Blackett Observatory

Note: During Term time, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings are College only till 10.30pm.

Date	Event	Description	Venue
2010 (150th Anniversary of Barclay Telescope)
September
Wednesday 8th	College Term starts
Monday 27th	Outer Planets	Viewing Uranus, Neptune	Observatory 8pm+
October
Friday 1st	Drinks	Friends 6th anniversary and 150th Birthday	Marlburian 6.30pm
Monday 4th	School evening	Primary School visit	Observatory 7pm+
Monday 11th	Q and A evening	'Astrology - friend or foe'	Observatory 7.30pm. Places (max 20) must be booked.
Thursday 21st	Meteor shower	Orionids (~25 meteors per hour)	Observatory not open
Saturday 23rd	Moon-watch	Viewing Jupiter's moons	Observatory 8pm+
Friday 29th	Double stars	Observing optical doubles	Observatory 8pm+
November
Friday 5th	Meteor Shower	Taurids (~ 10 meteors per hour)	Observatory 9pm+
Monday 8th	Q and A evening	Setting the distance scale	Observatory 7.30pm. Places (max 20) must be booked
Monday 15th	Public Open Evening	1st Quarter Moon	Observatory 8pm+
Thursday 18th	Meteor shower	Leonids (~60+ meteors per hour)	Observatory 9pm+
Tuesday 30th	Blackett Science Lecture	What is the Sun doing and what does it mean for us?(Professor. Mike Lockwood FRS, Reading and Rutherford Appleton)	Ellis Theatre Marlborough College 8.00pm
December
Tuesday 14th	Meteor shower	Geminids (~100 meteors per hour)	Observatory not open
Wednesday 15th	College term ends
Thursday 16th	Winter Sky	Observing the Winter Wreath	Observatory 8pm+
2011
January
Sunday 3rd	Meteor Shower	Quadrantids (~100 meteors per hour)	Observatory 8pm+
Monday 10th		College Term starts
Friday 14th	School evening	Primary School visit	Observatory 7pm+
Monday 17th	Observing	Bring your own Telescope/Binos	Observatory 7pm+
February
Monday 7th	School evening	Primary School visit	Observatory 7pm+
Tuesday 15th	Open evening	50th anniversary of the College Eclipse expedition	Observatory 8.30pm
March
Wednesday 18th	College Term ends
Thursday 15th	Spring sky	Tour of Spring constellations	Observatory 7pm+
Saturday 19th	Public Lecture	NASA/ESA Sun-Earth day. (C. Barclay)	Ellis Theatre, Marlborough College 6.00pm
April
Friday 1st	College Term ends
Thursday 26th	College Term starts
Wednesday 29th	Solar Afternoon	Viewing the Sun in H-alpha	Observatory 2pm+
May
Wednesday 4th	Solar Afternoon	Viewing the Sun in H-alpha	Observatory 2pm+
Wednesday 11th	Public Open Day	Solar Observing	Observatory 2pm+
June
Saturday 18th	Summer Solstice	Tour of the Summer constellations	Observatory 10pm+
July
Saturday 2nd	College Term ends
Friday 12th	Meteor shower	Perseids (~60 meteors per hour)	Observatory 10pm+

In view of the variability of the local weather, events at the Observatory are subject to cancellation (not Q and A or lectures)
Call 077923114371 (mob) for confirmation

2010 (150th Anniversary of Barclay Telescope)

2011