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🎄🎄 Annual Christmas Lecture Announcement🎄🎄

We are pleased to announce that our 2023 Christmas lecture will be taking place on Friday 15th December, at Monton Methodist Church.

We will be having a small social gathering before hand with the doors opening at 7:00pm to say hello and reminisce of the year gone by. Feel free to bring sausage rolls and/or mince pies! Tea and Coffee will be provided.

The talk itself has been pre-recorded by our honorary president and dear friend Dr Allan Chapman FRAS. The talk will be shown starting at 7:30pm and is entitled:

“From beer brewing to the stars: John Flamsteed and the founding of the Greenwich Royal Observatory”

The event is free for anyone who may wish to attend (although any voluntary donations to the society would be greatly appreciated!)

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NASA Confirms space probe communications

NASA have confirmed they are back in contact with the Voyager 2 soace probe, after losing contact with it in mid-July

Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66408851

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Annual General Meeting

Please note that we will be closed to the Public this coming Wednesday (22nd February). We are holding a members only meeting.

The observatory will be open as usual the following week onwards

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Fundraising for facilities

We have a Gofund me page setup

Installation water supply & drainage to building

Do you want to join us in making a difference? We’re raising money in aid of SALFORD ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY and every donation will help. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us.

Salford Astronomical Society was established in 1964 and in 1971 the Observ…

Read more & donate here – https://gofund.me/2d91801e

Forward this message to your contacts to help this campaign reach its target!

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Latest from James Webb

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-catches-fiery-hourglass-as-new-star-forms