After a very brief review of how telescopes work, we look at some of the existing telescopes, both visible and other wavebands, and consider why they are so big, what they can and can't see and what the telescopes planned for the next few years will deliver. NOTE: This talk has been moved from the […]

Due to the planned speaker being unwell, Doug has stepped in to present a talk on Lord Wrottesley. Lord John Wrottesley (Second Baron of Wrottesley) contributed to 19th‐century astronomy as an enthusiastic observer and as an effective administrator of scientific organizations.  He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and married Sophia Elizabeth, third daughter of Thomas Gifford in […]