Monthly Meetings 2026-2027
The following are the dates of this season's monthly meetings, with details of speakers. As usual, all meetings are on Friday evenings, starting at 7.15 p.m. for a 7.30 pm start. will be held at the Planetarium, Wynyard Woodland Park, just outside Stockton, off the A177 Durham Road, TS21 3JG, until further notice.
# Amateur talk
## Academic subject, but“not too technical“ presentation
11 September
“Title t.b.a. ´: by Fi McClelland of the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory #
9 October
“Horseshoes on Saturn” by Prof. Colin Steele of Manchester University ##
13 November
“The Mallorca Eclipse” by Dr. John McCue, CaDAS Honorary Vice-President #
11 December
“Title t.b.a. “ By Prof. Mark Thompson of Leeds University ##
8 January 2027
“Stars and Sand“ by Dr. Fred Stevenson #
12 February
“Variable Stars” by Andrew Stephenson of York AS #
12 March
“Saturn” by Mike Foulkes #
9 April
“The Extremely Large Telescope” by Prof. Mark Swinbank of Durham University ##
14 May
“Title t.b.a. ’ by Dr. Jürgen Schmoll of Durham University, CaDAS Chairman #
11 June
“AGM plus members´ short talks.
Note: It’s yet to be decided whether Mike Foulkes’ talk in March will be in person or via Zoom.