2nd January

Welcome Back Coffee Evening

9th January

Beginners/Observing Evening

16th January

Strange Things in the Sky
Andrew Mowbray

23rd January

Beginners/Observing Evening

30th January

The Martian Chronicles
Audience Participation

6th February

Winter Picture Roundup
Audience Participation

13th February

Beginners/Observing Evening

16th February

Public Open Night

20th February

T-Tauri -A story of Stellar Teenagers*
Mark Gallaway

27th February

Beginners/Observing Evening

5th March

Astrophotography with a DSLR camera
Dave Smith

12th March

Beginners/Observing Evening

15th March

Public Open Night

19th March

Preserving the Past*
Claire Reed

26th March

Beginners/Observing Evening

2nd April

Neptune
Andrew Mowbray

9th April

Beginners/Observing Evening

12th April

Public Open Night

16th April

Coping with Light Pollution
Ed Goward

23rd April

Beginners/Observing Evening

30th April

Astronomers’ Question Time
Audience Participation

7th May

Jupiter
Andrew Mowbray

14th May

Beginners/Observing Evening

21st  May

Spring Picture Roundup
Audience Participation

28th May

Beginners Evening

4th June

Astro Quiz
Audience Participation

11th June

Beginners’ Evening

18th June

Gravity Waves*
Prof. Malcolm MacCallum

25th June

Beginners’ Evening

2nd July

Using gravitational lensing surveys to help understand what dark matter might be*
Paul Hewett

11th July

Beginners’ Evening

16th July

Summer Picture Roundup
Audience Participation

23rd July

Southend Sea Front - No meeting at Church - Contact Secretary for details

30th July

Pub - No meeting at Church - Contact Secretary for details

6th August

Pub - No meeting at Church - Contact Secretary for details

13th August

Pub - No meeting at Church - Contact Secretary for details

20th August

Southend Museum - No meeting at Church - Contact Secretary for details

27th August

Ten Pin Bowling - No meeting at Church - Contact Secretary for details

3rd September

Coffee Evening

10th September

Beginners/Observing Evening

17th September

The Literary Astronomer
Mike Culley

24th September

Beginners/Observing Evening

1st October

Title to be confirmed*
Dr Carolin Crawford

8th October

AGM & Beginners/Observing Evening

15th October

Debate
Audience Participation

22nd October

Beginners/Observing Evening

29th October

Kelling round up

5th November

Autumn Picture Round up
Audience Participation

12th November

Beginners/Observing Evening

19th November

The Outer Limits
Andrew Mowbray

26th November

Beginners/Observing Evening

3rd December

Planetary Landers*
Dan Andrews

10th December

Beginners/Observing Evening

17th December

Social

24th December

No Meeting

31st December

No Meeting

All dates subject to change without notice, warning or reason!