General Information
These reports appear in the Friday (before our monthly meeting held on the first Thursday of the month) editions of the 'Clacton Gazzette' and 'Essex Evening Standard' in their 'Neighbourhood News' sections
Stellar Classification Part II - 'Letters and Numbers' by Bob Leon
At the 8th February meeting Bob Leon gave the second and final part of his presentation on the subject of Stellar Classification. In Part I, Bob had explained the physics behind the choices made to distinguish the stars in the night sky. In Part II he described the history of the classification schemes that have evolved over the years which now allow professional astronomers to describe a given star meaningfully with a string of characters.
The Next Meeting
The next monthly meeting to be held on the 7th February will have our chairman Peter Carlo giving a talk entitled 'The Proposed Return to the Moon'. The meeting will be held as usual at the 'Friends Meeting House' in Granville Road, Clacton . Please note that new members and visitors are always welcome at these meetings. First time visitors may attend for free but subsequent visits are charged a fee of £1.50.