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Any LAS members who can help out with equipment please let us know. all tickets for the public available from, the 1st october View the calendar event

19:30 @ The Allendale Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AS View the calendar event

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Talk by Dr Alan Penny, University of St Andrews Free admission and visitors always welcome. The Primary Objectives And Purposes Of METI International Are To: Conduct scientific research and educational programs in Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI) and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Promote international cooperation and collaboration in METI, SETI, and astrobiology. Understand and communicate the societal implications and relevance of searching for life beyond Earth, even before detection of extraterrestrial life. Foster multidisciplinary research on the design and transmission of interstellar messages, building a global community of scholars from the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts. Research and communicate to the public the many factors that influence the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe, with a special emphasis on the last three terms of the Drake Equation: (1) the fraction of life-bearing worlds on which intelligence evolves, (2) the fraction of intelligence-bearing worlds with civilizations having the capacity and motivation for interstellar communication, and (3) the longevity of such civilizations. Offer programs to the public and to the scholarly community that foster increased awareness of the challenges facing our civilization’s longevity, while encouraging individual and community activities that support the sustainability of human culture on multigenerational timescales, which is essential for long-term METI and SETI research. View the calendar event

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Oct 9 ‘Life after Skylark’ by Roger D Cooper, formerly of Leicester University View the calendar event

Talk by Alex Pratt, BAA Meteor Section Free admission and visitors always welcome. Visual observation of meteors has been a popular pastime for amateur astronomers for many decades. Using the naked eye, sometimes assisted by film and digital cameras, observers have contributed to our knowledge of the annual meteor showers. However, interest in visual observations is dwindling because of the extent of light pollution across our towns and cities. Increasing numbers of observers are using video cameras, which can record meteors from suburban locations and in moonlight. Alex has observed meteors for many years, is on the Committee of the BAA Meteor Section and is a member of the IMO. He is co-founder of NEMETODE, a network of video meteor cameras in the British Isles. His talk outlines the developments from visual work, film and digital cameras, to video techniques and describes setting up a video meteor station. The talk includes results from meteor cameras operating across Scotland. View the calendar event

Main talk: Recording meteors, from deckchairs to desktops by Alex Pratt of the BAA Plus what's in the sky for September and occasional short presentations from members. Refreshments afterwards. Open to all, admission free. You don't have to be a member to come along and we're always happy to see new faces. View the calendar event

Any LAS members who can help out with equipment please let us know. all tickets for the public sold out!! View the calendar event

The 2018 FAS Convention will take place on September 22nd 2018 at the University of York. The convention will start at 9.00am. View the calendar event

A workshop which will help people to learn more about night photography and hone their skills so they can enter the Night Photography Competition. Tuition provided by Ian Collins Photography www.icpic.co.uk Ian has a passion for low-light photography and has had his work published widely in publications including National geographic and The Times. Presentations include practical demonstrations bringing the terminology and technology to a level everybody can understand. Register your place: Online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/night-photography-workshop-tickets-47416624400?ref=estw Phone: 01597 811527 View the calendar event

Earthquakes, Volcanoes & (BIG) Telescopes: My Fortnight in Hawai’ by Nahid Chowdhury View the calendar event

Main talk: The variable Hubble Nebula by Dr John Lightfoot of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. Plus what's in the sky for September and occasional short presentations from members. Refreshments afterwards. Open to all, admission free. You don't have to be a member to come along and we're always happy to see new faces. View the calendar event

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