General Information
These meetings are held at "Friends Meeting House", Granville Road, Clacton-on-Sea at 7.30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (except August)
In addition to the main events, there are also Monthly 'Sky at Night' , 'Astro-News' presentations, Seasonal Constellations and a regular raffle.
New Members & visitors are always welcome.
Visitors are very welcome but are charged a fee of £2.00
Some items may be subject to change & if so members will be advised accordingly
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Print on both sides of a single A4 Sheet and fold into thirds
January 8th 2009
The 40th Anniversary Lecture
40 Years of CDAA
by
Colin John
Local Newspaper Report
Febuary 5th 2009
Special Guest Speaker
Discovering Supernovae:
Methods, Motivation and Rewards
by
Tom Boles
March 5th 2009
The Life and Death of Stars Part I
by
Bob Leon
Local Newspaper Report
April 2nd 2009
Special Guest Speaker
Radio Astronomy
by
Dr. Lawrence Newell
May 7th 2009
The History of Gravity
by
Stephen Hill
June 4th 2009
The Origins of Life on Earth
by
David Peachy
July 2nd 2009
The International Year of Astronomy Evening
A Series of Short Lectures
on the
Apollo Missions, Galileo and the Moon
by
The Membership
September 3rd 2009
The Life and Death of Stars Part II
by
Bob Leon
October 1st 2009
A.G.M.
Followed byNebulae
The Birthplace and Graveyard of Stars
by
David Pugh
Local Newspaper Report
November 5th 2009
Special Guest Speaker
The Huygen's Mission to Titan
by
Jerry Workman
Local Newspaper Report
December 3rd 2009
The Annual Quiz
Hosted by David Pugh
Local Newspaper Report