08/02/2012 - Due to circumstances beyond our control Andrew Lound will not be able to do tonights lecture ‘Titanic Constellations’ this will be rescheduled for a later date. Briam Lynn of Heaton Park observatory has agreed to stand in for tonights lecture.
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17/01/2012 – Salford Astro participating in BBC’s Stargazing Live. Observatory Open to the public tomorrow (18th Jan) – free . More here.
05/10/2011: BAA Variable Star Section Meeting – Details here.
28/01/201:Dr Allan Chapman is fit again and has been “on the road” speaking again. He has not missed his annual Christmas Lecture at Salford Astro for over 30 years. So the postponed lecture from December 2010 will now take place on SATURDAY evening 26th February 2011. Same time and venue.
7:30pm ** Rescheduled Christmas Lecture ** Astronomy in the Early Royal Society“ by Dr Allan Chapman, Honorary President and member of Salford Astronomical Society, at The University of Salford
5/1/2011: Today is the last of the hour long “Stargazing Live” programs on BBC2 at 8pm but it is not over! See bbc.co.uk/stargazing. Events continue until at least 16th January nationwide. Free tonight and in the northwest? Pop down to Manchester Astronomical Society or Salford Astronomical Society’s observatory tonight (record the program) at 8pm.
11/12/2010: Although on his way to recovery, Allan Chapman has not quite shaken of his laryngitis and has reluctantly postponed his appearance at Salford for the 15th December to spring next year on a date yet to be arranged. Instead, as an early start to the 50th Anniversary commemoration of the first man in space next year, Gurbir Singh will be speaking about Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight on 12th April 1961 and his subsequent visit to Manchester on 12th July.
Venue is the same – Level 1 Lecture Theatre, Room 115 Maxwell Building, University of Salford, The Crescent, Salford M5 4WT. For a map – see the contact page.
17/08/2010: There is a one off room change for the first talk of the new season on 8 September 7.30pm ‘Backyard Astronomers & Deep Sky Imaging’ by Brian Lynn, at The University of Salford. It will take place on the 8th floor in room room 822. We are back to room 115 for October.
12/07/2010: Salford Astronomical Society’s honorary president, Dr Allan Chapman will be presented with a Honorary Doctorate of Science (D Sc.) at the Lowery centre in Salford at 16:30 on Wednesday 14 July 2010 by the University of Salford.
Dr Allan Chapman was born in Salford and receives this award in recognition of his work in the history of science, medicine and especially astronomy. He is also the honorary president for the Society for the History of Astronomy.
He was a member of the Salford Astronomical Society for many of its early years. His annual Christmas lecture is a popular and in some ways the highlight of the SAS’s annual lecture program. The warmest congratulations to Allan and Rachael from everyone at Salford Astronomical Society for this award.
Just a little bit more here on the University’s website.
