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Thursday 2nd October

In Person lecture by Dr Andrew Thornett

Subject: An idiot's guide to finding the way around the night sky: star-hopping for those with no sense of direction

Dr Andrew Thornett is a retired General Medical Practitioner in Birmingham with an eclectic interest and passion for all things astronomy, and special interests in radio astronomy and solar astronomy.

Andrew's biography reads:

Dr Andrew Thornett is a retired General Medical Practitioner in Birmingham with an eclectic interest and passion for all things astronomy. He is a member of the BAA Radio Astronomy Group and Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers in the USA, and of Rosliston Astronomy Group in Derbyshire, and the Astronomical Society of Penang in Malaysia.

He has special intersts in radio astronomy and solar astronomy - he considers himself to be one of a new breed of radio astronomer who don't understand half of what is going on but finds that modern technology and software allows him to get it working and to achieve amazing things! He then spends his time learning as much as he can and he is keen to encourage other people to consider this part of the hobby.

From the solar perspective, using his Daystar Quark Filters, he loves to photograph the Sun and produce solar animations, and he has recently acquired a spectrohelioscope and is amazed by what this technology can offer amateurs, especially as it can be largely 3D-printed at home!!
His message: You can do it and you can do it even with loads of cloud and light pollution from your suburban or urban home, with minimal knowledge and for reasonable cost! You just need the passion!

We look forward to seeing you!

Regards

Walsall Astronomical Society

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Established in 1990, we are a friendly astronomical society that is open to anyone with an interest in Astronomy, space exploration and similar topics. People with all levels of experience are welcome, especially beginners.

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When Professor Chris Lintott gave a talk to our club

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