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Oct 2017 Newsletter Volume23, Issue 2 NWASNEWS October 2017 Newsletter for the Wiltshire, Swindon, Beckington Sharing the Skies Astronomical Societies and Salisbury Plain Observing Group While we have officially swapped the chair and vice chair roles I will still be editing the Wiltshire Society Page 2 newsletter. Swindon Stargazers 3 The AGM enabled us to pass over duties (ha ha ha) and I would like to thank the Beckington and Astronomy 4 society for the gift of 6 constellation wine Apollo Astronauts in UK. 4 glasses from the society. Debbie Crokker has agreed to become Cassini ends its mission 5 vice Treasurer, and details have been passed to her for tonight. Viewing Logs and Images 6-8 I have unfortunately had to help out a lot with Dark Skies Wales this last few weeks and going forward a few more weeks while Herschel Society Meeting 8 the Director Allan Trow underwent surgery Space News that has lead to more surgery being need- :Data from Opportunity shows ed. We wish him a speedy recovery. equatorial water on Mars. It means I will also be in Spain at the GEO Lunar Observer crash site found observatory while there are paying visitors New dual object found there including a journalist which means I Mystery of Moonquakes solved? Galaxy shapes give keys will miss the next event in Devizes. Rosetta lander last image viewed Also a special birthday event in Devizes Ligo gravity waves. Another found that Pete Glastonbury is helping to organ- Sub surface ice on Vesta ise. This will now be on the 14th October. Note the chance to meet Al Worden in IViewing logs, travel notes 9- Wales on Monday 9th October. On top of this, with schools being less in- What’s Up September 2017 15 terested in visits due to curriculum chang- Constellation of the Month 16- es, I would like to get back to doing more Ursa Major 18 Sidewalk astronomy in local towns. Per- haps taking a Dobsonian into the centre of Space Station Timings 19 local towns when timing and dark dry skies allow. IMAGES, VIEWING SESSIONS 20 Clear Skies and OUTREACH Andy The setting 2day old Moon on equinox eve 21st September from the West Kennet Long Barrow. A sequence of 20 images stacked using star trails to pick out the thin sliver of the Moon, using Nikon D800 with 28 to 300mm lens on tripod at 300mm. Andy Burns Page 2 Volume21, Issue8 Wiltshire Society Page Membership Meeting nights £1.00 for members £3 for visitors Wiltshire Astronomical Society Wiltshire AS Contacts Web site: www.wasnet.org.uk Keith Bruton Chair, [email protected] Meetings 2015/2016Season. Vice chair: Andy Burns and newsletter editor. NEW VENUE the Pavilion, Rusty Lane, Seend Email [email protected] Meet 7.30 for 8.00pm start Bob Johnston (Treasurer) Debbie Croker (vice Treasurer) Date Speaker Title Philip Proven (Hall coordinator) Dave Buckle (Teas) 3rd Oct Prof Richard Harrison, Oxfordshire’s national space Peter Chappell (Speaker secretary) facility: Over 50 years in Space 7th Nov Sally Russell An Introduction to Astronomical Nick Howes (Technical Guru) Sketching. Observing Sessions coordinators: Jon Gale, Tony Vale 5th Dec Dr Helen Walker Mars Orbiters, Rovers & Landers. Contact via the web site details. This is to protect individuals 2018 from unsolicited mailings. 2nd Jan Open Forum Subject for Beginners (TBA). 6th Feb Prof. David Southwood Cassini-Huygens, a Mission to Saturn & Titan. 6th Mar Andrew Lound Guardians of the Rings. 3rd Apr Guy Hurst George Alcock – The Life & Rusty Lane, Pavilion Achievements of this Amazing Observer. 1st May Paul Money Triumphs of Voyager: Journey to Jupiter/Splendours of Saturn. 5th Jun Martin Griffiths Understanding Stars +AGM. Observing Sessions The Wiltshire Astronomical return to full working order Society’s observing sessions before leaving. With enough are open, and we welcome care shown we may get the Richard Harrison MBE PhD FRAS FInstP STFC RAL visitors from other societies National Trust to do some- Space as well as members of the thing with them! public to join us. Professor Harrison is an established solar physicist, We will help you set up PLEASE see our proposed with over three decades experience in the study of so- equipment (as often as you changes to the observing lar activity and solar ejecta, including pioneering work need this help), and let you sessions, contacting and on solar ejection processes, and in the leadership of test anything we have to help other details. Back Page you in your choice of future space-borne solar instrumentation. He led the Space astronomy purchases. Physics Division at RAL from 2003 to 2015 before tak- Please treat the lights and ing on the role of RAL Space Chief Scientist. He has been Principal Investigator of key science instruments aboard the ESA SOHO and the NASA STEREO spacecraft, and co-investigator of numerous space in- struments, specialising in solar EUV spectral observa- tions and coronal and heliospheric imaging. He is au- thor of over 220 research papers in the professional literature. He was awarded the MBE and Royal Astro- nomical Society (RAS) Chapman medal, both in 2004, and the RAS Service Award in 2017. He serves on the Space Environment Impact Expert Group (SEIEG) that advises the UK Government on space weather impacts and mitigation. Professor Harrison’s professional career started in the early 1980s with involvement in the NASA Solar Maxi- mum Mission at the University of Birmingham and the High Altitude Observatory, USA. This involved pioneer- ing research and instrument operations activities for Harrison, R.A., J.A. Davies, D. Biesecker, M. Gibbs, The applica- both X-ray instrumentation and the HAO coronagraph. tion of heliospheric imaging to space weather operations: lessons This kick-started a keen interest in the onset and prop- learnt from published studies, Space Weather, in press, 2017 agation of solar ejecta, that was always a major ele- Harrison, R.A., J.A. Davies, et al., An analysis of the onset and ment of his research in exploiting the instruments that propagation of the multiple coronal mass ejections of 2010 Au- gust 1, ApJ 750, 45, 2012 he has led on the ESA SOHO and NASA STEREO Davies, J.A., R.A. Harrison, et al., A self-similar expansion model for missions. In particular, the Heliospheric Imagers (HI) use in solar transient propagation studies, ApJ 750, 23, 2012. on the STEREO spacecraft, for which he is PI, have Harrison, R.A., C.J. Davis, C.J. Eyles, D. Bewsher, S. Crothers, J.A. marked the maturing of instrumentation that can image Davies, et al., First imaging of Coronal Mass Ejections in the helio- sphere viewed from outside the Sun-Earth line, Solar Phys. 247, solar ejecta in the heliosphere. 171, 2008 Page 3 Swindon’s own astronomy group Meeting Dates for 2018 The club meets once a month at Liddington Hall, Church Friday 19 January 2018 Road, Liddington, Swindon, SN4 0HB at 7.30pm. See pro- Programme: Prof. Elizabeth Pearson - The Chelyabinsk gramme below. Meteor Friday 16 February 2018 Our Next Meeting: Steve Tonkin – Binocular Astronomy Programme: Prof. Peter Read - Jupiter's Turbulent Atmos- th – Friday 20 October phere Ad-hoc viewing sessions Friday 16 March 2018 Regular stargazing evenings are being organised near Swin- AGM – plus a talk don. To join these events please visit our website for further Friday 20 April 2018 information. Programme: TBA Friday 18 May 2018 Lately we have been stargazing at Blakehill Farm Nature Reserve near Cricklade, a very good spot with no distrac- Programme: Prof. Harrison - Space Weather tions from car headlights. Friday 15 June 2018 We often meet regularly at a lay-by just outside the village of Programme: TBA Uffcott, near Wroughton. Directions are also shown on the website link below. Website: When we use East Kennett, we meet at the public car park http://www.swindonstargazers.com just below The Red Lion pub at Avebury; we usually hang on for 10 minutes and then move on to our viewing spot at East Kennett. Information about our evenings and viewing spots Chairman: Peter Struve can be found here: Tel No: 01793 481547 http://www.swindonstargazers.com/noticeboard/ Email: [email protected] noticeboard06.htm Address: 3 Monkton Close, Park South, Swindon, SN3 2EU If you think you might be interested email the organiser Rob- in Wilkey (see website). With this you will then be emailed Secretary: Dr Bob Gatten (PhD) regarding the event, whether it is going ahead or whether it Tel Number: 07913 335475 will be cancelled because of cloud etc. We are a small keen group and I would ask you to note that Email: [email protected] you DO NOT have to own a telescope to take part, just turn Address: 17, Euclid Street, up and have a great evening looking through other people's scopes. We are out there to share an interest and the hobby. There's nothing better than practical astronomy in the great cold British winter! And hot drinks are often available, you can also bring your own. Enjoy astronomy at it's best! Members of the Wiltshire Astronomical Society always wel- come! At Liddington Village Hall, Church Road, Liddington, SN4 0HB – 7.30pm onwards The hall has easy access from Junction 15 of the M4, a map and directions can be found on our website at: http://www.swindonstargazers.com/clubdiary/ directions01.htm Meeting Dates for 2017: Friday 20 October 2017 Programme: Steve Tonkin - Binocular Astronomy Friday 17 November 2017 Programme: Mike Leggett: Exploration of Mars Friday 15 December 2017 Programme: Christmas Social Page 4 BECKINGTON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY APOLLO ASTRONAUTS IN UK Society Details & Speakers programme can be found on September 9th at Milton Keynes.
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