Society monthly meeting recorded on 20260819 at The Briars Mount Martha Observatory.
Meeting introduction was by the President, Dr. Peter Skilton. Vice President, Chris Kostokanellis, then presented about the new DwarfLab smart telescopes plus the Astrophotographic challenge for the month.
Committee member, Dr. Guido Tack, then presented the Sky for the Month.
The main topic was a public lecture about “Omens From Above: A Curious History Of Eclipses”, presented by Prof. Paul Deslandes, History Department at University of Vermont, on 5-Apr-2024, courtesy of University of Vermont.
A musical closure followed, showing the “GAIA Milky Way Animation” as of 16-Jan-2025. The video is courtesy of ESA, Gaia, DPAC, Stefan Payne-Wardenaar. It is set to the audio of “The Edge of Time” by Cold Cinema, courtesy of the [No Copyright Music] channel.