Events
| Date, Time & Location | Contact | Event |
| Wed 22 Aug 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 27 Aug 2018, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. (Talks on astronomy if weather unsuitable for observing.) |
| Wed 29 Aug 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 03 Sep 2018, 02:30 Location TBD | James Appleton info@oasi.org.uk | Field trip to observe the graze of H 21630. More info. |
| Wed 05 Sep 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Fri 07 Sep 2018, 20:00 Methodist Church Hall | Paul Whiting chairman@oasi.org.uk | Committee meeting |
| Sun 09 Sep 2018, 10:00-16:00 Bentley Village playing field (bottom of Case Lane) | Roy Gooding secretary@oasi.org.uk | Public access event. Solar observing at Bentley Family Fun Day. Booking not necessary. |
| Mon 10 Sep 2018, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Talk by Bill Barton on the night sky. Book swap: bring books or DVDs concerning astronomy, space-travel, sci-fi or popular science and swap them. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 12 Sep 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 19 Sep 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Fri 21 Sep 2018, 20:00 St Augustine's Church Hall | Pete Richards lectures@oasi.org.uk | Lecture Meeting. Dr Lorne Whiteway, Honorary Research Associate at University College London, Can the World's Largest Digital Camera Answer Cosmological Questions? |
| Mon 24 Sep 2018, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. 19:45: Astronomy Workshop presented by Nigel Evans: The Summer Sky from The Canaries and Namibia. Spectacular images from recent visits to two dark-sky locations. Later: observing (weather permitting). Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 26 Sep 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Fri 28 Sep 2018, 19:00-late Broomhill Library | Paul Whiting, FRAS chairman@oasi.org.uk | Talk and telescopes evening. |
| Wed 03 Oct 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 08 Oct 2018, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Talk by Bill Barton on the night sky. Book swap: bring books or DVDs concerning astronomy, space-travel, sci-fi or popular science and swap them. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 10 Oct 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 17 Oct 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 22 Oct 2018, 10:00-16:00 Norwich Science Festival, Astronomy Day. | Roy Gooding secretary@oasi.org.uk | Public access event. OASI display. Booking not necessary. |
| Mon 22 Oct 2018, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 24 Oct 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Fri 26 Oct 2018, 20:00 St Augustine's Church Hall | Pete Richards lectures@oasi.org.uk | Lecture Meeting. Dr Matt Bothwell, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Monsters in the Dark: Searching for the Most Massive Galaxies in the Universe. |
| Wed 31 Oct 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 07 Nov 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 12 Nov 2018, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Talk by Bill Barton on the night sky. Book swap: bring books or DVDs concerning astronomy, space-travel, sci-fi or popular science and swap them. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 14 Nov 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 21 Nov 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Fri 23 Nov 2018, 20:00 St Augustine's Church Hall | Pete Richards lectures@oasi.org.uk | Lecture Meeting. Martin Lewis, Imaging with a Dobsonian. |
| Mon 26 Nov 2018, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Tue 27 Nov 2018, 04:00 Location TBD | James Appleton info@oasi.org.uk | Field trip to observe the graze of 85 Gem. More info. |
| Tue 27 Nov 2018, 22:15 Location TBD | James Appleton info@oasi.org.uk | Field trip to observe the graze of δ Cnc. More info. |
| Wed 28 Nov 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 05 Dec 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 10 Dec 2018, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Talk by Bill Barton on the night sky. Book swap: bring books or DVDs concerning astronomy, space-travel, sci-fi or popular science and swap them. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 12 Dec 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 19 Dec 2018, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 02 Jan 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 09 Jan 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 14 Jan 2019, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Talk by Bill Barton on the night sky. Book swap: bring books or DVDs concerning astronomy, space-travel, sci-fi or popular science and swap them. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 16 Jan 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 23 Jan 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 28 Jan 2019, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 30 Jan 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 06 Feb 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 11 Feb 2019, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Talk by Bill Barton on the night sky. Book swap: bring books or DVDs concerning astronomy, space-travel, sci-fi or popular science and swap them. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 13 Feb 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 20 Feb 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 25 Feb 2019, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 27 Feb 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 06 Mar 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 11 Mar 2019, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Talk by Bill Barton on the night sky. Book swap: bring books or DVDs concerning astronomy, space-travel, sci-fi or popular science and swap them. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 13 Mar 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 20 Mar 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Mon 25 Mar 2019, 19:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Martin Richmond-Hardy newbourne@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Newbourne. Observing or informal talks, depending on the weather. Bring your telescope to our dark-sky site. |
| Wed 27 Mar 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 03 Apr 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 10 Apr 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 17 Apr 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 24 Apr 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 01 May 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 08 May 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 15 May 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 22 May 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 01 May 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 29 May 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 05 Jun 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 12 Jun 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 19 Jun 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Wed 26 Jun 2019, 20:15-22:00 Orwell Park Observatory | Martin Cook membership@oasi.org.uk | OASI@Orwell Park. Observing (weather permitting). |
| Sat 29 Jun 2019, 13:00-late Newbourne Village Hall | Pete Richards lectures@oasi.org.uk | Summer BBQ, open to members of OASI and their guests. Barbecue lighting time: 3.00pm. Bring your own drinks and food to barbecue; in case of bad weather, bring picnic food to eat in the hall. Solar observing (if the sky is clear!) |
Public access events are marked above in bold. Members of OASI are welcome to attend all events. Email for more details via email addresses listed.
Previous Events
- Public observing events
- Open Days
- Astronomy Workshops
- Lectures
- Anniversaries (21st, 40th, 50th).
- BBQs
- Other: outings, external meetings, excursions, etc