2008 |
| September | | | |
| Monday 1st | College Term starts | |
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| Monday 8th | Outer Planets | Viewing Uranus, Neptune | Observatory 8pm+
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| Friday 19th | School evening | Primary School visit | Observatory 7pm+
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| Saturday 27th | Drinks | Friends 4th anniversary | Observatory 6.30pm
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| October | | | |
| Friday 3rd | Q&A evening | Near Earth Object threat | Observatory 7.30pm Places (max 20) must be booked
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| Monday 6th | School evening | Primary School visit | Observatory 7pm+
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| Monday 20th | Meteor shower | Orionids (~25 meteors per hour) | Observatory 10pm +
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| Friday 31st | Nebulae | Observing stellar death | Observatory 8pm+
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| November | | | |
| Monday 3rd | Meteor Shower | Taurids (~ 10 meteors per hour) | Observatory 10pm+
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| Friday 7th | Q&A evening | The 'Dark side' of the Universe | Observatory 7.30pm Places (max 20) must be booked
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| Monday 10th | Public Open Evening | 1st Quarter Moon | Observatory 8pm+
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| Monday 17th | Meteor shower | Leonids (~60+ meteors per hour) | Observatory 8pm+
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| Tuesday 25th | Blackett Science Lecture | Discovering planets (Dr. D. Pollacco, Queen's University Belfast) | Ellis Theatre Marlborough College 8.00pm
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| December | | | |
| Monday 1st | School evening | Primary School visit | Observatory 7pm+
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| Wednesday 10th | College term ends | |
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| Saturday 13th | Meteor shower | Geminids (~100 meteors per hour) | Observatory 10pm+
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| Saturday 20th | Winter Sky | Tour of Winter constellations | Observatory 7pm+
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2009 International Year of Astronomy |
| January | | | |
| Saturday 3rd | Meteor Shower | Quadrantids (~100 meteors per hour) | Observatory 8pm+
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| Monday 5th | | College Term starts |
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| Friday 16th | School evening | Primary School visit | Observatory 7pm+
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| Monday 19th | Observing | Bring your own Telescope/Binos | Observatory 7pm+
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| February | | | |
| Monday 2nd | School evening | Primary School visit | Observatory 7pm+
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| March | | | |
| Wednesday 18th | College Term ends | |
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| Thursday 19th | Spring sky | Tour of Spring constellations | Observatory 7pm+
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| Saturday 21st | Public Lecture | NASA/ESA Sun-Earth day. (C. Barclay) | Ellis Theatre, Marlborough College 6pm
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| Monday 23rd -Tuesday 24th TBC | CERN visit Geneva
| Private tour of the new Large Hadron Collider | Places limited. Price/timings TBC
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| Monday 30th March - 6th April | College Expedition
| La Palma |
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| April | | | |
| Monday 13th | College Term starts | |
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| Wednesday 29th | Solar Afternoon | Viewing the Sun in H-alpha | Observatory 2pm+
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| May | | | |
| Wednesday 13th | Public Open Day | Solar Observing | Observatory 2pm+
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| June | | | |
| Saturday 20th | Summer Solstice | Tour of the Summer constellations | Observatory 10pm+
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| July | | | |
| Saturday 4th | College Term ends | |
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| August | | | |
| Monday 12th | Meteor shower | Perseids (~60 meteors per hour) | Observatory 10pm+
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