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Videos of society meetings

From this page you can access videos of the main talks at recent meetings. You can either view the file as it appears here, or view it in higher quality directly on the Vimeo page by clicking on the text of the title. Please wait for a few seconds for a video to start playing. Playing more than one video at a time could result in slow downloads!

27 April 2013

Sixty Years of Radio Astronomy from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

An Introduction to Astronomical Sketching from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

26 January 2013

Conversations about Sir Patrick Moore and his Astronomy from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

60 Years of Astronomy, the JAS and the SPA from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

27 October 2012

Dr Leigh Fletcher: Strange Weather! Exploring the Giant Planets from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Robin Scagell: What's Up Autumn 2012 from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Ian Morison: Reflector versus refractor? from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

21 July 2012

The Universe in the Classroom by Prof. Paul Roche

Night Sky for August-September 2012 from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Richard Fleet: Night Sky Glows from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

28 April 2012

28 January 2012

Prof. Peter Wilkinson: The Square Kilometre Array, A Telescope of Discovery from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Robin Scagell: Looking for Aurorae from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Martin Lewis: Planetary Imaging with a Dobsonian Telescope from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

29 October 2011

Simon Mitton: Fred Hoyle: Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Robin Scagell: What's Up for November-December 2011 from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Astronomy from Kosovo, by John Chapman Smith from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Spectroscopy by Jack Martin from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

30 July 2011

Talk on 30 July 2011 by Dr Hiranya Peiris on 'Fingerprints of the Early Universe' from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

What's Up in the sky for Summer 2011 from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Talk on Results from Cassini by Jerry Workman from .

30 April 2011

Prof. John Zarnecki: Spacecraft I Have Known and Loved from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Jerry Stone: The Next 50 Years in Space from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

What's Up for May–July 2011 from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

John Murrell: Noctilucent Clouds from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

29 January 2011

Prof. Monica Grady: Does Life on Earth Imply Life on Mars? from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

Andrew Robertson: Planetary Observing from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

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30 October 2010

Carl Murray: The View from Saturn from Society for Popular Astronomy on Vimeo.

 

 

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