Hertford Astronomy Group

Welcome to the Hertford Astronomy Group

Hello and welcome to the Hertford Astronomy Group and the exciting field of astronomy.

Whether you are familiar with the night sky or have just looked up and wondered what there is beyond our planet then we are sure that you will be interested in our activities.

We are a group that formed because we are interested in astronomy and we want to learn more.

Our group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month throughout the year (except July & August).  Our meeting place is the Hatfield Cricket Club Pavilion in Ascots  Lane - quite close to the Queen Elizabeth II hospital.  There is a large car park and it is easily accessible by public transport.  (See Map1 Wide View and Map 2 Close View).  The postcode is AL7 4HL but beware that sat navs may send you somewhere else so the map is worth a look!

At our meetings we arrange to have a speaker come and talk to us for about an hour and then follow this with an observation session if the sky is clear.  You can come along and share members’ equipment or bring your own.  You can even bring your own along for a bit of tlc if it needs repair or adjusting and our members will be happy to help you get the best from it.  Don’t worry about it being ‘good enough’ - we all had to start somewhere even if it was with a pair of Barbie binoculars!

As well as our regular group meetings we do lots of other things too.  We get invited to the regular open evenings at the Bayfordbury Observatory where we can set ourselves up to show visitors what can be achieved with back garden astronomy.

Another feature of belonging to our group is that we get invitations to go to the Institute of Physics lectures at the University in Hatfield - all free!

This year we have an exciting programme in store for you with some very notable speakers lined up.

So, we hope to see you at one of our meetings and that you enjoy our company so much that you will want to come again.

2010 AGM Minutes

Our Constitution

2011-12 Programme

Membership details:

• £25 per year + 50p per meeting (for refreshments printing etc.)
• Non-members £3.50 first 3 meetings  then annual membership subscription due pro rata for remaining meetings.
• Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult but are not charged

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2011 AGM Chair Report

HAG Photo competition - Read all about it

Things that go Bang in the Night! – 9th May 2012 - The Study Centre Harlow

The Moore Marathon

25 April Institute of Physics Lecture - Maths and the Making of the Modern World