PREVIOUS LECTURES - GWYNEDD ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Dec 1983P CurtisDark matter
Jan 1984B JonesNews from the observatories
Feb D Evans The Moon
Jan 1986R PaganuzziX-ray astronomy
Dec P CurtisPhotographic and visual observation
Jan 1987R SmithVenus
FebJ ThompsonThe Radio Universe
Mar P LlewellynMagnetism and astronomy
Apr G ClarkComputers and astronomy
MayA ElliottLunar occultations
Jun P CurtisRadio astronomers look at the Earth
SepB JonesThe Magellanic Clouds
OctA RobertsMaking a Small Refractor
NovR SmithObserving Meteors
DecP CurtisPresent and Future Techniques with Large Telescopes
Feb 1988P CurtisLife Elsewhere in the Universe
MarR SmithThe Giant Planets
AprB JonesThe Magnitude Scale
MayP Llewellyn Light
JunA BaranThe Universe is One Big Plasma!
JulP CurtisLife Elsewhere in the Universe
SepB JonesGalaxies
OctR SmithAstronavigation
NovP CurtisThe Temperature of the Terrestrial Planets
DecP LlewellynCosmology
Jan 1989P CurtisActive Galaxies
Feb
MarR SmithMercury
AprP CurtisComets
MayP LlewellynThe Interstellar Medium
JunJ ThompsonInfrared and Microwave Telescopes
JulG ClarkStonehenge
SepP CurtisNovae
OctJ ThompsonDeep Sky Objects
NovP LlewellynMeasuring Starlight
DecR SmithStar-photo Quiz
Jan 1990P CurtisBinary Stars
Feb A RobertsComputing and astronomy
MarR SmithApollo Moon landings
Apr A RobertsVoyager Mission to Jupiter
P CurtisType II Supernovae
MayP LlewellynOrigin of the Solar System (early theories)
JunP LlewellynFormation of stars and the origin of the Solar System
JulJ ThompsonGalaxies
OctJ ThompsonRadio astronomy
NovP CurtisMilankovitch Cycle and Ice Ages
DecA RobertsEyepieces
Jan 1991B JonesHubble Space Telescope
FebP LlewellynGravity
MarR SmithSouthern skies
AprJ RowlandsLight pollution
JunP CurtisPulsating variable stars
JulP LlewellynSpectra
SepJ RowlandsDetection of meteors with electrometers
P CurtisObserving variable stars
OctD FearPlate tectonics
NovD KingObservational astronomy
DecP CurtisLife in the universe
Jan 1992D FearUranus
JanStar party
FebP LlewellynBlack holes
MarD FearViking Mission to Mars
AprD FearJupiter
J ThompsonVoyager Mission to Jupiter and Saturn
MayB JonesCOBE and the expanding universe
JunP CurtisAstrophotography
JulB JonesStellar spectra
SepP LlewellynMeasuring the distance to the planets
OctP CurtisDark matter
NovJ MithanDeep sky observing
DecB JonesHubble Space Telescope
Jan 1993B JonesComets and Giotto
FebP CurtisEruptive variable and eclipsing binary stars
Mar P LlewellynOrigin of the universe
AprD FearVenus
MayA RobertsShareware astronomical computer programmes
Jun D FearNASA's Mission to Planet Earth
JulP CurtisAstrophotography
SepJ ThompsonComputing and rocket technology
OctD FearRemote sensing
NovP CurtisMeasuring the Earth using radio telescopes /
The Greenhouse Effect
DecP LlewellynAstrophotography
Jan 1994J ThompsonTour of the Universe
FebR SmithTeaching astronomy to schoolchildren
MarE GreenwoodOld astronomical books
AprP LlewellynAdaptive optics
E GreenwoodTides
D KingMotor drives for telescopes
J ThompsonJames Nasmyth
J MithanAids to observation
MayP CurtisX-ray binaries
JunJ MithanBlack hole in M87
E GreenwoodComet Shoemaker-Levy
P LlewellynNASA bulletins on the Internet
D KingSOS for the Earth / Missing mass
J ThompsonDeep sky objects
JulD FearTitan
SepP CurtisDark matter
OctD FearShareware - Our Cosmohood / Skyglobe
NovE GreenwoodHistory of astronomy
J ThompsonOptical devices in astronomy
D KingThe use of red light in astronomy
DecD FearCDROM - A guide to ERS-1
Jan 1995A RobertsBinocular observation
J MithanExtinction of the dinosaurs
D FearESA probe to Mercury
FebJ ThompsonThe Moon and Venus
MarP LlewellynChanging ideas about gravity
AprE GreenwoodThe 1874 Transit of Venus
AprStar party
May A RobertsAstronomical programmes for the Amiga computer
JunJ ThompsonGamma-ray astronomy
JulD KingEinstein's universe
SepD FearSurfaces of the Terrestrial planets
OctJ MithanThe naming of lunar features
P LlewellynRing lasers
E GreenwoodCamera lenses and telescopes
NovD KingShareware programmes for PC's
J ThompsonMicrowave astronomy
DecP LlewellynThe colour of stars
Jan 1996B LewisPolaris
J ThompsonThe work of David Malin
FebJ MithanPlanetary nebulae
MarQuiz
AprD FearThe contamination of space
MayA RobertsComet Shoemaker-Levy and Jupiter
J MithanBuckyballs
D KingBode's Law
JunD HughesThe 1995 solar eclipse in India
J MithanThe lunar landscape
D KingImages of the Universe
JulSession on Internet
SepD FearFESTIP
E GreenwoodStar maps
N BrownA year's observing
OctOpen day and star party
NovD KingThe origin and evolution of the Solar System
DecQuiz
Jan 1997D FearMeteorites in Wales
FebSession on Internet
MarStar party
AprJ MithanComets
MayP LlewellynThe Sun
JunD FearThe Apollo Missions
JulD FearThe Ozone Layer / Mapping Venus' surface
SepM McCormickCDROM - Northern Mars
OctJ ThompsonSpectral classes
NovStar party
Dec D KingMeasuring the Solar System
Jan 1998E GreenwoodHome-made spectroscopes
FebD FearThe European Space Agency
MarB TaylorBlack holes
AprM McCormickQuantum computing
MayJ MithanRenaissance astronomers - Copernicus
JunP Llewellyn Light
JulJ MithanVision and perception
E GreenwoodFunding in astronomy
D FearThe Canadian space programme
T RogersThe stars
Sep D FearThe Japanese space programme
OctE GreenwoodThe Sun
NovG WilliamsLife and the Universe
Dec Quiz Night
Jan 1999J MithanRadiation and Concorde
G WilliamsThe End of the Universe
D KingVon Neumann Machines and Missing Mass
FebE GreenwoodJohn Jones - Welsh Astronomer
MarDr B PeiserComets and Disasters in the Stone Age
AprH HynesSaturn
D RobertsMars
M WildsmithEarth
MayG WilliamsQuasars
JunJ MithanTycho Brahe
JulD FearUsing Space Technology in Harsh Terrestrial and Marine Environments
SepP LlewellynAccelerating Expansion in the Universe
- A Revolution in Cosmology
OctD KingVariable Stars
NovE GreenwoodJupiter
DecQuiz Night
Jan 2000Star Party
FebE GreenwoodJames Nasmyth
MarG BryansCepheid Variable Stars
AprTour of D King's homebuilt observatory
MayJ MithanKepler
JunB LewisThe Planets
Jul P Llewellyn Big Telescopes
SepJ RowlandsA North Wales Observatory
OctD FearThe Astronomical Legacy of Genghis Khan
NovE GreenwoodEdmund Halley
DecQuiz Night
Jan 2001D KingCharles Messier
FebG WilliamsThe International Space Station
MarD FearThe Tharsis Bulge
AprP LlewellynGravitational Astronomy
MayEquipment viewing night
JunJ ThompsonThe Centre of our Galaxy
JulJ MithanGlobular clusters
SepD FearMeteorites
OctD KingM42
NovQuiz Night
DecAstronomy in Wales video
Jan 2002G WilliamsThe Oort Cloud
FebE GreenwoodNavigation, Life and Space Travel
MarP LlewellynCosmic Background Radiation andQuintessence
AprD KingThe Structure of the Sun
MayJ MithanOpen clusters
JunD FearAncient Celtic and Welsh Astronomy
JulD King The Earth's orbit
J Thompson The Yerkes Refractor
J Mithan The Astronomical slate carvings of Dyffryn Ogwen
E GreenwoodTimekeeping and Astronomy
SepS Reid Telescopes, a septic tank, and the national press!
OctB Woosnam A history of Tal telescopes
Nov J Thompson Mysteries of deep space
DecQuiz
Jan 2003Members forum
FebJ ThompsonMeteors
MarB WoosnamAstrophotography
AprD KingThe Moon
MayR DerbyshireEclipse in Zimbabwe
Jun P LlewellynA home made magnetometer
JulD FearThe Kuiper Belt
SepE GreenwoodAstrology and the beginnings of astronomy
OctG WilliamsT Tauri stars
NovB WoosnamCCD Imaging/A visit to Patrick Moore's observatory
DecQuiz
Jan 2004S ReidPlanetary atmospheres
FebD SmithOptics
MarE GreenwoodTransit of Venus
AprP LlewellynSpectroscopy
MayD FearThe space programmes of less-developedcountries
JunJ MithanAncient astronomers
JulA NourseNASA missions and spacecraft
SepT RadfordAn introduction to radio astronomy
OctJ ThompsonLunar occultations
Nov D KingMoons
DecQuiz
Jan 2005G WilliamsET's home planet
FebStar party
MarD SmithThe development of the astronomical telescope
AprP LlewellynDark matter and energy
MayS ReidGalaxies
JunD FearAstrobiology
JunStar party
JulJ MithanStar maps
SepN BrownThe influence of celestial bodies on plants
OctB WoosnamAsteroids
OctStar party
NovJ LapingtonTopical developments in optical, ultraviolet and x-ray astronomy
DecQuiz
Jan 2006G WillliamsSupernovae
FebJ MithanThe Webb Society (Rev. TW Webb)
L OldfieldSaturn V rockets
E GreenwoodThe measurement of time
D KingIridium flares
D BennettAdvances in communication
J ThompsonEyepieces
Marno meeting (adverse weather)
AprD KingTowards better seeing
MayS ReidWebcameras and astronomy
JunP LlewelynAurorae
JulD FearSpirit and Opportunity – the Martian rovers
SepD FearAncient Chinese astronomy
OctL OldfieldCassini, Huygens and Saturn
NovN BrownThe influence of celestial bodies on animals
DecQuiz
Jan 2007D FearCOROT space telescope
D KingAn demonstration of a Philips’ Patent Orrery
G WilliamsThe reversal of the Earth’s magnetic field
J MithanFalse Moon landings – a pictorial exhibition
P LlewelynAn update on the search for dark matter
FebJ LapingtonSWIFT and Gamma Ray Bursters
MarD KingEinstein’s Universe
AprG WilliamsBlack Holes
MayD FearRadio telescopes
JunJ ThompsonExhibition of astronomical equipment
JulJ MithanThe Moon
SepS ReidThe history of Pluto as a planet
OctP LlewelynCosmic jets
NovD FearArchaeoastronomy
DecB WoosnamOperating the Faulkes telescope
Jan 2008J ThompsonKielder star party
D BennettHubblecasts
FebD BennettJourney to Palomar
MarG WilliamsMeasurement in Astronomy
AprQuestion and answer session
MayD KingDaytime astronomy
JunE GreenwoodUses for lenses in Astronomy
JulD FearLong term climate change on Earth
SepJ MithanSpace medicine
OctS ReidBuilding a 16” Dobsonian telescope
NovB LewisMeteoroids and meteors
D BennettBirth of the Universe
DecD FearSpace elevators
Jan 2009G WilliamsInterstellar material
FebD FearWhere in the Universe quiz
H PritchardSuperlatives in the Universe
J MithanComet Lulin
Mar2009N BrownEvolution and the beginning of life on Earth
Apr S ReidTricolour imaging
MayB WoosnamHistory of astronomy
JunD FearSpin offs from space research
JulB WoosnamSolar observing
SepJ MithanScience fiction
OctG WilliamsExtra-solar planetary systems
NovS ReidOne man and his Dob – observing from the summit of Snowdon
DecInformal discussion
Jan2010J ThompsonThe Sun
FebJ ThompsonPatrick Moore’s introduction to astronomy
FebStar party
MarD Hopkins/I StokesSolar Suite
AprJ MithanDeep sky observing
MayS ReidMars
JunD SmithHubble Space Telescope
JulD FearOptical Atmospheric phenomena
SepG WilliamsWhy hasn’t ET called yet?
OctD FearSalty geysers on Enceladus
J ThompsonBook review of ‘A zeptospace odyssey’
G WilliamsMagnetic field reversals
J MithanQuiz
NovJ ThompsonThe history and observation of double stars
DecD FearThe life and work of the Rev. Dr. Nevil Maskelyne
Jan 2011J MithanOpen star clusters
FebG WilliamsThe inner core of the Sun
MarS ReidModels of the Solar System
AprDW JonesAstrobiology
MayD FearStructure of the Universe
JunB WoosnamStone Circles and astronomy
JulH MithanGeology of Mars
SepH MithanGeology of Venus
OctD JonesCoronal mass ejections
NovD FearThe Mercury programme
DecQuiz
Jan 2012DW JonesBabylonian astronomy
FebG WilliamsThe outer core of the Sun
MarD Fear‘Oh my God’ and Fly’s Eye – Cosmic Rays
AprJ MithanMediaeval astronomy
MayD JonesDark matter and energy
JunDr A GloverSpace weather and the Sun/Earth connection
JulDW JonesHubble Space Telescope
SepQuiz
OctN BrownPoetry and astronomy
NovDW JonesKepler Space Telescope
DecG WilliamsThe photosphere of the Sun
Jan 2013DJones Measurement in astronomy
FebW Gash Pulsars / Work experience in Jodrell Bank Observatory
MarD Fear Water in the Universe1
AprDW Jones Hebrew Astronomy
MayD Fear Water in the Universe2
JunJ Mithan Double and multiple stars
Jul G Williams The Sun's corona
SepH Mithan What makes planets habitable?
OctD Jones Extreme objects
NovD Fear Women in astronomy
DecDoug Jones An ordinary piece of sky
Jan2014MAkesson The development of Sun-like stars
Feb 1stStar party Treborth Botanical Gardens
Feb D Fear Tides
Mar D Jones True and artificial gravity
AprM Akesson The development of larger stars
May B Woosnam Solar observing
JunN Brown The University of North Wales Museum collections
location – Brambell Building, Ffordd Deiniol, Bangor
JulM Akesson The development of the largest stars
SepH MithanThe role of permafrost in Martian landscape evolution
OctD FearConstellations
NovQuiz
DecJ MithanAstronomy in literature
Jan 2015D SmithIsaac Roberts
FebD FearThe astronomical legacy of Genghis Khan (revisited)
MarD JonesComets
AprJ ThompsonObserving the night sky: the constellations
MayD FearVesta
JunObserving sessionAberogwen
JulD Fear Is there active volcanism on Venus?
D JonesDark Knight exoplanet (Kepler 1b)
D JonesLeap seconds
G WilliamsMagnetic reversals
C MorrisNotable amateur astronomers
SepD Fear Science fiction and science fact
OctK ReidVolcanoes
NovH MithanNew Horizons and Pluto
DecD JonesAsteroids
Jan 2016G WilliamsNew planets and the search for extra-terrestrial life
FebN BrownThe use of astronomical names for plants and animals
MarPractical session on how to use a telescope
AprD FearDark Mercury
J MithanRupes Recta – the straight wall
DW Jones55 Cancri – an update
N AhmedA white dwarf with an oxygen atmosphere
I DePledgeThe Laniakea Supercluster
MayN AhmedA basic introduction to astrophotography
JunDW JonesHypervelocity stars
JulR WynnThe economics of space exploration
SepJ MithanMass extinctions and dark matter
OctP WiseA brief history of telescopes
NovN AhmedThe Galactic Eye of Sauron
D JonesCentaurus A and Planet 9
J DitchburnAstronaut twins
D FearProxima Centauri
DecQuiz
Jan 2017 D Jones How to stop a dinosaur killer
Feb DW Jones Climate change
Mar D Fear Active galactic nuclei
Apr R Wynn Stardust speckled gutters
D Fear Lomonosov Crater on Mars
DW Jones QSO 3C 186 Gravitational waves and a recoiling black hole
May N Ahmed "May the fourth be with you"
Jun R Wynn Space art
N Ahmed Abell 370 and black holes
C Morris Discovering comets
J Mithan The Starchip Enterprise
Jul Practical session "Using a hydrogen alpha solar scope"
Sep D Fear The space programme of the UAE
Oct Practical session "How to use a telescope" - Aberogwen
Nov J Mithan Observing the constellations - Cassiopaea
Dec D Jones The Carrington Effect
Jan2018 D Fear Names, stars and galaxies
Feb A Bant The post-processing of monochrome images
Mar N Ahmed Gravity without the Bullock
Apr I Depledge tba
May D FroebrichHOYS-CAPS - A citizen science project for amateur astronomers
JunJ & N Ditchfield Lunar craters
JulD FearFuture space telescopes