MPAS Meeting October 2026

Society monthly meeting recorded on 20261021 at The Briars Mount Martha Observatory.

Meeting introduction was by the President, Dr. Peter Skilton. Vice President, Chris Kostokanellis, then presented the Astrophotographic challenge for the month and Committee member, Dr. Guido Tack, then presented the Sky for the Month in absentia.

The main topic was a public documentary about “Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope”, presented by Dr. John Mather and other staff from NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, on 12-May-2025, courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre.

A musical closure followed, showing a “Simulation of the Chicxulub Impact Crater Tsunami”. The video is courtesy of Dr. Steven N. Ward, University of California Santa Cruz and the ingomar200 YouTube channel. It is set to the audio of “Sky Comes Falling Down” by Infraction, courtesy of the No Copyright Music channel.