ASG

INTRODUCTION TO THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF GLASGOW

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M33 by Nigel Bryant

Membership is open to anyone interested in astronomy

The Society holds lecture meetings from September through to April

Lecture Meetings take place place at 7.30 p.m. in the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (usually, but not exclusively, on the third Thursday of the month from September to April).

The meetings are currently held in Room R3.45 or Room R6.41 of the Royal College. Enter from the James Weir Building in Montrose Street.

The Imaging Group meet before the main
meeting at 6.45 p.m.

Admission is free - visitors are very welcome.

Membership benefits include:
Eight monthly Newsletters Access to a local observatory	Access to the Society's Library Telescope hire

Subscription rates are £12.00 (adults) and FREE for Juniors (16 years and under)

OBSERVATORY ACCESS

We were indebted to Dr Graham Woan for granting us access to the University of Glasgow Observatory during the 2002-2003 session. It is situated in Acre Road, just off Maryhill Road (opposite the West of Scotland Science Park). Meetings are held once a month (October to March) on THURSDAY evenings, from 7.30 p.m. until 9.30 p.m.

If the sky is clear, we can observe with the computer-guided 16” Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector—a perk only available to ASG members! On cloudy nights we run workshops, show slides/videos, give talks, the latest astronomical images are downloaded from the Internet, or we have the use of the small planetarium. Tea and coffee are available for a small charge. Regular bus services from the city centre should take you to the stop just before the roundabout opposite Acre Road (FirstBus No. 119, No. 109 or No.40 from Hope Street). Trains also run from Queen Street High Level to Maryhill Station, from where the observatory is only 10 minutes’ walk away. Further information on public transport can be obtained using the links on the 'Links' page. Just remember to wrap up warmly as it can become quite cold in the dome!

CCD image of Jupiter by Nigel Bryant