At the u3a Stargazing session on Monday, we started talking about Asterisms. Beyond knowing they were something to do with stellar arrangements, and didn’t fully understand what an Asterism was. I didn’t know that I had been looking at them most of my life. There are constellations that I have known for a very longContinue reading “1981 – Asterisms”
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1973 The Lyrids
The Gosport u3a. group on stargazing meets once a month in The Vine, a local pub that has been converted into a cafe. There’s usually 5 or 6 of us. It’s a casual get together, and a good opportunity for like minded people to have a good chat. Whilst it won’t always work, I tryContinue reading “1973 The Lyrids”
1972 – u3a IGO Astronomy – Controversy?
Let me explain something; u3a’s bread and butter are the interest groups. There is not specific size, but I think u3a like there to be at least four members for a viable group. I’m member of five groups; Local History, Exploring. Art, Stargazing and History. I recently found out that there is a whole otherContinue reading “1972 – u3a IGO Astronomy – Controversy?”
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