Society Talks 2026/27

Thursday evening lectures are provided for Swansea Astronomical Society members, however, potential new members or members of other astronomical societies should feel free to come along as a guest.

In addition to the events listed below, we hold regular member observation evenings, subject to weather conditions.

Date	Event	Venue
Thursday 26/11/2026 19:15	Gamma Rays - Howard Davies Howard Davies (SAS) will give a talk on Gama Rays.	IQ Building Room 01 and Zoom
Thursday 10/12/2026 19:15	Annual Christmas Quiz Our esteemed Chairman John Evans will lead another popular Christmas quiz with prizes galore!	IQ Building Room 001 and on Zoom
Thursday 07/01/2027 19:15	Cosmology 101 - John Evans Following on from his "Special" and "General Relativity" talks, SAS member John Evans will give another engaging talk, this time on "Cosmology 101".	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 21/01/2027 19:15	Prof Christopher Clarkson - Einstein's aftermath: dark energy, black holes and the Big Bang We are thrilled to have Professor Chris Clarkson give a talk to our society via Zoom. Professor Clarkson is a cosmologist working at Queen Mary University of London, working mainly on the theory of large scale structure of the universe but has worked on many aspects of gravity and cosmology, including the big bang, gravitational waves and black holes. He is currently Head of the Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astronomy at QMUL, having previously worked at the University of Cape Town as Head of the Cosmology Group. He studied for his PhD in Glasgow a long time ago, and undertook postdocs in Canada, South Africa and in the UK. He has published widely on relativistic cosmology, large-scale structure, gravitational lensing, tests of the Copernican principle, and the observational consequences of general relativity.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 04/02/2027 19:15	Prof Stephen Eales - The Secret History of a Space Mission We are delighted to welcome professor Stephen Eales from Cardiff University Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology to our society for a talk not to be missed!	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 18/02/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society including a one hour talk with questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 04/03/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society including a one hour talk with questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 18/03/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society including a one hour talk with questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 01/04/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society including a one hour talk with questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 15/04/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture - So You Want To Build A Moonbase? Prof Nik Whitehead (UWTSD) will give a talk entitled "So You Want To Build A Moonbase?"	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 29/04/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society including a one hour talk with questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 13/05/2027 19:15	Equipment/Image Processing Workshop Members are encouraged to bring along equipment they may need help with and learn some image processing techniques.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 27/05/2027 19:15	AGM and short talks Annual General Meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society followed by a selection of members 10 minute talks.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 10/06/2027 19:15	Apollo Science Stations - Keith Wright Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society featuring a talk by visiting lecturer Keith Wright on Apollo Science Stations, followed by questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 24/06/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society including a one hour talk with questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 22/07/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society including a one hour talk with questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 19/08/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture - Dr Andrew McLean Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society including a one hour talk by SAS member Dr Andrew McLean with questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 16/09/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture - Bepi Colombo update We are delighted to welcome back Prof David Rees to give an update on the exciting science of the Bepi Colombo mission exploring the planet Mercury.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 30/09/2027 19:15	Meeting and Show and tell from the 2nd August total solar eclipse experiences Various members accounts of their experience of the August 2nd total solar eclipse.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 14/10/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture - So You Want To Go To Alpha Centauri? Prof Nik Whitehead (UWTSD) will give a talk entitled "So You Want To Go To Alpha Centauri?"	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 28/10/2027 19:15	Sheri Karl - Helioseismology 101 We are delighted to welcome back the hugely popular Sheri Karl for another talk from Aberdeen via Zoom; this time covering the basics of Helioseismology.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 11/11/2027 19:15	ISS – The Life and Death of a Space Station SAS member Nick Lewis will give a talk entitled 'ISS – The Life and Death of a Space Station'.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 25/11/2027 19:15	Meeting and lecture - Planetary imaging 101 - John Beer Regular meeting of Swansea Astronomical Society including a one hour talk by SAS member John Beer on "Planetary imaging 101", followed by questions, points of interest etc.	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
Thursday 09/12/2027 19:15	Christmas Quiz and social Our popular Christmas Quiz with prizes galore and seasonal social is not to be missed!	IQ Building Room 001 + Zoom
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