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Meetings will be starting again, but we are keeping within one metre distancing. Chairs are re-arranged for social distancing. Travel: Anyone who has travelled recently abroad will need to have had a negative test result. Contact tracing: Anybody who has been contact traced will be required to have had a day 0 negative test result if double vaccinated and a day 0 and day 5 negative test result if non-vaccinated. While government guidelines do not mandate self-isolation while waiting for a test, we are following a stricter policy for attendance to make it safer for members. Contact tracing: We will also require members to complete on arrival a Contact Tracing form which will be kept for 21 days and then shredded. Masks /Visors are mandatory while Government directives are in place. Sanitizer is also available for use. Proposed Planned Meetings (subject to Covid restrictions) • September: Gordon Pollock on Astrophotography and Photographing the Sun • October – Neil on the Winter Night Sky • November – Derek on Private Enterprise in Space • December – Tony Christmas Quiz • January – Bring a Telescope • February – Tony on Astronomy in the News  Covid-19 Coronavirus
Meetings will be starting again, but for those who can’t come, the Mars presentation will be repeated on Zoom. This is very much an experiment. Monday 12 October – 8 pm at Clubhouse Tuesday 12 October – 9 pm on Zoom We have re-arranged the chairs. We have removed some of the chairs. The photo above shows how they are distanced so you can judge the risk yourself. We can accommodate 13 double units and 3 singles. Double units can be used for single people, but if two people from the same household come, we can count that as one unit. Contact me on tony_theprof@hotmail.com if you wish to come. Please think carefully – if the weather is wet and you decide not to come on the night, you may be taking a space from someone who does. If you cancel before, we can offer the place to someone else. Please do not come unless you have received an acknowledgement that you are on the list. Anyone who has travelled recently will need to have had a negative test result on the second test, not just the first. This is to reduce risk to a minimum There will be sanitiser ready on a table by the door and wipes to wipe down door handles. Contact tracing: We will tick off the booked names against those present. We will also require members to complete on arrival a separate checklist for Covid-19 as per Government guidelines which will be kept for 21 days and then shredded. There will be no refreshments. Monday Night Dome Viewing – Message from Neil We are going to start our Monday night observing sessions again as of 5th October. We are still going to observe social distancing rules so we'll only have two people in the dome with me at any given time. Any extra people will have wait their turn outside the dome I'm afraid. We can at least provide chairs! In addition, we'll ask attendants to fill in their name and contact details on a form provided. I'll sanitize the eyepiece between viewers. I know this all a pain but it will allow us currently to observe Jupiter, Saturn and particularly Mars, which over the next month appears larger than it will again until 2033. https://www.facebook.com/JerseyAstronomyClub/ As ever, keep an eye on our Facebook Site as I'll use it to announce whether or not the sky is clear enough to go ahead. As usual we will start at 8pm. July 8 2019 – Einstein and Eddington
Aug 12 2019 – Open Evening Sep 9 2019 – Private Enterprise in Space (Derek Jepson) October 14 2019 –Visiting Speaker – Dr Robin Catchpole on Comets and Catastrophes November 11 2019 – The Sirius Mystery (Jaime Beckford) December 9 2019 – Christmas Quiz with Mulled Wine and Mince Pies 2020 Events January 13 2020 – Bring a Telescope Night February 10 2020 – Astronomy in the News March 9 2020 – A Look at the Spring/Summer night sky April 13 2020 – Astronomical April Fools! February 11 2019 – Astronomy in the News (Tony)
March 11 2019 – Spring Night Sky (Neil) Other potential presentations, dates to be arranged, will look at:
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Monday March 12 – The Spring Night Sky with Neil. A look at what to view in the spring / summer night sky this year. 8 pm Club House Visiting Speaker One for the diary! Tuesday 17h July evening, Dr Robin Catchole will be visiting Jersey. The venue and title of the talk has yet to be finalized. Further Afield – Provisional Meetings as follows: All on the 2nd Monday of the month, 8pm club house April 9 - Look at the Planets – Neptune (Tony_ May 14 – - Apollo – A Personal Perspective (Derek ) * June 11 – AGM July 9 – Short Documentary as last year August 13 – Open Evening, tell friends! September 10 – Astronomy in the News (Tony) October 8 – Autumn Night Sky (Neil) November 12 – Cosmonauts – the Russian side of the Space Race (Tony) * December 10 - Xmas Quiz (Tony) Return of the Astrophotography Competition Following last year’s competition, a new competition is being launched – details on rules and submission can be seen at: http://jerseyastronomyclub.weebly.com/photography-competition/jersey-astronomy-club-astrophotography-competition-20172018 Given the abysmal weather this year, this competition is being extended to December, winners announced at Christmas quiz. Aug 14th – Open Evening for Viewing, if cloudy Tony / Neil will do a short presentation on what the club does. Club house, 8.00 pm
Sept 11th – Astronomy in the News – presentation by Tony Bellows. Club house, 8.00 pm Monday 2nd October, Professor David Hughes, visiting speaker on "Mysteries of the Solar System" This meeting will be held at St Brelade’s Church Hall at 8 pm Oct 9 – What to see in the Autumn Sky – presented by Neil. Club house, 8.00 pm Nov 13 – What was the Star of Bethlehem? – presented by Tony. Club house, 8.00 pm Dec 13 – Christmas Quiz with Nibbles. Club house, 8.00 pm Neil may also be having regular Monday night viewings at 9.30 pm if the night is clear. It is later because of the hour change. Watch our Facebook page for details. In the September it may change back to 8pm. |
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