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What's Up & Newsletter - December 2021

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By Steve Harris

The December edition of the Society Newsletter and What's Up of items to see over the coming month are now both available to read from the below links. Featured this month is a guide to buying a telescope for Christmas, plus some information about face-to-face meetings restarting for both the Main and Beginners meetings.

December 2021 Newsletter
What's Up: December 2021

Added on: Nov 27, 2021 Read more

What's Up & Newsletter - December 2020

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By Steve Harris

The December edition of the Society Newsletter and What's Up of items to see over the coming month are now both available to read from the below links. Featured this month are The Star of Bethlehem and the Winter Solstice.

December 2020 Newsletter
What's Up: December 2020

Added on: Nov 30, 2020 Read more

December 2020 Main Meeting - Dr Alexandra Loske (University of Sussex)

Posted by Newbury Astronomy Society | Tags: 2020, december

The next Newbury Astronomical Society meeting on the first Friday in December has been moved back a week, to the second Friday of December (the 11th). The meeting subject has also changed, and will be a Christmas lecture.

In this talk art historian Dr Alexandra Loske will give an introduction to colour and pigment history and how artists and illustrators have coloured the universe. Alexandra is the curator of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton and teaches at the University of Sussex. She has published widely on colour in art and is the co-author of a book about the Moon in art and science (with astronomer Robert Massey).

Ann Davies, Programme Organiser

Added on: Nov 18, 2020 Read more

What's Up & Newsletter - December 2019

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By Steve Harris

The December edition of the Society Newsletter and What's Up of items to see over the coming month are now both available to read from the below links. Featured this month are the results of the transit of Mercury across the sun in November, and an introduction to GraphDark.

December 2019 Newsletter
What's Up: December 2019

Added on: Dec 05, 2019 Read more

What's Up & Newsletter - December 2018

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By Steve Harris

The December edition of the Society Newsletter and What's Up of items to see over the coming month are now both available to read from the below links. Featured this month are a Christmas comet and 10 tips for telescopes.

December 2018 Newsletter
What's Up: December 2018

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What's Up & Newsletter - Dec 2017

Posted by Newbury Astronomy Society | Tags: newsletter, whatsup, 2017, december

By Steve Harris

The December edition of the Society Newsletter and What's Up of items to see over the coming month are now both available to read from the below links. Featured this month is the anatomy of a beginner's telescope, & an interstellar visitor to our solar system.

December 2017 Newsletter
What's Up: December 2017

Added on: Dec 02, 2017 Read more

What's Up & Newsletter - Dec 2016

Posted by Newbury Astronomy Society | Tags: newsletter, whatsup, 2016, december

By Steve Harris

The December editions of the Society Newsletter and What's Up of items to see over the coming month are now both available to read from the below links. Featured this month are some news on Proxima b and a look at what the Star of Bethlehem could have been.

December 2016 Newsletter
What's Up: December 2016

Added on: Dec 05, 2016 Read more

What's Up & Newsletter - Dec 2015

Posted by Newbury Astronomy Society | Tags: newsletter, whatsup, 2015, december

By Steve Harris

The December editions of the Society Newsletter and What's Up of items to see over the coming month are now both available to read from the below links. Featured this month is Comet Catalina, a discussion on the possibility of E.T, & the Geminid meteor shower.

December 2015 Newsletter
What's Up: December 2015

Added on: Dec 04, 2015 Read more