Our meetings are held in the Guildford Institute, Ward Street, Guildford, GU1 4LH, (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, indicated on the map linked to above.
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 upcoming meetings.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2008 | Observing Supernova Remnants | Owen Brazell |
| 2 Oct 2008 | Weather for Astronomy | John Murrell |
| 6 Nov 2008 | Gravity Waves |
Prof Malcolm MacCallum, Queen Mary, University of London. |
| 4 Dec 2008 | La Palma Nights - film and CCD imaging from a truly dark sky site |
John Evans, GAS President |
| 8 Jan 2009 | Astronomy before the Telescope |
Martin Lunn MBE, The Yorkshire Museum, Curator of Astronomy |
| 5 Feb 2009 | Astrophotography using a Digital SLR Camera | Derrick Farley |
| 5 Mar 2009 | Space Roving Vehicles | Graham Bryant |
| 2 April 2009 | Exoplanets, and life beyond the Solar System |
Prof Barrie Jones, Open University |
| 7 May 2009 | Why Pluto had to go | Dr. Robin Gorman |
| 4 June 2009 | Mars Revisited |
Dr Alan Longstaff, Open University |
| 2 July 2009 | AGM / Members Presentations | Members only |
Note: There is no meeting in August.