In addition to our normal club night each Thursday, VAS has monthly meetings, with guest speakers, throughout the year.
The meetings are usually held at in the Pavilion adjacent to the Observatory in Watery Lane – there is a map and full address details here.
Please note: All meetings are free of charge for members but visitors are asked for a donation of £3.00.
Monthly meetings start promptly at 19.30hrs on the fourth Friday of every month except for:
- August with our AGM which starts at 19.00hrs, and
- December when there is no meeting
Please be aware that details may change. You can check the current details using the Contact Form.
| 2026 Meetings | ||
| Date | Subject | Presenter |
| 23 Jan | Modern Telescope and Spinout Technology | Dr Sadie Jones |
| 27 Feb | Space Island: The Isle of Wight | Peter Bassett |
| 27 Mar | History of the Astronomical Telescope | Richard Flux |
| 24 Apr | Understanding the Expanding Universe | Prof. Isobel Hook |
| 22 May | Island Zero – a New Approach to Space Habitats | Jerry Stone |
| 26 Jun | Remote Imaging – going over to the Dark Side | Jeremy Phillips |
| 24 Jul | Noctilucent Clouds | Mark Zalcik (Online meeting and at the Pavilion) |
| 28 Aug | AGM | AGM |
| 25 Sep | TBA | TBA |
| 23 Oct | The latest from Euclid: The Dark Universe Explorer | Adam Amara |
| 27 Nov | 50th Anniversary of VAS Event MEMBERS ONLY | Dr John Mason – 50 Years of Astronomy |
| 2027 Meetings | ||
| Date | Subject | Presenter |
| 22 Jan | Pioneering Women of the BAA | Mike Frost |
| 26 Feb | The Square Kilometre Array (provisional title) | RAL (Dr Gabriella Hodosán?) |
| 26 Mar | Anglo-Saxon Astronomy | Martin Lunn (Online meeting and at the Pavilion) |
| 23 Apr | TBA | TBA |
| 28 May | The Fermi Paradox | Dr Martin Braddock |
| 25 Jun | (Viking Astronomy ?) | Jo Richardson (Online meeting and at the Pavilion) |
| 09 Jul | Fundraising Quiz | The Gallybagger Inn, Chillerton |
| 23 Jul | Summer Closure | |
| 27 Aug | AGM | AGM |
| Sep | TBA | |
| Oct | TBA | |
| Nov | TBA | |