Mike Frost is Meetings Secretary.
If you wish to contact Mike please use meetings@shastro.org.uk
SHA MEETINGS IN 2026
SPRING CONFERENCE
This was on Fri 24 Apr 2026 at 10 am–4.30 pm at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret St, Birmingham, B3 3BS.
Appreciation of Dr Allan Chapman by Roger Hutchins
SUMMER PICNIC
The SHA Summer Picnic 2026 was from Fri 12 – Mon 15 Jun 2026 and centred on Dublin with day trips to: Birr Castle, the home of Lord Rosse’s great reflecting telescope—the ‘Leviathan of Parsonstown ’; Newgrange World Heritage Site; and possibly, Dunsink Observatory.
AGM & AUTUMN CONFERENCE
This will be on Sat 7 Nov 2026 at 10 am–4.30 pm in the Lyttleton Theatre of the Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret St, Birmingham, B3 3BS. The Conference will be themed around
“Subjects dear to Allan Chapman”.
Conference fee : £20 members; £25 non-members.
Conference Presentations and Speakers
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The next online webinar is on Wed 4th Nov 2026 : 8pm
Title: Measuring the stars and observing the less visible: Australia’s participation in the Astrographic Catalogue and Carte Du Ciel 1887-1963
Speaker: Dr Toner Stevenson
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The last webinar was on Wed 14 Oct 2026
Title: Reaching Across the Gulf of Space: The life and work of William and Margaret Huggins: Speaker Hugh Allen
Link to the webinar can be found here
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A link to the SHA Youtube Channel can be found here
All the webinars are listed and can be viewed.