often takes the form of an informal quiz, a question and answer session, or a hands-on Workshop.
Typically,the main talk of the evening lasts for an hour or so, after which we have a 15-20 minute comfort break. Tea, coffee and biscuits are available from the ajoining refreshments room.
Following the break, the remaining time until 10pm usually features Society news and business, (such as the latest reports from the Observatory, Observing Evening Reports, etc), and a short 'What's on?' feature describing events happening later in the current month.
If there's time at the end, some members go round the corner to the pub (usually the The Guildford Tup) for a drink and a chat. You're welcome to join us.
| Date | Talk/Presentation Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2007 | The Solar System Today | Greg Smye-Rumsby |
| 4 Oct 2007 | Happy Birthday Dear Sputnik | John Axtell |
| No Sultan's Turret? | Dr. Paul Daniels | |
| 1 Nov 2007 | Space - The Next 50 Years | Dr. David Whitehouse |
| 6 Dec 2007 | Incoming | John Stapleton |
| 3 Jan 2008 | Latest News from Venus Express | Dr. Andrew Coates, MSSL |
| 7 Feb 2008 | Impact Craters | Emily Baldwin |
| William Herschel and the Rings of Uranus | Dr Stuart Eves | |
| 6 Mar 2008 | The Search for Planetary Life |
Dr. Henryk Herman, University of Surrey |
| 3 April 2008 | The Sky at Night Experience - A Producer's View |
Pieter Morpurgo, The Sky at Night producer 1980-1998 |
| 1 May 2008 | The Sky is Falling | Dr. Tony Marsh |
| 5 June 2008 | Four Invented Planets - a god's eye view | Dr. Jack Cohen |
| 3 July 2008 | AGM / Members Presentations | Members only |
Note: There is no meeting in August.