1. ASTRONOMY GROUP 2011 to 2015 Our Talks Why does the night sky change during the night, day to day, season to season and where you are located on Earth Measuring time, what is a day, month, year Solar and lunar calendars and dates of religious festivals The sheer scale of the Universe The sizes of Stars Scale model of the Solar System

2. Talks Star Maps Planisphere Stellarium Books How to chose and use binoculars Different Types of Astronomical Telescopes and Mounts Our Astronomical Telescope

3. Talks The Moons phases and how eclipses happen The Planets in our Solar System one by one in detail Where and when to see them How they move in the night sky Recognising the main Constellations The Southern Constellations we cannot see in the UK Recognising the brightest stars and when to see them Why stars are different colours Our Milky Way and other Galaxies Precession of the Seasons, the night sky in 12000AD

4. Talks Meteor Showers and Comets (we saw Comet ISON) Lifecycle of Stars Birth Types Red Giants Dwarf Stars Supernovas Neutron Stars Black Holes

5. Talks Life in the Universe Drakes Equation (Carl Sagan) Looking at the Universe in other wavelengths (invisible) Meteorites and Comets Getting hit by one of them. Near Earth Objects Dark Energy and Dark Matter Theories Other Dimensions and Multiverses theories

6. Talks Astronomy History Famous astronomers Major milestone discoveries Auroras Noctilucent Clouds

7. Videos and discussions Brian Cox, Wonders of the Universe Brian Cox, Wonders of the Solar System Seven Ages of Starlight (Horizon) Why do we really need the Moon (Horizon) Maggie Aderin Pocock

8. Stargazing At Wakering Stairs. Laser Pen guided. Very dark to north, east and south. Using our own telescope. Looked at the Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Orion Nebula, Andromeda Nebula. Joint visits to Maldon U3A at Stow Maries Perseid shooting star watch. August 2015 will be moonless. First sight of Venus appearance as an evening star Seeing Venus as a crescent Joint Stargazing Live session with Bournes Green School and Castle Point Astronomy Club

9. Visits Southend Planetarium, twice Greenwich National Space Centre Joint visits to Maldon U3A Astronomy Group, talk and sky watch Lunch with real Astronomers