October Group Meeting

Monday the 4th of October saw members of the Redditch Astronomical Society meet in the Canterbury Suite at St. Augustines School Redditch between 7.00 & 9.30 P.M.
Arrangements were made for a trip to the Annual General Meeting of the Feaderation of Astronomy Societies in Cambridge on Saturday the ninth of October, where apart from the A.G.M., there will be several speeches and presentations throughout the day, as well as trade stands where hopefully books, maps and equipment can be picked up at bargain prices.
Next up, one of the members put on a slide show and narration on stellar nebulae and their content, location distance and size etc.
A break was then taken for refreshment, and members took advantage of this time to learn to read star maps and to solve problems with their telescopes with the help of other members.
The second half began with a presentation showing more nebulae, but this time demonstrating what can be achieved by an amature astro imager from his own back garden, followed by general discussion on many topics.
The venue for the meeting on Nov 1st will be the same, when Boris Gaensicke will be talking on “Dance of death in the stellar graveyard”.
Doors open at seven O’clock and members and guests are asked to arrive on time.