Reading AS & Newbury AAS @ NAW

Reading and Newbury Astronomical Societies are teaming up for next weeks
National Astronomy Week as follows. More details can be found at
http://www.readingastro.org.uk


Wed 27th & Thu 28th August
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Mars observing nights. Dinton Pastures, Winnersh Reading from 8.30pm,
entrance free. For a location map see http://tinyurl.com/kr4u.

Use the societies' telescopes to see The Red Planet at its closest approach
for 60,000 years. There will be many telescopes at Dinton Pastures with
experts on hand to help and give advice on how use them.


Sat 30th August
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National Astronomy Week exhibition. The Friend's Meeting House, 2 Church
Street (off London Street) Reading from 11am to 6pm, entrance free. Close to
central car parks and Oracle shopping centre. For a location map see
http://tinyurl.com/kr47.

Planetarium shows every hour, telescope displays, computers, activities for
children (including model making), slideshows, short talks, meteorite
display and lots more. Refreshments. Public lectures 7pm-9:30pm: Mark Sims
of the Beagle 2 team talks about the recent spacecraft launch; Owen Brazell
on "New Views of the Universe".


John
Reading AS