No Cash no problem we now have a card reader
Reminder Membership fees are now due
As you may be aware we have to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means that we can only keep your details on our database as long as you are a paid up member of the King’s Lynn & District Astronomy Society, on a previous email I said that we would allow until the end of October for all members to pay their subscriptions so on the 1st November we will have to delete all data we hold on those members who have not renewed their membership. This will mean you will no longer get my exciting emails about forthcoming talks and will not be entitled to the £3.00 entrance fee for talks, although you can still attend as a non-member and pay £5.00 admission. You can pay your subscription on Monday evening on our super new card tapper machine or by cash or cheque. If you no longer wish to be a member please drop me an email confirming this so that we can update our database as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Alan Gosling
Anyone who has ever looked up at the sky and had questions about what they see will find something to interest them at the event, organised by King’s Lynn and District Astronomy Society, with plenty to offer stargazers young and old.
Hands-on activities will include the opportunity to fire air and water-powered ‘rockets’, do experiments to investigate how gravity works, examine how planets are formed and make edible constellations.
Visitors will be able to handle a piece of space rock, watch a short guide to finding your way around the night sky and walk through the Solar System – set up to demonstrate some of the scale involved in just a tiny part of the Milky Way.
There will also be able to learn more about the James Webb Telescope, which offers exciting new possibilities to increase our knowledge of the universe, and see and try out some of the smaller telescopes used for observing the sky, including specialist solar scopes that allow safe viewing of the sun.
For those interested in astrophotography there will be the chance to talk to members who regularly have photos published about their work, and to talk to members more generally about what the society does.
Additionally, visitors can learn how to help preserve dark skies and find out the best places in Norfolk for observing and taking photos.
John Craythorne, acting chair of the society, said: “After an enforced break due to the pandemic, I’m delighted that we are able to bring back Hands-on Astronomy. Having had a lifelong passion for astronomy, it’s wonderful to be able to share that with new astronomers of all ages, and hopefully inspire more people to take it up as an interest.
“Hands-on Astronomy is a fantastic free event for people to come along and find out more about what we do and why we love astronomy!”
Hands-on Astronomy runs from 2-5pm on Saturday 28 January at Tottenhill Village Hall, and will continue up to 8pm for observation if skies are clear.
The event and all activities are free. A small charge is made if visitors wish to buy refreshments, which helps the society to cover the cost of materials for the event.
