Hull and East Riding
Astronomical Society
Programme of Lectures 2019/20
All lectures take place at the Civic Centre in Cottingham.
We meet in the room above the main hall: there is a lift.
Same entrance as the main hall, and doors open 7:45pm for an 8pm start
Monday 9th September 2019
“We Choose to Go To The Moon – Personal Recollections Of The First Moon Landing”
by Peter Rea (Cleethorpes AS) For extra information/links click here
Monday 14th October 2019
“Class IV (Rare) Meteor Showers”
by Dr Ray Taylor
Monday 11th November 2019
“The beauty and violence of the sun”
by Hazel Collett (York AS)
Monday 9th December 2019
“Wonders of the Universe – A TripAdvisor Top 10 Countdown”
by Prof Brad Gibson (University of Hull)
Monday 20th January 2020 (NB: the 3rd Monday not the 2nd as usual)
“Lunar Rocks: 50 Years of Science”
By Samantha Bell, Research Student, University of Manchester
Monday 10th February 2020
"How The Environment Shapes The Evolution Of Galaxies"
by Claire Cashmore (University of Hull)
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Saturday 7th March 2020
HERAS proudly Hosts the British Astronomical Association’s
“Back to Basics” Workshop
Full details: https://britastro.org/cottinghamb2b
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Monday 9th March 2020
“The Earth and Atmosphere from Space”
By Dr. Anna Hogg (University of Leeds)
The final 3 meetings of the 2019/20 season have had to be cancelled because of the measures necessary to respond to the Coronavirus outbreak
Monday 20th April 2020 (NB: 13th April is Easter Monday)
“Triumphs of Voyager, Part Two”
by Paul Money FRAS FBIS
Monday 11th May 2020
“The Solar System -
By Tim Old, HERAS/BLAS member
Monday 8th June 2020
Annual General Meeting
For further details please contact the secretary, Helen -